"Conservation Assistant, Tree Ring Laboratory"

Conservation Assistant, Tree Ring Laboratory

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Arts and Museum Administration

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req23702

Department: Tree Ring Laboratory

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Tree Ring Laboratory at the University of Arizona invites applications for the position of Conservation Assistant. This position will be based in the conservation lab at the National Park Service's (NPS) Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) in Tucson, AZ. The successful applicant will work with objects in NPS collections, which include archaeological and historic objects from a wide range of contexts. Work includes creating customized storage supports for museum collections, assisting with minor conservation treatments and documentation, packing collections for transport, and assisting with other tasks that contribute towards conservation projects.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in the design and construction of customized storage supports for museum collections. Examples include creating customized handling trays for archaeological ceramic vessels, creating cavity trays for delicate items, and reorganizing collections in boxed storage into tray storage systems to minimize directly stacking items.
• Carry out or assist with conservation treatment of museum collections as trained and under the supervision of full-performing conservators. Examples of common treatments at WACC include brush vacuuming, cleaning and coating historic metal objects, and reassembling previously treated archaeological ceramic vessels.
• Provide written treatment proposals generated from FileMaker Pro databases for approval by NPS staff prior to treatment. Documenting treatment work with written treatment reports generated in FileMaker Pro.
• Digitally photograph objects before and after treatment, edit photographs in Adobe Bridge, and file photos in the established digital filing system.
• Miscellaneous conservation duties include packing objects for transport between NPS units; training students in creating storage support; basic administration and progress tracking.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of working within a conservation laboratory.
• Ability to perform conservation techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or high school diploma equivalency is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a field related to the position.

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Cultural Institutions

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $18.15 - $22.69

Compensation Type: hourly rate

Grade: 4

Compensation Guidance

The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

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Career Stream and Level: OC2

Job Family: Conservator

Job Function: Cultural Institutions

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

For additional information, please contact Dr. Peter Brewer at pbrewer@arizona.edu.

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter