Stiftung für das Kunstmuseum Basel
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Scientific Assistant Restoration (100%)
- Publication date:30 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Basel
Job summary
Join the Kunstmuseum Basel team to learn museum activities. Gain hands-on experience in conservation and restoration tasks.
Tasks
- Assist with preventive conservation and collection care tasks.
- Support the conservation of exhibitions and loan preparations.
- Engage in daily museum operations and team collaboration.
Skills
- Hold a recent diploma or master's degree in conservation and restoration.
- Have practical experience in the museum sector and good IT skills.
- Fluent in German and possess strong English communication skills.
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About the job
Learn museum activities: You will gain a versatile insight into the conservation and restoration tasks of painting restoration at the Kunstmuseum Basel. You support the team in all tasks of everyday museum work.
Participation in collection care: You participate in the tasks of preventive conservation, the conservation and restoration care of the collection (14th-21st century), and assist in the preparation of loans and the creation of condition reports.
Involvement in exhibitions: You support the team in the conservation care of exhibitions.
Experience: You already have practical experience in the museum field and have good IT skills. Experience with scientific museum software would be desirable.
Personality: Your working method is structured and independent. You are a responsible, open-minded, and enthusiastic person who enjoys working in a team.
Education: You have recently completed a university or university of applied sciences degree with a diploma or master's in the field of conservation and restoration of paintings and sculptures.
Language: You have fluent German as well as good oral and written English skills.
Esther Rapoport
Conservator-Restorer
Tel. +41 61 206 63 54
Melanie Roth
Head of HR Business Partner
Tel. +41 61 206 62 11
