As the National Trust's first material conservation scientist specialising in paint analysis and research, you’ll lead on the material understanding of our painted surfaces, from 400BC to the 20th century. This national role, involves developing standards for your work, consulting on and analysing historic samples, and managing the paint sample collection at the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio (ROFCS). You'll be part of a heritage science network, creating clusters of excellence across the UK and exploring the materiality of our painted heritage from local to global communities. As the first materials-focused conservation scientist at the National Trust, your knowledge and experience will develop infrastructure, standards and processes to ensure our sample collection is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Your work will open queries into the materiality of our collections to internal, external, and global communities. Through your management of the paint sample collection, you’ll hold a national perspective and national coordinating role for these tiny cultural assets. Using your in-depth understanding of the latest conservation science technologies, approaches and research, you’ll support the set-up, organisation and development of the paint sample collection, including the purchase and maintenance of equipment and the research facility. You’ll develop nationally agreed standards for sampling, documentation and data management and will maintain standards by training and supporting non-specialist colleagues. You’ll explain your scientific work and interpret results, so the collection and your research are accessible and contributes to our public program.

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