Mountmaker

THIS IS A RE-ADVERTISEMENT OF VACANCY 169007, PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated individual to take up the role of Mountmaker to provide support to the Ashmolean Projects & Exhibitions Technical team.

The Major Projects & Exhibitions Department is a crucial team within the Ashmolean Museum, responsible for the planning and delivery of cross-museum projects including gallery redevelopments, the programme of temporary exhibitions and displays, and the significant programme of national and international loans.

Within this structure, the Projects & Exhibitions Technical team works on all aspects of technical support for the preparation of collections on display, transit, exhibition, loan, and in reserve.

You will be responsible for providing specialist mountmaking expertise and planning, managing and implementing mountmaking programmes across the Ashmolean’s collections.

You will provide occasional support to other technicians as required and will work with a range of museum staff and external bodies.

The role requires experience in designing and fabricating mounts principally in metal, as well as other conservation friendly materials, for a wide range of museum objects, especially those of a sensitive or fragmentary nature. You will develop and maintain a mountmaking workshop, including specifying and maintain mountmaking equipment and maintain stock levels of consumables.

*0.6 FTE / 21.9 hours per week could be negotiated for the right candidate.

This role involves lifting, carrying, and moving objects (with or without adaptations) which on occasion may by heavy.  All necessary health and safety training will be provided.

This job includes duties that will require additional security pre-employment checks: a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service check due to handling of high value collection items. Please note that this post is also subject to checks necessary for the successful post holder to have known consignor status. You will therefore be required to provide employment and/or education history going back for a full 5 years in your application. 

About You

You will have excellent organisational, planning, and administrative skills and ability to coordinate multiple activities to meet deadlines and to budget.

You will have manual dexterity and a high level of attention to detail and aesthetic judgement.

You will ensure workshop health & safety documentation and standards are maintained and kept up to date, working alongside the Projects & Exhibitions Technical Manager.

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Friday 17^th January 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 14^th February 2025.

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