OPPORTUNITIES

The Museum of London has an exciting opportunity for a Collection Care Conservator with a collaborative, pragmatic and considered approach to the care and management of collections... This role is for a 9 month Maternity cover. Starting at the end of June 2024.

The University of Copenhagen is looking for a highly motivated candidate for a three-year postdoc project commencing 1 August 2024. The position is available via a Carlsberg Semper Ardens Accelerate-funded project called “Health Matters: Complexity and materiality in the medical museum,” conducting historical and museological studies of health complexity (PI: Associate Professor Adam Bencard), at Medical Museion, the University of Copenhagen’s museum for the culture and history of medicine.

Harwell Restoration is recruiting a book conservator with recent practical experience in book and paper based conservation with a high level of manual dexterity and the ability to treat fragile and delicate materials along with the ability to observe fine detail.

The Assistant Curator of the Art of the African Diaspora will specialize in African diasporic art and culture, bringing unique expertise in the art of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas to an innovative cross-institutional curatorial collaboration between the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)... The inaugural position will be funded by SFMOMA as a full-time SFMOMA staff role for a 3-year term.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is offering a Postdoctoral Curatorial Research Fellow the opportunity to assist the MFAH department of Latin American and Latino Art in the study of Latinx artworks in the Museum’s collections as well as in the research and identification of works by Latinx artists for potential acquisition... This is a two-year, full-time appointment with a one (1) year renewable option. Candidates should hold a PhD in art history or related field (conferred between October 1, 2019 and October 1, 2024)... Applicants with backgrounds historically underrepresented in museum professions are strongly encouraged to apply.

Plowden and Smith are currently seeking a Decorative Arts Conservator seeking a Decorative Arts Conservator.

Plowden and Smith are currently seeking an Easel Paintings Conservator.

With up to 20 staff members and a robust acquisitions budget, the Getty Research Institute's (GRI) Chief Curator will have the opportunity to create world-class collections to advance research at the Getty and around the globe. Reporting to the Associate Director of Collections & Discovery and working in close partnership with other members of the GRI management team, the GRI Chief Curator will develop and implement the GRI’s strategic priorities for Special Collections in an academically stimulating environment.

Tuhura Otago Museum is a New Zealand Immigration Accredited Employer. It is seeking a seasoned conservation professional to join the team in a leadership capacity.

The Book Conservator is responsible for the physical care, preservation, and conservation treatment of books, bound manuscripts, and other materials in the Library and Art collections. Works closely with other Library and Art Division staff in a team-oriented environment where collaboration and shared ideas are the norm. S/he/they will demonstrate a background of working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible approach.

The Hope College Kruizenga Art Museum (KAM) seeks a Collections Manager to oversee its collection of more than 10,000 artworks representing a broad range of media, cultures, and historical periods.

3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum is seeking Conservators to join their international team. The newest member of Qatar Museums, 3-2-1 opened in 2022 and is one of the largest and most interactive Olympic Museums in the world. The Museum is a member of the Olympic Museum Network, which currently unites 34 Olympic museums worldwide. The collection consists of early and modern sports and Olympics-related artefacts from around the globe, mostly made of textile, paper, metal and modern materials.