Position at National Library of Medicine

The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine
is offering a summer internship to an individual planning further
training in conservation of historic books or paper.  The position
is part of the 2001 NIH Summer Internship Opportunities Program. The
position is full time for 3-4 months (May-Sept.) at the GS7 level
($14.36 per hour). At the time of employment, the candidate must be
enrolled at the college undergraduate or graduate school level.

The internship will provide the opportunity to work with an
experienced paper conservator. Under her supervision, the intern
will carry out a full treatment in flat paper conservation,
construct various housing structures for flat and 3 dimensional
objects, provide written descriptions of flat paper and bound books,
organize treatment reports and pre- and post-treatment slides and/or
organize and identify early bindings removed from rebound books.
Benchwork will comprise about 60% of the intern's time.

For information about the work, contact Carol Clausen 301-435-4993
<clausenc [at] mail__nih__nlm__gov>. For information about how to apply, see
the <URL:http://www.jobs.nih.gov/welcomeletter.htm> Applications
must be submitted online. The closing date for applying is March 2,
2001.

NIH is an equal opportunity employer.


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