Positions at NARA

Conservation technicians (2 positions)
Conservation Branch
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

The National Archives and Records Administration Conservation Branch
wishes to hire two Conservation Technicians to work on a
grant-funded, two-year project to preserve and make available a
collection of flood-damaged, largely 19th-20th c Hebraic and Arabic
books and documents.

As a member of the project team, the successful candidates will
assist with conservation treatments to stabilize and prepare
selected books and archival materials for digitization and
exhibition, collection housing, packing materials for shipment and
other project activities. This position is a term federal
appointment.  Knowledge of Hebrew and/or Arabic is desirable but not
mandatory.  The work location is at the modern and well-equipped
Archives II building in College Park, MD, a close-in suburb of
Washington, DC.

Job and application information is at

    <URL:http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/301817300>

under job announcement number JD555155DGA Conservation Technician.

The vacancy announcements closing date:  Friday, November 18, 2011.

If you are interested in this position, or seek additional
information, contact

    Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler
    Director, Conservation Branch
    301-837-2906
    marylynn.ritzenthaler<-a t->nara< . >gov

or

    Doris Hamburg
    Director, Preservation Programs
    301-837-1785
    doris.hamburg<-a t->nara< . >gov


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