[PADG:1293] Position at Image Permanence Institute

[Douglas Nishimura <dwnpph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) has now completed the nine training

sessions required for the first phase of the Preservation Environment
Monitor (PEM) and Climate Notebook (CNB) software field trial. There are

184 institutions participating from 40 states. Roughly 17% are archives,

28% are libraries, and 55% are museums or historic houses. Response has
been good so far. We are now preparing to enter the second phase:
creating database records for a large number of materials considered to
be important by the field. The remainder of this project and future
spin-offs will require a permanent conservation or preservation
professional. Collection objects will range from natural history
specimens to paintings and microfilm so applicants from any area of
specialty are welcome.

PRESERVATION RESEARCH POSITION. The Image Permanence Institute (IPI), a
non-profit, university-based reservation research laboratory at
Rochester Institute
of Technology in Rochester, NY, is seeking a conservator, preservation
specialist, or conservation
scientist to work full time on issues related to storage environments in
libraries, archives, and museums. The successful candidate will have a
major role in developing new concepts and software to assist
institutions in managing collection storage and display environments.
The position requires knowledge of collections
preservation, institutional practices, and computers. Major
responsibilities will be to help develop a database of environmental
parameters for a broad range of collection objects, communicate with
over 180 participant
institutions in a field trial of IPI?s hardware and software, and
perform advanced research on institutional preservation management. A
variety of experiences is a plus, and good people skills are necessary.
The
successful candidate will join a team of applied preservation
scientists, will have the opportunity to travel,
and will enjoy good benefits and a salary commensurate with experience.
Contact James Reilly, IPI Director, by phone at (716) 475 2306, by FAX
at (716) 475-7230 or by e-mail: jmrpph@xxxxxxxx Inquiries held in
confidence.

James M. Reilly
Director, Image Permanence Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
70 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604

tel. (716) 475-2306
FAX (716) 475-7230

e-mail:  jmrpph@xxxxxxx

visit IPI on the web at: www.rit.edu/ipi