Research Assistant

Duties:

• To conduct research on the contemporary art for the exhibition curatorial development and/or museum collection, and to compile related research materials;
• To assist the Team in planning, coordinating and managing museum exhibitions (i.e. various related administrative and logistical works);
• To write, edit translate and proofread research materials and/or exhibition texts;
• To assist publicity and promotion of museum collection, exhibitions and events;
• To conduct photographic recording, measurement and data entry for the registration of museum collections
• To manage archival materials at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's resource center; and
• To perform any other duties assigned by the Team.

Qualification Requirements:

• Permanent resident of HKSAR;
• Have a Bachelor degree or above from a Hong Kong or overseas university, preferably majoring in Fine Arts, Art History, Art Education, Museum Studies, Cultural Management, Art Administration, Visual Culture, or equivalent;
• At least 2 years of full time working experience in conducting art research and/or coordinating art-related programmes in a local cultural institution, of which at least 1 year must be in a collection-based museum. Of all candidates with full time working experience, preference will be given to those who has worked in LCSD museums and experienced in art handling;
• Good knowledge of Hong Kong Contemporary Art;
• Possess "Level 2" results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE, or equivalent results;
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese; Native Canonese speaker with fluency in Putonghua;
• Proficiency in practical computer skills, e.g. MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint in particular, Chinese character input, basic video and photo editing skills on PC and Mac OS System, preference will be given to candidates who have experience using LCSD Museums collection management system;
• Accurate typing skills in both Chinese and English, preferably an English typing speed of 50 w.p.m., and a Chinese word processing speed of 20 w.p.m.;
• Proficiency in proofreading and editing Chinese and English text;
• Able to work independently and systematically;
• Pleasant, patient, responsible, attention to details, well organised, efficient, self-motivated and with good communication and presentation skills; and
• Immediately available is highly preferred.