Position at Royal London Hospital Archives

Project Conservator
The Royal London Hospital Archives

Contract: Full-time, fixed-term (6 months)

Department: Institute of Health Sciences Education

Reference: QMUL6488

Salary: UKP25,727 - UKP31,735, pro rata

Closing date: 23 August 2015

Thanks to the support of the Wellcome Trust's Research Resources in
Medical History programme, The Royal London Hospital Archives are
seeking an experienced conservator to work with archival records
relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted infections during
the 20th century.

The post holder will be responsible for the cleaning, re-packaging
and monitoring of a range of archive materials which are to be
catalogued and digitised by a project team.  Conservation reports
and information will be inputted onto a Calm database and material
will be prepared for digitisation.  The conservator will also assist
in costing and purchasing of conservation materials and will make
recommendations for the better preservation of a range of records
and illustrations.  The Archives have a dedicated conservation
studio, recently established as part of a Wellcome Trust funded
project and the conservator will work as part of a team of fellow
professionals.

Candidates must have a recognised qualification in archives
conservation and must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to
work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and
Nationality Act 2006.  Where required this may include entry
clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based
Immigration Scheme.

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role
and the required knowledge, skills and experience please refer to
the job profile.

Application enquiries can be directed to:  recruitment<-at->qmul<.>ac<.>uk
Informal enquiries regarding details of the post can be directed to
rlharchives<-at->bartshealth<.>nhs<.>uk or +44 2074804823

To apply, please visit the Queen Mary University of London Human
Resources website on

    <URL:http://www.jobs.qmul.ac.uk>

and search for the appropriate reference number.


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