Jobs

Associate Conservator – Glenstone Museum

Listing Start Date: August 1, 2025Expires: October 1, 2025n

Apply on the Museum’s website.

• On behalf of the Conservation Department, manage the intern and fellowship program, including recruiting and interviewing, and serve as the direct supervisor of the Conservation Fellow (two-year term) and Graduate Conservation Intern (Summer).
• Act as conservation lead for exhibitions at Glenstone as assigned, by attending regular planning meetings and supervising installation to ensure artworks are safely installed.
• Serve as a courier for complicated loans.
• Treat artworks with a focus on preparation for loans and exhibitions.
• Manage outsourced conservation treatments and fabrication projects, including budget development and invoice review.
• Produce condition documentation of artworks, including acquisitions, loans, and exhibitions.
• Contribute to the maintenance of artworks currently on view at Glenstone, including works inside the galleries and those installed outdoors in the landscape.
• Coordinate conservation activities for time-based media works, including video acquisition worksheets, equipment review, documentation, installation, or treatment.
• Oversee the maintenance and proper use of the digital preservation system.
• Maintain and update the museum’s Preventive Conservation Manual, which includes guidelines for temperature, relative humidity and light levels in gallery and storage spaces, as well as procedures for handling and working around artwork.
• Keep conservation policies up to date and train new Glenstone associates on their contents.
• Maintain the Emergency Response and Recovery Plan for the museum’s collections and develop training for staff on its contents.
• In the event of visitor interaction with artworks, review incidents, write and circulate reports, and compile monthly incident statistics.
• Keep Glenstone positioned as a leader in contemporary art conservation by participating in professional development activities including talks, authoring papers, editing journals, giving tours of the program, and being on boards of professional organizations.
• Contribute to the museum’s Oral History Program by performing research and conducting interviews with artists, studio assistants, fabricators, and others knowledgeable about artworks or movements represented in the museum’s collection.
• Represent the Conservation department on necessary institutional committees.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A Master of Arts or Science in the field of Art Conservation.
• A minimum of five years of post-graduate experience working in a museum environment and/or private practice.
• Ability to exercise independent judgement when assessing the condition of artworks and devising preservation and treatment strategies.
• A heightened sense of discretion pertaining to living artists and sensitive art objects.
• Excellent dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills with high attention to detail and the ability to listen to, comprehend, and execute tasks in a timely and effective way.
• One-to-two years’ experience managing others, with proven ability to direct, coach, and motivate direct reports.
• Strong cultural competence, interpersonal communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and other design software.

• Experience working with living artists.
• Specialization in modern and contemporary art conservation, object conservation, preventive conservation, and/or variable media conservation.
• Strong administrative, fiscal, and staff management skills.
• Ability to manage assigned projects, create a plan, and execute to completion with little oversight.
• Working knowledge of art information systems and computerized collection management databases.
• Ability to climb ladders, work in tight spaces for extended periods of time, lift heavy objects (up to 70 lbs.), stand for long periods of time, and use eyes and hands to examine and handle delicate objects.
• Strong writing and public presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex concepts about history, visual arts, and cultural practice to audiences ranging from casual museum-goers to academics.
• Professional working proficiency in languages other than English is a plus.