Conservation Apprentice, Photo Conservation [End-Dated]

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About the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City-The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world. At The Met, every staff member - from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond - lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity. Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always. Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued. Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission. Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise-and inspire curiosity and creativity. Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve. GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: The Conservation Apprentice in the Photograph & Time-Based Media Conservation Department at The Met offers an emerging conservator, who plans to pursue a degree in a conservation graduate program, the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an active and welcoming conservation lab. You will be introduced to the technical history of photography, deterioration processes, and preventive conservation approaches. This training will be put into immediate practice through examination, documentation, and preventive conservation of photographs in the newly acquired Artur Walther Collection gift. You will collaborate with conservators, collections managers, a collections specialist dedicated to the same project, technicians, photographers, and curators to assist with the intake of this acquisition of approximately 6,500 photographs. At the conclusion of this one-and-a-half-year position, you will have gained considerable conservation experience to strengthen their application for a conservation graduate program. This is a position with an established end-date or time frame. Time frames will begin upon hire: 1.5 Years PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: Write and photograph documentation of works of art Processing of digital images, including labeling and the addition of metadata Engagement with ongoing conservation activities related to the examination, storage and exhibitions of works of art. Participate in general lab maintenance including organizing workspaces, preparing materials and tools, preparing paste, cutting blotters and poly web sheets. Conduct in gallery & storage preventative conservation recording, including, light levels, and climate records. Process data entry into TMS Conservation Studio (The Museum System) database, including conservation reports, digital images, and analytical or other scholarly information Handling framed and unframed artworks in off-site storage and on-site at the museum Assist in the construction of conservation-quality housings Other related duties as assigned REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS: Undergraduate degree in a related field such as chemistry, physics, art history, studio art, or a combination thereof Commitment to pursue a career in conservation Knowledge of current imaging techniques is desirable but not essential Basic familiarity with current research and developments in the field Experience in a museum or private conservation practice is desirable, but not essential. The Apprentice will learn skills needed on the job Excellent hand skills and attention to detail Communication skills that facilitate teamwork and the ability to work across museum departments An interest in sharing knowledge and skills through attending and presenting at conferences and collaborating on publications Ability to work independently and in collaboration with a wide variety of Museum colleagues Professional competence with basic computer programs, such as Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, Adobe Creative Cloud, and a familiarity with or willingness to learn collection management systems, such as TMS and Conservation Studio Work will be conducted between both the Met-5th Ave and offsite Art storage. Willingness and ability to learn and implement new software as necessary Knowledge of a language other than English is a plus but not required Excellent organizational skills essential A continuous drive to gain new skills and knowledge COMPENSATION RATE: Pay Rate: $34.00 / Hourly The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a

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