Position at Kiruna Centre for Conservation of Cultural Property

Bookbinder
Stiftelsen Foremalsvard i Kiruna (SFMV)
(Kiruna Centre for Conservation of Cultural Property)
Sweden

Qualifications:

Bookbinding education (2-3 years)
Experience of book conservation and restoration

The Kiruna Centre for Conservation of Cultural Property, or SFMV, is
currently in search of an enthusiastic and creative bookbinder to
join the equally enthusiastic team at the paper conservation
department.  Situated in the Swedish Lapland and about 1300
kilometres from Stockholm; SFMV is a governmental foundation that in
collaboration with The Swedish National Archives and The National
Library, among others, strive towards preserving and rendering
available the common cultural heritage through the means of active
object conservation as well as digitisation.  More information about
SFMV can be found at

    <URL:http://www.sfmv.se>

The applicant will have an important role in the conservation team,
working with bookbinding assignments of various types that might
entail both binding of new books as well as repairing old volumes
with a more conservation-related approach.  SFMV would therefore
greatly appreciate an applicant with highly developed
problem-solving abilities and a preservation oriented thinking.
Experience within a museum or a cultural heritage environment is
valued but the applicant should also be ready and willing to live
and work in the Swedish Lapland as well as learn Swedish.

 Please include:

    A cover letter outlining your suitability for the position with
    examples of relevant education and experience

    Examples of previous work in picture form (printouts, website,
    CD or USB)

Deadline for submissions: February 29, 2016

Contact for more information:

    Tuomo Raappana
    Head of Paper and Textile Conservation Department
    tuomo.raappana<-at->sfmv<.>se

    Anna Lagerqvist
    Union Representative DIK/Saco-S
    anna.lagerqvist<-at->sfmv<.>se

    Pia Landstrom
    Union Representative ST
    pia.landstrom<-at->sfmv<.>se

Kirsi Rumbin
Textile conservator, Paper and Textile Conservation Department
Kiruna Centre for Conservation of Cultural Property
Sweden

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