SENIOR CONSERVATOR
(Textiles)
Permanent Full-time
The Royal Ontario Museum is seeking a skilled and experienced conservator to
join the museum’s textile lab and multi-disciplinary conservation team.
The ROM holds significant collections of historic textiles and costumes, ancient
to modern, from all parts of the globe.
Conservation care of the textile and costume collections will involve program
driven conservation assessment and treatment, research, documentation, and
work with curators and collections technicians on preventive conservation
measures. Participation in Museum activities, public consultation, education and
the training of interns is required.
Major responsibilities include:
- Undertake scientific examination of textiles and assess conservation
requirements.
- Plan, schedule, assign, supervise and/or execute and document conservation
treatments of textiles in the ROM collections in consultation with conservation
colleagues, curators and other museum departments.
- Coordinate conservation projects relating to collections care in storage, on loan
and on display.
- Stay current with research and developments in textile conservation.
- Participate in the development of conservation standards; the definition of
conservation policy and the general promotion of all aspects of collections
care.
- Participate on planning teams for exhibition and gallery development.
- Provide training opportunities for conservation interns from recognized training
programs and provide supervision/technical guidance to volunteers/staff from
other museum departments, outside agencies, and the general public.
- Participate in Conservation’s public consultation and teaching activities.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Conservation. Ten years of experience in textiles
conservation, with at least five years in a museum setting OR an acceptable
equivalent in education and experience;
- Proven knowledge of textile materials and techniques; the physical, chemical
and biological deterioration of fibres; and current practices in their examination,
treatment and preservation in storage and on display;
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team, to
enlist the cooperation and involvement of others, and to provide supervision
when required;
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Proven time and resource planning management abilities;
- Photographic and computer skills are required;
- French language skills are an asset.
Salary Range: $52,925 - $60,484
Grade 15
Please reply in writing to: Keenan Wowk, Human Resources Coordinator, Royal Ontario
Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, M5S 2C6. FAX: 416-586-5827 prior to 5:00 p.m.
on December 22, 2006.