We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for a Paper Conservator to join our Museums and Collections Conservation team. Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you’re excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you.
About the Role
As an experienced paper conservator, you’ll be joining our in-demand Museums, Archives and Collections Conservation team, and you’ll play an essential role in contributing to the conservation and collection care of the city’s extensive collections.
You’ll be an integral part of a well-established conservation team, reporting to a Senior Conservator and working alongside a team of conservators skilled in a variety of material specialisms who support the safe access, care, display and lending of Glasgow Museums & Archives collections. You will have experience of working with a broad range of works on paper ideally including; Pastels, Watercolours, Photographs and Books. Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:
- Supporting our communities
- Helping people get active
- Creating cultural experiences
- Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen
You’ll work city-wide in our museum venues although your main place of work will be Glasgow Museums Resource Centre which has great links to public transport (Nitshill Railway station is a ten-minute walk) and free parking.
What You'll Do
As an experienced paper conservator, you’ll be joining our in-demand Museums, Archives and Collections Conservation team, and you’ll play an essential role in contributing to the conservation and collection care of the city’s extensive collections.
You’ll be an integral part of a well-established conservation team, reporting to a Senior Conservator and working alongside a team of conservators skilled in a variety of material specialisms who support the safe access, care, display and lending of Glasgow Museums & Archives collections.
You will have experience of working with a broad range of works on paper ideally including; Pastels, Watercolours, Photographs and Books.
Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:
- Supporting our communities
- Helping people get active
- Creating cultural experiences
- Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen
About You
We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!
We’re looking for someone who has:
- A recognised qualification in Conservation
- Experience and understanding of a broad range of conservation procedures to formulate appropriate treatments which require innovative solutions
- Proven experience of treating paper objects to a high standard, with full consideration of practical, access, Health and Safety and ethical issues
- Experience of carrying out condition assessments, treatment estimates and documentation
- Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills where novel or complex conservation problems arise
- Demonstrable ability to plan and organise time to achieve deadlines and use resources efficiently
Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.
When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who can demonstrate they meet all the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you.
Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.
How to Apply
To find out more and apply, please visit the My Jobs Scotland Website before the role deadline on Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:59PM.
Use the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section to guide your answers.
Interviews are provisionally booked for week beginning 23 February 2026.