Subject: Internship at Northwestern
Pre-program conservation internship Northwestern University Library Part-time up to 18.75 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm Temporary position for 5-8 months Salary: $8.75/hour Program description: Northwestern University Library is offering a Pre-Program Conservation Internship for a period of five to eight months. The internship provides practical experience in a busy academic library conservation lab and is designed to help prepare applicants to Master's level training programs in conservation. The intern will develop an understanding of the functions and responsibilities of a research library conservation lab working with a variety of library and archival materials. Through the completion of specific internship projects, the intern will gain bench experience, develop skills in treatment decision making, and participate in a broad range of preservation and conservation activities. Position Description: The intern reports to the Conservation Librarian and works closely with other Preservation Department conservators depending on the nature of assigned projects. Internship projects will depend on current projects and are likely to include cleaning Kelmscott press books, matting of irregular materials, and conservation treatment of posters from the Herskovits Library of African Studies. Treatments are likely to include surface cleaning, adhesive removal, humidification and flattening of paper, mending paper and filling losses (including aesthetic compensation), creating appropriate housings, and other treatments. The complexity of treatments and level of decision making will increase as skills develop. At the end of the internship, the intern will be required to produce a written report or presentation of their work. Qualifications Candidates will need to demonstrate hand skills and attention to detail. Previous experience in conservation is preferred, but not required. Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree. To Apply: The application deadline is November 15, 2011. The internship will begin in January 2012. Candidates should indicate desired length of the internship in their cover letter. Interested candidates should send a resume and a cover letter to: Tonia Grafakos Conservation Librarian Northwestern University Library t-grafakos<-a t->northwestern< . >edu *** Conservation DistList Instance 25:22 Distributed: Monday, October 31, 2011 Message Id: cdl-25-22-016 ***Received on Wednesday, 26 October, 2011