Fellowship at Northwestern

Conservation Fellowship
Preservation and Conservation
Northwestern University Libraries

Reports to: Chief Conservator

Northwestern University Libraries offer an advanced post-graduate
conservation fellowship for a two-year appointment, September 1,
2016 - August 31, 2018.  The conservation fellowship provides
practical experience in a busy academic library conservation lab
balancing treatment responsibilities with professional research
activities.  There will be the opportunity to gain bench experience,
develop skills in treatment decision making, and research a topic of
interest.

Northwestern University, established in 1851, is one of the leading
private research universities in the United States with an
enrollment of approximately 15,800 students.  Northwestern
University Libraries hold over 5 million volumes with collections of
international standing in Music, Transportation, and African
Studies.  The Libraries' conservation lab is located on the
Evanston, Illinois campus just north of Chicago.

Description of Duties:  Working under the supervision of the Chief
Conservator, the Conservation Fellow evaluates and treats special
collections materials.  The Conservation Fellow performs a broad
range of conservation treatments on rare books, manuscripts, prints,
drawings, maps, and other unbound archival and special collections
materials.  Treatment includes the preparation of condition and
treatment reports with an appropriate level of photo documentation.
Anticipated projects for 2016-2018 include treatment of a book by
Buckminster Fuller, 19th century watercolors, and the repair of a
Victorian scrapbook filled with chromolithographic illustrations.

The Conservation Fellow stays current with new developments in the
field of library conservation and conducts research related to an
area of interest.  Topics may include treatment techniques,
materials identification, or historical studies.  Research should be
of a quality that could result in a paper, poster, or presentation.

The Conservation Fellow may assist other professional staff in the
department with surveys, preservation education and outreach
initiatives, exhibits-related projects, and disaster response
initiatives.

Qualifications:  Master's degree in library science or associated
field, with an emphasis on conservation training, or equivalent
combination of education and relevant experience.  Knowledge of
current conservation principles and practices, material science, and
the history of bookbinding and conservation.  Demonstrated ability
to perform high quality conservation treatments on special
collections materials, primarily book and paper, and to communicate
effectively about treatment options and decisions.

Salary: Annual stipend of $48,000 plus benefits.  Northwestern
University offers a comprehensive benefits plan, including health
care and other benefits.

To apply: Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and the
names of three references, to

    Tonia Grafakos
    Chief Conservator
    Northwestern University Libraries
    t-grafakos<-at->northwestern<.>edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled.  Applicants selected for an interview will be
asked to submit a portfolio of recent conservation treatments.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.  Employment eligibility verification is required upon hire


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