Northeast Document Conservation Center, in cooperation with the
National
Park Service, is seeking a senior preservation technician
to inventory,
treat, and house a large and complex collection of
architectural drawings,
plans, and related materials as well as
perform administrative and personnel
functions. This is a one-year
full time position, subject to renewal. The
senior technician will
be an employee of the Northeast Document Conservation
Center working
through a cooperative agreement with the Olmsted National
Historic
Site. The position is located at the Olmsted Archives
Conservation
Lab in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The duties of the
Senior Preservation Technician includes
the
following:
* supervises the NEDCC
preservation technicians at the
Olmsted
National Historic Site,
including supervision and
management
of personnel
matters
* collaborates with the NPS
Supervisory Archivist in the day
to day management of the preservation laboratories
* assists with producing an inventory of the
architectural
plans
* carries out basic paper
conservation treatments on the
above
mentioned archival
materials. The goal of this work is
to
preserve the materials and to
facilitate collections
management
and research use. All conservation work is
done
according to the accepted
standards of practice in the
archives and conservation fields.
*
engages in rehousing and storing the collection and
in
producing associated
documentation.
This is a full time position (M-F, 8 am-4:30 pm), with a
starting
salary in the mid-$30s with full benefits including
health
insurance. Preference will be given to applicants with
supervisory
experience and experience in treatment and handling of
archival
collections. Review of applications will begin immediately
and
continue until the position is filled. If you are interested,
please
send a resume, cover letter, and names of three references
to:
Karen Sherzi
Assistant
Director
Northeast Document Conservation
Center
100 Brickstone Square
Boston,
MA 01810
978-470-1010
Fax:
978-475-6021
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