[BCMA] MOV Young Canada Works Summer Student Job Opportunities

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MOV is accepting applications for its three YCW funded Summer Student positions:

Summer Collections Technician
Summer Conservation Technician
Summer Collections Assessment Technician

All positions
Start Date: May 28, 2018
End Date: August 21, 2018
Application deadline: April 15, 2018
Regretfully, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

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.


Summer Collections Assessment Technician
The Museum of Vancouver is seeking a Summer Collections Assessment Technician to assist both with the Museum's Collection Assessment Project and with the cataloguing and digitization of new acquisitions. This temporary full-time position is funded in part by the Young Canada Works employment initiative.

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 the cataloguing and digitization of new acquisitions, and aid in the installation of a new exhibit. The Summer Collections Assessment Technician will work closely with the Curator of Collections and the Curatorial Associate, and participate in Collection Committee meetings, Curatorial and Engagement Team meetings, and all-staff meetings.

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>.
Application deadline: April 15, 2018


Summer Collections Technician
The Museum of Vancouver is seeking a Summer Collections Technician to assist with the cataloguing and digitization of new acquisitions. This temporary full-time position is funded in part by the Young Canada Works employment initiative.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for cataloging, numbering, digitizing and storing new acquisitions. This position will also assist in the installation of a new exhibit. The successful candidate will work closely with the Curator of Collections, Curatorial Associate, and Conservator, and participate in Collections Committee meetings, Curatorial meetings, 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 an eye for the aesthetically pleasing, be comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-faceted organization, and have enthusiasm for both museums and collections.

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>.
Application deadline: April 15, 2018


Summer Conservation Technician
The Museum of Vancouver is seeking a Summer Conservation Technician to assist with the rehousing of vulnerable artefacts in the Museum of Vancouver's collection, including North West Coast First Nations material culture, natural history specimens and other Vancouver historical artefacts. This temporary full-time position is funded in part by the Young Canada Works employment initiative.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for condition reporting and rehousing museum objects by building archival grade mounts. This position will also assist in the installation of a new exhibit. The successful candidate will work closely with the Conservator, Curator of Collections and Curatorial Associate and participate in Collections Committee meetings, Curatorial meetings, and all-staff meetings.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of post-secondary education in a related field (museum studies, archaeology, history, industrial design, sculpture). Previous experience in museum or archives environment involving object handling and mount making is an asset. The candidate must possess superior manual dexterity, written and oral communication skills in English, be detail oriented, possess an eye for the aesthetically pleasing, be comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-faceted organization, and have enthusiasm for both museums and collections.

Please apply in writing with a resume and cover letter to the attention of Fiona Hernandez, Conservator at fhernandez at museumofvancouver.ca<mailto:fhernandez at museumofvancouver.ca>.
Application deadline: April 15, 2018
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