A fantastic opportunity for a recent cultural materials conservation graduate or student!

As Graduate Conservator at the State Library of Queensland you will develop & expand your skills in conservation methods working alongside our senior conservators on a wide variety of Queensland Memory heritage collections, preparing items for exhibition, client access and storage.

The diversity of our collection includes not only books, photographs, and paper, but objects, paintings, textiles and audio-visual.

This work opportunity will offered for a period of two years.

To be considered for this role you are required to have graduated, within the last two years (PO2) or be graduating within the next 12 months (PO1), with relevant tertiary qualifications in materials conservation.

Are you enthusiastic and passionate about Conservation?

Are you the right person for this job?

Job details

As a member of our Preservation team, you will learn and expand your expertise, gaining hands-on experience in a working conservation lab. A key focus of this role will be to assist the team to preserve the State Library's heritage collections to ensure they will be available for Queenslanders in the future.

You will undertake specialised conservation treatments in accordance with the AICCM Code of Ethics and Practice and under the guidance and supervision of experienced Conservators. This will involve examination, condition reporting, documentation, developing treatment proposals, and completion of conservation treatments on collection items for exhibition, loan, digitisation and client access.

You will assist with applied research to respond to specific preservation challenges. Includes participating and contributing to preventive preservation activities and investigating and implementing new and emerging conservation techniques for the treatment of collection items.

The role description will outline any qualifications, licences and specific requirements of the role. If you are interested in this job we encourage you to read the attached role description and talk to the contact officer.

• Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies (identical or similar).
• Appointments are subject to criminal history checks in accordance with section 52 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
• Prior to appointment, current and previous public sector employees are required to disclose any history of serious disciplinary action in accordance with section 71 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
• All employees are required to disclose any interest/s that conflict, may conflict or may be perceived to conflict with the discharge of their duties in accordance with section 182 of the Public Sector Act 2022.

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Further information

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SLQ578690 Graduate Conservator (10829) - RD (PDF, 264KB)
  Role Description