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Conservation Specialist for Natural History Collections

1 week ago


Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark KU – SCIENCE – SNM Full time

About Us

The Natural History Museum of Denmark is the national museum for nature and contains more than 14 million objects of preserved animals, plants, fossils, and minerals. We are currently building a new Danish national museum for nature.

Our team is responsible for conserving, preparing, and installing various objects for the new public galleries which are planned to open to the public at the end of 2026.

We are seeking experienced natural history conservators to join our Conservation Unit and assist with the preparation of objects for the new permanent galleries.

  • Assisting the Head of Conservation Unit with day-to-day management of the conservation lab and scheduling of object treatments as required by the exhibition groups.
  • Investigation, planning, and undertaking conservation treatments on a variety of natural history collection types.
  • Writing conservation reports for objects, including detailed photography.
  • Organising and supervising projects for interns, volunteers, and collections assistance where required.
  • Overseeing the packing and transport of objects and assisting in the final installation of objects into the permanent galleries.