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Description

The WDM Corporate Office in Saskatoon is looking for a Curatorial Assistant - Intern to assist the WDM in achieving its public trust responsibilities through the care and stewardship of the WDM artifact collections. The intern will assist in a project to move a collection of artifacts and upgrade their storage conditions.  

Key responsibilities include:
Assist in carrying out the temporary movement of a collection of approximately 3000 artifacts.
Conduct artifact inventories and maintain accurate artifact location records.
Carry out artifact rehousing and implement basic preventative conservation methods.
Assist with reorganization, modification and updates to artifact storage pallet racks.
Assist with other Curatorial Department tasks.

This position requires excellent organizational skills, manual dexterity and the ability to work in a team. Significant physical effort is required to move and handle artifacts, including large furniture pieces. The Curatorial Assistant Intern will hold a degree in Museum Studies, History, or a closely related field and is expected to apply specialized knowledge and skills to ensure collections standards are met.

This position is dependent on funding from the Canadian Heritage Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage (YCW-BCH) program. To be considered for this internship, you must meet all YCW-BCH eligibility requirements and have a current YCW account.

Full details available at www.wdm.ca/careers