Position at National Library of Australia

Preservation Services Laboratory Manager
Temporary position (18 months)
National Library of Australia

Expressions of Interest are sought for the temporary position 18
months) of Preservation Services Laboratory Manager at the National
Library of Australia

Non-Ongoing, full-time
Dates of vacancy: 1 March 2010 - 30 November 2011
Classification: APS6

Salary: $AUD76,178 per annum

Job Description::

The Preservation Services section at the National Library of
Australia provides high-level conservation expertise to deliver
targeted and prioritised conservation treatment programs and
collection maintenance programs for the Library's collections. The
activities of the section include preparation of items for
exhibition, conservation of high priority collections, hand
bookbinding services, providing training to staff in care and
handling of collections, managing collection disaster response,
environmental monitoring of storage areas, purchase and supply of
rehousing materials to collection areas, advice and support to
Special Collection areas. The Section consists of five Paper
Conservators, two Bookbinders and several other contract and
volunteer staff. The manager of this busy section is required to
manage the workflows of the section to ensure the Library is
delivering appropriate collection preservation activities to Library
programs, and plan future preservation activities.

The position is based at the main Library building in Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory.

    <URL:http://www.nla.gov.au>

If you are interested in finding out more about this position please
email

    Jennifer Lloyd, Manager,
    Collections Preservation
    jlloydnla.gov.au

for further details of the position.

Jennifer Lloyd
Manager, Collection Preservation
National Library of Australia
+61 2 6262 1223

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