AddressSenior Paper Conservator, Grade 2
Temporary, until 30 December 2027
Powerhouse Museum
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Conservator, with specialist knowledge and experience in conservation of paper-based objects. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and completing the conservation treatments of objects in the collection. The Senior Paper Conservator contributes to the implementation of best practice and programs to conserve and develop the Museum’s multi-disciplinary collections, and enable optimal access through exhibition, research, public programs, and by external stakeholders.
About Powerhouse
Through the renewal and across its platforms, Powerhouse will redefine museums in the 21st century by renegotiating the terms of engagement with communities, radically returning to and reckoning with its legacy as a museum of industry and fortifying its vital role in the cultural and economic ecosystems of NSW, Australia and the world. In 2023 the Powerhouse, one of Australia’s oldest and most important cultural institutions, continues the delivery of its renewal program across its five platforms, Powerhouse Parramatta, Powerhouse Ultimo, Powerhouse Castle Hill, Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Digital, our space to tell stories and provide new levels of access to the Powerhouse Collection of over 500,000 objects. To find out more, take a tour through powerhouse.com.au
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To Apply: Please submit a CV and Cover letter through the iWorkforNSW site
This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans and those living in regional locations.
