Location
Bloomsbury, London

Hours
Part Time - 4 days per week, 31.3 hours

Salary
£35,043 FTE (£30,467.94 pro rata)

About the Role
This role offers an exciting opportunity to establish yourself as a valued member of the Pictorial Art Conservation team while developing specialist expertise in the conservation of Chinese and other East Asian and South Asian paintings. Alongside dedicated training in Chinese paintings conservation in the world-renowned Hirayama Studio, you will contribute to the care, study and long-term preservation of the collection through both interventive and preventive conservation activities. You will play an important part in delivering the Museum’s priorities, supporting exhibitions, loans and collections storage projects while helping to ensure objects are cared for to the highest professional standards. Working closely with colleagues across the Museum, you will also contribute to research, public engagement and the ongoing development of conservation practice.

The British Museum is undertaking its biggest transformation since its founding nearly 300 years ago. This physical and intellectual transformation includes large scale building and gallery transformation, new ways of connecting with audiences and different ways of working. As we look towards this exciting future, we remain guided by the words of our founder Hans Sloane - who dreamed of a museum connecting all arts and sciences, which would be accessible to everyone, everywhere.

Benefits include free exhibition entry for you and guests, exclusive private views, ICOM and reciprocal museum access; Civil Service Pension Scheme with considerable employer contribution; 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and privilege days (pro-rata for part-time); discounts at onsite catering, Museum shops and local partners; social and wellbeing perks including staff parties, social clubs, sports and leisure; peer support and allyship through diversity networks; learning and development opportunities including courses, mentoring and support for professional qualifications; and interest-free loans such as season ticket, rental deposit and bicycle loans.

The Museum’s values of Care Deeply, Embrace the Unknown, Spark Curiosity and Value Many Voices underpin all work and recruitment processes, fostering a culture where everyone feels heard and empowered.

Experience
You are a qualified conservator with practical experience in paper conservation and a strong interest in Chinese and South Asian pictorial art. You have a sound understanding of conservation theory, ethics, preventive conservation and material deterioration.

About you
You are an organised and collaborative professional who can balance detailed conservation work with competing priorities. Comfortable working independently and as part of a team, you communicate effectively with colleagues and wider audiences, and are committed to developing your expertise in Chinese, other East Asian and South Asian pictorial art.

Key Responsibilities
Develop specialist expertise in the conservation of Chinese, other East Asian and South Asian paintings. Help deliver an ambitious programme of exhibitions, loans and displays. Support projects that improve the care, storage and accessibility of the collection. Work closely with curatorial, conservation and collections colleagues to deliver shared priorities and successful cross-Museum projects. Share your expertise through talks, publications, social media and other public engagement activities. Contribute to the development of conservation approaches, research and documentation that support the Museum’s commitment to best practice and collection care.