The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, seeks a full-time Collections Care Specialist to fill a fixed-term position anticipated to end in late 2024.

Under the direction of the Robert P. and Carol T. Henderson Head of Objects Conservation:

Prepare art objects for exhibition, loan, and storage in accordance with curatorial and conservation standards.

Essential Functions:

• Working closely with conservators, mountmakers, registrars, and others, assist with or oversee object handling and preparation related to the loan and installation of 3-dimensional works of art for upcoming Art Bridges Phase III exhibitions. (See here for details on the Art Bridges Initiative.)

• Protect artworks by creating appropriate storage and handling supports, promoting systematic methods of organization, and adhering to approved standards for handling, storage, installation, and transport of artworks.

• Provide safe transport of art objects within the Museum for photography, mountmaking, shipping and packing, installation, and storage.

• Travel as courier to supervise or carry out the handling, transit, and installation/deinstallation, and packing/unpacking of artworks.

• Prepare and check condition reports and related documentation.

• Apply accession numbers to artworks and ensure proper object labeling in accordance with current standards.

• Assist with additional gallery and exhibition installations as needed.

• Perform data entry as required in TMS collections management database, in particular recording object and mount locations and movement.

• Participate in gallery cleaning program and perform routine dusting and cleaning of art objects.

• Promote maintenance of a clean, safe, and orderly workplace.

• Perform other duties as responsibilities necessitate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in art related field or equivalent knowledge and experience.

• Experience with art museum installations, exhibition casework, object handling, preparation, transport, and/or storage.

• General knowledge of conservation and conservation materials, archival materials, and storage and installation standards for a variety of art objects.

• General computer literacy required; facility with the TMS database preferred.

• Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Excellent communication and organization skills, and ability to work well under pressure and collaboratively as part of a team.

Salary Range:

Full-Time Salary, 35 hours per week

Salary: $45,971

This position is affiliated with the United Auto Workers Union.

Application materials must be received by September 12, 2023. For consideration, please submit letter of interest and résumé using the online portal. Please contact conservation@mfa.org with any questions.

The MFA is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, the MFA does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment or promotion on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap or disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.