[BCMA] Job Postings: Summer Collections Technicians

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Summer Collections Assessment Technician

Pending approval of funding, The Museum of Vancouver is seeking a Summer Collections Assessment Technician to assist with Museum of Vancouver Collections Assessment and Digitization Project.

The Museum of Vancouver invites applications for the temporary position of Summer Collections Assessment Technician. This full-time position is funded in part by the Young Canada Works employment initiative; a joint venture of the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Parks Canada Agency.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for assessing artefacts in the Museum's collection based on their relationship to Vancouver through the use of primary records.  This position will also assist in collection digitization as well as general collections work such as cataloguing.

The Summer Collections Assessment Technician will work closely with the Curator of Collections and the Collections Associate, including participation in Engagement and Collection Committee meetings and job shadowing curatorial work.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of post-secondary education in a related field (archaeology, history, human geography, museum studies). Previous experience in museum or archives environment involving object handling and databases is an asset.

The candidate must possess superior written and oral communication skills in English, be detail oriented, manually dexterous, possess a sensitive eye, be comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-faceted organization, and have enthusiasm for both museums and collections.

Eligible candidates must:
* be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada; Note: Non-Canadian students holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible.
* be legally entitled to work in Canada;
* be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
* be willing to commit to a work assignment lasting for 15 weeks;
* not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW;
* have been a full-time student (as defined by your educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job;
* intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job.
Note: Students with a disability are eligible for part-time work

Position: Summer Collections Assessment Technician
Hour Rate: $ 15.61 per hour + 8% in lieu of benefits and statutory holidays
Hours of Work: 35 hours regular work week
Deadline for application: April 24, 2015
Start Date: May 14, 2015
End Date: August 31, 2015

Please apply in writing with a resume and cover letter to the attention of Wendy Nichols at wnichols at museumofvancouver.ca<mailto:wnichols at museumofvancouver.ca>.

Regretfully, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Summer Collections Technician

Pending approval of funding, the Museum of Vancouver is seeking a Summer Collections Technician to assist with the storage upgrade and digitization of a portion of its collection of historical costumes.

The Museum of Vancouver invites applications for the temporary position of Summer Collections Technician.  This full-time position is funded in part by the Young Canada Works employment initiative; a joint venture of the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Parks Canada Agency.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for cataloging, numbering, digitizing and storing new acquisitions.  The position will also assist in photographing artefacts already in the collection through an additional digitization project.  The successful candidate will work closely with the Curator of Collections and Collections Associate, and participate in collections, exhibitions and "all staff" meetings.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of post-secondary education in a related field (archaeology, history, human geography, museum studies). Previous experience in museum or archives environment involving object handling and databases is an asset.

The candidate must possess superior written and oral communication skills in English, be detail oriented, manually dexterous, possess a sensitive eye, comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-faceted organization, and have enthusiasm for both museums and collections.

Eligible candidates must:
* be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada; Note: Non-Canadian students holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible.
* be legally entitled to work in Canada;
* be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
* be willing to commit to a work assignment lasting for 15 weeks;
* not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW;
* have been a full-time student (as defined by your educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job;
* intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job.
Note: Students with a disability are eligible for part-time work

The Museum of Vancouver is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants. We invite visible minority and aboriginal applicants and applicants with disabilities to consider MOV as a potential employer.

Position:  Summer Collections Technician
Hour Rate:  $15.30 per hour + 8% in lieu of benefits
Hours of Work: 35 hours regular work week
Deadline for application: April 24, 2015
Start Date: May 14, 2015
End Date: August 31, 2015

Please apply in writing with a resume and cover letter to the attention of Wendy Nichols, Curator of Collections, at wnichols at museumofvancouver.ca<mailto:wnichols at museumofvancouver.ca>.

Regretfully, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.


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