Internship at Provincial Archives of Alberta

YCW Internship in Conservation
Provincial Archives of Alberta

The Friends of the Provincial Archives of Alberta Society is pleased
to offer a Young Canada Works Internship in conservation at the
Provincial Archives of Alberta
<URL:http://www.culture.alberta.ca/archives>

Based in Edmonton, the Conservator (Intern) will work on a variety
of treatment, collections care, and outreach projects designed to
expand the intern's knowledge of preservation and its applications
in an archival context.  Projects include storage upgrades for
textual records and documentary art collections, exhibit
development, workshop planning and implementation, and assessment
and treatment of paper-based records (textual and photographic).

This internship position requires a solid background in the
conservation of historic materials.  The ideal candidate would be a
recent graduate of a conservation programme with an archival
conservation component.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office is
required, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.  A
willingness to participate in public engagement is also important,
as is the enthusiasm to make the most of an excellent practical
learning opportunity.

The Friends of the Provincial Archives of Alberta Society is an
equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all
qualified parties, subject to the requirements of the Young Canada
Works programme.

This position is scheduled to run for 27 weeks, from July 4,
2011-January 13, 2012 with a stipend of $19.00/hour (36.25 hours per
week).  Start and end dates are flexible.

Please note that there are two steps to the application process:

Step 1: Register with the Young Canada Works Programme at

    <URL:https://www.youngcanadaworks.ca/index.cfm>

Step 2: Forward a letter of interest, resume, and a sample treatment
record (attached or include a url) by May 31, 2011 to:

    Alison Freake
    Conservator
    Access and Preservation Services
    Provincial Archives of Alberta
    8555 Roper Road
    Edmonton AB T6E 5W1
    Fax: 780-427-4646
    alison.freake<-a t->gov< . >ab< . >ca

The Friends of the Provincial Archives of Alberta Society gratefully
acknowledges the contribution of the Canadian Council of Archives
and Canadian Heritage in supporting this internship.

Alison Freake
Conservator
Access and Preservation Services
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Alberta Culture and Community Spirit
8555 Roper Road
Edmonton AB T6E 5W1
780-415-4869
Fax: 780-427-4646


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