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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Summer Collections Assessment Technician<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Eligible candidates must:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• be legally entitled to work in Canada;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• be willing to commit to a work assignment lasting for 15 weeks;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• have been a full-time student (as defined by your educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Note: Students with a disability are eligible for part-time work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Position:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Summer Collections Assessment Technician<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Hour Rate:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> $ 15.61 per hour + 8% in lieu of benefits and statutory holidays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Hours of Work:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> 35 hours regular work week<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Deadline for application:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> April 24, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Start Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> May 14, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">End Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> August 31, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Please apply in writing with a resume and cover letter to the attention of Wendy Nichols at
<a href="mailto:wnichols@museumofvancouver.ca">wnichols@museumofvancouver.ca</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Regretfully, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Summer Collections Technician<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Eligible candidates must:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• be legally entitled to work in Canada;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• be willing to commit to a work assignment lasting for 15 weeks;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• have been a full-time student (as defined by your educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">• intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Note: Students with a disability are eligible for part-time work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Position:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Summer Collections Technician<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Hour Rate:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> $15.30 per hour + 8% in lieu of benefits
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Hours of Work:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> 35 hours regular work week
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Deadline for application:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> April 24, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Start Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> May 14, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">End Date</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">: August 31, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Please apply in writing with a resume and cover letter to the attention of Wendy Nichols, Curator of Collections, at
<a href="mailto:wnichols@museumofvancouver.ca">wnichols@museumofvancouver.ca</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Regretfully, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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