Position at Northwestern

Library Assistant 2 / Conservation Technician
Preservation Department
Northwestern University Library

Job ID:  16417

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hrs/week
Location: Evanston, IL

The Conservation Technician is based in the Preservation
Department's conservation lab, reports to the Conservation
Librarian, and has the primary responsibility of performing a broad
range of conservation treatments on circulating and non-circulating
library material with an emphasis on materials scheduled for
exhibit, loan, or other teaching purposes.

The Conservation Technician assists with disaster planning and
response, assessment and stabilization of new collections, internal
and external preservation education initiatives, and other
activities related to the day to day operation of the conservation
lab.

The Conservation Technician plays an important role in providing
technical support for an active library exhibits program.

Work is in the library conservation lab and may involve working for
periods of time in the library stacks doing collection surveys and
assessments.

For additional information or to apply: go to

    <URL:http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/jobs/>

click on "Administrative/Academic Jobs"; click on "Advanced Search"
and enter the Job Opening Id # 16417


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