Work Location: 31 Chambers St., N.Y. NY The New York City Municipal Archives is seeking a conservator to help preserve an important collection of 19th and early20th century maps pertaining to Brooklyn. Under supervision the conservator will perform the following specialized conservation/preservation tasks: surface cleaning, minor paper consolidation, adhesive tape removal, and preparation of archival enclosures for rehousing. All preservation work must be in accordance with the American Institute for Conservation's Code of Ethics. The conservator will also track treatments performed in a database. The tasks will be performed in the Conservation Laboratory of the Municipal Archives at 31 Chambers Street. . This job may include lifting and moving heavy cartons and books to and from shelving locations. This is a temporary grant funded position. Minimum Qualification Requirements
* 1.A Master's degree from an accredited college in Library Science, Archival Science, American History, Political Science, or a related area; * 2. Or a baccalaureate degree form an accredited college and one year full-time professional experience in archival, records management or library work; * 3. Or education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have the baccalaureate degree from an accredited college Preferred Skills * Formal training in paper conservation; Work experience in a conservation/preservation laboratory of a cultural institution with paper-based collections. * Experience with MS Access software including the ability to create and manage the application Residency Requirement New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview. To apply Search for the job id # 275847 External candidates please go to www.nyc.gov/careers Current nyc employees please go to www.nyc.gov/ess No e-mails, phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Note: only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Appointments are subject to office of management and budget (OMB) approval. Posting Date 12/19/2016 Post Until 1/03/2017 Salary: $22.47/$25.84-$32.28 Frequency: HOURLY ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
