Position at Bodleian Library

Conservator
Bodleian Libraries
Oxford

Grade 7: UKP28,983 - UKP35,646 p.a.
Fixed term: 7 months maternity cover

The Conservation and Collection Care Department (C&CC) safeguards
the collections of Oxford University's Bodleian Libraries through a
combination of conservation treatments, environmental control and
monitoring, specialist housing, and training of staff and readers in
the handling of our collections. The C&CC Department consists of
several sections: Book and Paper Conservation, Preventive,
Exhibitions and Packaging and Display Services. We are looking for
an experienced book and paper conservator to join the Book and Paper
Section for a 7-month contract providing cover for maternity leave.

Your main activities will focus on interventive conservation
treatments to specific collections, which will comprise both
manuscripts and printed material, and may include bound volumes on
paper or parchment, works on other materials such as papyrus,
birch-bark and palm leaf, photographs, and maps. You will prepare
condition reports and treatment proposals, and give advice and
training to members of staff and readers on handling and use of the
collections. Some work on preparation and installation of
exhibitions will be required, and you may be involved in courier
duties.

Candidates should have a recognised qualification in conservation of
books, paper or library materials, or equivalent training and
experience; detailed knowledge and experience of high-level
conservation treatments on book, paper and related materials;
ability to work effectively and constructively both independently
and as part of a team, as well as to alter working patterns to meet
organisational needs. It is desirable that applicants are accredited
under the Professional Accreditation of Conservator-Restorers (PACR)
scheme. Non-accredited applicants will be expected to be working to
the standards required by accreditation.

Due to the nature of this post, candidates will be required to
undertake a Disclosure Scotland check as well as a financial
background check. The possession of a criminal record or poor
financial background will not necessarily prevent an applicant from
obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according
to the nature of the role and information provided.

Further details and application forms are available at

    <URL:http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/fp/>

or from

    Bodleian Personnel Office
    +44 1865 277171;
    personnel<-at->bodleian<.>ox<.>ac<.>uk

Please note we do not accept CV's as applications.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 10 November 2010.
Interviews are due to take place on 2h of November 2010.
Please quote our reference BL9227.

Virginia M. Llado-Buisan, MA, ACR
Head of Book and Paper Conservation
Conservation and Collection Care
Bodleian Libraries
Oxford University
New Bodleian Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG
+44 1865277232


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