[PADG:792] Collections Care Position Available at The New York Public Library

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POSITION AVAILABLE AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC
LIBRARY

The New York Public Library invites applications
for the following position:

COLLECTIONS CARE CONSERVATOR (SPECIALIST
III)

DESCRIPTION:  Under the direction
of the Head of Collections Care, serves as collections care conservator,
supervising conservation treatment, repair, and housing programs within
the Collections Care Unit. Determines appropriate treatments for items
routed for repair, boxing or rehousing. Helps set priorities, plans and
oversees workflow through the collections care lab, and monitors quality
and productivity. Trains, supervises and evaluates lab staff. Evaluates
work done by the lab, and ensures that treatment standards and protocols
are met. Administers the health and safety program for the lab. Performs
a broad range of conservation treatments on various types of materials
in the general collections, including mold removal. Participates in managing
conservation projects.  Contributes to the development of preservation
policies and guidelines. Provides technical advice and training regarding
handling, storage and treatment of library materials. Develops and tests
new treatment procedures. Evaluates and makes recommendations on supplies
and equipment used in collections care programs. Selects and monitors supplies,
tools, and equipment; maintains equipment in working order. Tracks materials,
maintains statistics and prepares reports. Maintains treatment records/systems.
Assists in disaster preparedness and recovery efforts. Position involves
some lifting, operating machinery, and exposure to dust. Performs other
duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS:  Master’s degree
from an accredited graduate training program in conservation or a related
field. ALA-accredited masters degree in library and information studies
preferred. Successfully demonstrated thorough working knowledge of conservation
theory and practice, with satisfactory completion of courses in organic,
paper, and conservation chemistry. Professional experience in the conservation
of paper-based materials, as demonstrated by a portfolio. Successfully
demonstrated experience in a wide range of conservation treatment procedures.
Experience organizing and managing projects and/or workflow, preferably
in a production setting. Successfully demonstrated experience supervising,
training, and evaluating staff. Successfully demonstrated ability to initiate
and adapt to change, to analyze and solve problems, to be flexible and
work well collaboratively and collegially across a large, complex, and
dynamic organizational setting, as well as independently. Strong organizational
skills, including the ability to establish priorities and achieve goals.
Successfully demonstrated technology skills. Excellent interpersonal, oral
and written communication skills. Demonstrated knowledge of the history
of books and papermaking, and the problems and causes of book and paper
deterioration. Knowledge of the diverse preservation problems of a large
research library or other major cultural institution. Knowledge of preservation
issues and current trends at the national and international level. 

THE INSTITUTION: The New York Public
Library comprises a set of scholarly research collections and a network
of community libraries, and its intellectual and cultural range is both
global and local, while singularly attuned to New York City. The research
collections of over forty-three million items resemble the holdings of
the great national and university libraries and the community circulating
libraries with seven million items resemble classic American municipal
libraries. The Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Division supports the mission
of the Research Libraries by preserving both the artifacts and intellectual
content of NYPL's rich and vast collections. A wide variety of preservation
activities are performed in four units: Binding and Shelf Preparation,
Collections Care, Conservation Treatment, and Reformatting. Additional
information about the institution may be found at www.nypl.org.


TO APPLY: Send a cover letter and
resume via one of the following options:

E-mail:  Send to lsresumes@xxxxxxxx
with reference to job code LL-S3PCC in the subject line.  When applying
by e-mail, cover letters and resumes should be sent as attachments.  Attachments
may be in a Microsoft Word or RTF (Rich Text Format).

Mail:        The
New York Public Library
        HR Department,
Code LL-S3PCC
        188 Madison
Avenue, 5th Floor
        New York,
NY 10016

Fax:        (212)
592-7327

For additional information, contact:

Helga Borck
Head, Collections Care 
The New York Public Library
Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Division
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Room 59
New York, NY 10018
Voice:  (212) 930-0854
Fax:  (212) 302-5328
hborck@xxxxxxxx