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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Provenance and Spoliation Curator
Reference: FEB20182171
Expiry date: 2018-03-20 23:59:00.000
Location: South Kensington
Salary: £26,940.00 - £38,542.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Group Personal Pension, Life Assurance Scheme, and other great benefits
Attachments: GilbertCollectionProvenanceandSpoliationCurator.pdf

We welcome applications from International candidates to apply for this role

£26,940 - £38,542 per annum
Fixed term contract for 2 years

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection in the Department of Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass at the Victoria and Albert Museum is looking to recruit a new Provenance and Spoliation Research Curator. The successful candidate will undertake the overall coordination of V&A Provenance and Spoliation Research, including representation of the Museum at the biannual NMDC Spoliation Working Group and will carry out provenance research into the Gilbert Collection. They will be informed about current issues related to provenance, spoliation and restitution of cultural property, and will train staff in provenance research and documentation. They will also support V&A staff in prioritising research by identifying the most critical parts of the collection (including objects identified on the Cultural Property website). Relevant research experience and the necessary proven linguistic skills in German will enable the successful candidate to initiate important fresh approaches to interpretation through teaching and publication.

Interviews to be held on 5 April 2018

As part of your application you are welcome to submit a portfolio of your recent work that you believe most relevant to this role. To upload any supporting documents, please wait for notification on the recruitment website after you have submitted your application. 

Please be advised you will be asked about some or all of the work you submit as part of the interview process.

If you have any technical difficulties uploading supporting information, please email these directly to contacthr@vam.ac.uk  clearly stating your name and the job title in the subject line.