Position at University of Kansas

Ringle Conservation Summer Internship
University of Kansas Libraries
Lawrence, KS

40 hours per week

8 week assignment (between June and September 2015)

$15.63/hr

Deadline for application is February 28, 2015

The University of Kansas is seeking applicants for its 2015 Summer
Conservation Internship.  The successful applicant will have the
opportunity to undertake and complete a conservation project and
gain insight into the workings of a dynamic preservation department.
Conservation decision-making and documentation for library and
archival collections will be stressed.  The main summer project will
focus on preparing condition reports, treating, and creating
housings for a collection of 19th and 20th century books and
manuscripts that will be travelling overseas for an upcoming
exhibition.  Other small projects may be added after agreement by
the conservator and intern.  Focus will be on special collections
and archival materials.

This KU Libraries internship is made possible through the generosity
of Stata and David Ringle.

This summer internship is appropriate for pre-program students with
some treatment experience, current students, and recent graduates of
conservation training programs and their equivalents.

To apply, please submit the following items:

    Cover letter (including how the internship will help the
    applicant reach professional goals)

    Current resume, including list of conservation/preservation
    classes or completed training

    Contact information for two references (including phone and
    email)

    Two sample treatment or project reports (with images)

Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

For more information, or to apply, see

    <URL:https://employment.ku.edu/staff/2643BR>

Whitney Baker
Head, Conservation Services / Librarian
University of Kansas Libraries
1425 Jayhawk Blvd., #135
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-3568


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