Position at Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS)

Library Decant Assistant
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS)

Full-time; 10 month contract

UKP25-27k per annum pro rata

As part of Project 2020, which is considering the redevelopment of
its Lincoln's Inn Fields buildings, the RCS is recruiting a team of
fixed term project staff to support the library, museums and
archives departments in the preparations needed to move to
alternative accommodation.  We are looking to appoint a Library
Decant Assistant to help prepare the Library's print collections,
which include books, journals and pamphlets and date from the
fifteenth century to the present day, for packing and moving.  The
work will involve assessing and prioritising the conservation needs
of the collections in relation to the move, carrying out remedial
conservation work required before the collections can be moved, and
advising on and carrying out packaging and protection.  Supervision
and training of staff and volunteers in the cleaning and packaging
of the collections will also be required.

You will have a degree in paper conservation, with demonstrable
experience of working with bound and flat material and mixed format
collections across a wide range historical periods.  Ideally, you
will also have some experience of collection moves.  The ability to
offer clear instruction to non-professionals is also important for
this role.  You will have the ability to work accurately,
methodically and reliably to agreed standards and criteria within
project timescales and as part of a team; to prioritise and schedule
your workload; and to be flexible in response to changing demands.

The closing date for applications is Monday 4 April 2016; the
expected interview date is Tuesday 26 April, 2016.

Full details, including job description and application form, are
available from the RCS vacancies page:

    <URL:http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about/working>


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