Icon Internship, Preventive Conservation National Trust for Scotland supported by the Bute Memorial Fund 12 month internship starting October 2019 Location: Hermiston Quay, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Supervisor: Mel Houston ACR National Preventive Conservator Educational Stipend: £17,000, plus dedicated study visit fund
This internship is hosted by the National Trust for Scotland, supported by the Trust's Bute Memorial Fund and managed in partnership with Icon. The Bute/Icon internship is an exceptional opportunity for an emerging professional. The Trust is Scotland's leading conservation charity, with an extensive portfolio of built heritage sites, from castles and country houses to cottages, working historic environments and modern museum facilities. Material culture collections are on open display at more than 50 of these properties, and their care is the responsibility of the Trust's Curatorial & Conservation Service. Our emphasis is on a collaborative approach rooted in strategy, preventive conservation principles and practice. The intern will be supervised by the Trust's National Preventive Conservator and will be based at the Head Quarters, at Hermiston Quay in Edinburgh. The focus of the internship will be assisting the National Preventive Conservator on the delivery of preventive conservation activities across the Trust's portfolio of properties with collections; environmental monitoring, light management, integrated pest management. The National Preventive Conservator is also managing a large project to gather information on the condition of collections in the Trust and the intern will be given the opportunity to participate in this project. Alongside this the intern will have the opportunity to be involved with the delivery plans to further embed and raise standards at Trust properties, through work planned with the National Preventive Conservator on collections care audits and conservation performance indicators. An important and stimulating part of the internship will be to help deliver conservation training events for Trust staff and volunteers. The intern will also experience and contribute to conservation projects and activities throughout the Trust according to a mutually agreed work plan. Overnight stays in various parts of Scotland should be anticipated, and will be funded separately by the Trust. The successful applicant will have a recognised conservation qualification and will actively be seeking a career in preventive conservation. S/he will relish working in Scotland, and be a highly-motivated, reliable and resourceful individual with outstanding interpersonal skills. Strong IT and organisational skills are essential, as well as an ability to work at heights. A full UK / EU driving licence, willingness to drive and vehicle are essential. Please apply using the application form on the Icon website only. https://icon.org.uk/training/internships Closing date: 19th August 2019, 9am Interviews will be held on 20th September 2019 starting in early November 2019 Questions: [email protected] ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
