Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Zürich
11 hours ago
Museum Technician 80 - 100%
- 16 April 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Zürich
Job summary
The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is Switzerland's leading design museum. Join a dynamic team with a commitment to design and visual communication.
Tasks
- Engage in diverse and challenging exhibition construction tasks.
- Collaborate with a skilled workshop team to achieve goals.
- Handle responsibilities in varied settings at different locations.
Skills
- Must have a completed apprenticeship and over five years of experience.
- Strong problem-solving and teamwork abilities required.
- Good command of German and a category B driver's license mandatory.
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About the job
The Museum of Design Zurich is the leading Swiss museum for design and visual communication. Its collection unites over half a million objects from graphic and design history and is of international significance. As part of the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK, the museum is involved in research and teaching and regularly publishes its own publications. At its three locations in Zurich - at Ausstellungsstrasse, on the Toni-Areal university campus, and in the Le Corbusier Pavilion - as well as with traveling exhibitions and in the digital space, the museum reaches a broad, international audience.
For the museum workshop in our lively exhibition operation, we are looking for a versatile and innovative person as part of a succession arrangement from September 1, 2026, or by agreement
For the museum workshop in our lively exhibition operation, we are looking for a versatile and innovative person as part of a succession arrangement from September 1, 2026, or by agreement
Museum Technician 80 - 100%
Your tasks
You look forward to demanding and varied work in exhibition construction and bring your versatility to the most diverse areas. With expertise, experience, and commitment, you make the (almost) impossible possible together with our workshop team.
You look forward to demanding and varied work in exhibition construction and bring your versatility to the most diverse areas. With expertise, experience, and commitment, you make the (almost) impossible possible together with our workshop team.
Your profile
We are looking for a reliable personality with completed vocational training in a craft and more than five years of professional experience. You are physically and mentally resilient and remain calm and composed even in hectic times. Flexibility, openness to new things, as well as personal responsibility and team spirit are a matter of course for you. Good German skills and a category B driving license are required. Since we regularly work to deadlines (e.g., vernissages), willingness to work flexible hours and overtime during peak times is essential.
We are looking for a reliable personality with completed vocational training in a craft and more than five years of professional experience. You are physically and mentally resilient and remain calm and composed even in hectic times. Flexibility, openness to new things, as well as personal responsibility and team spirit are a matter of course for you. Good German skills and a category B driving license are required. Since we regularly work to deadlines (e.g., vernissages), willingness to work flexible hours and overtime during peak times is essential.
What you can expect from us
We offer you very varied tasks in a collegial team and two well-equipped workshops. The workplaces change depending on the assignment, either at the Toni-Areal (Pfingstweidstrasse 96) or at the Museum of Design Zurich (Ausstellungsstrasse 60). The salary is based on the salary regulations of the Canton of Zurich.
We offer you very varied tasks in a collegial team and two well-equipped workshops. The workplaces change depending on the assignment, either at the Toni-Areal (Pfingstweidstrasse 96) or at the Museum of Design Zurich (Ausstellungsstrasse 60). The salary is based on the salary regulations of the Canton of Zurich.
More information about the Museum of Design Zurich can be found at www.museum-gestaltung.ch .
Please submit your complete application documents by May 3, 2026 via the "Apply online now" link at the end of this advertisement. Please note that we only consider online applications via the link for this position. Personnel agencies will not be considered.
The interviews will probably take place on May 12 and 13, 2026.
Please submit your complete application documents by May 3, 2026 via the "Apply online now" link at the end of this advertisement. Please note that we only consider online applications via the link for this position. Personnel agencies will not be considered.
The interviews will probably take place on May 12 and 13, 2026.
