The LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden is pleased to offer an eight-week paid Summer Internship in book and paper conservation. The goal of the internship is to provide the student with a broad range of experience with the day-to-day preservation activities in a mid-sized research library.
Under the guidance of the Conservators, the intern will participate in the department's conservation and preservation tasks, including weekly monitoring of the Library’s environment, rehousing and surveying items of the general and special collections. The intern will have the opportunity to develop skills in conservation treatment decision-making, prepare condition and treatment reports with appropriate photo documentation and gain additional hands-on experience. Conservation treatment can be tailored to fit the interests of the intern where possible, and projects can be selected from the Library’s general and special collections, which includes books, manuscripts, maps, artworks, architectural plans, and other special collections materials. For individuals who wish to apply to a graduate program in conservation, this internship will provide the experience and hours required for graduate admission. The Conservation Intern is expected to prepare a final report and to make a short presentation to Library staff upon completion of the internship term. Eligibility: The Conservation Internship is open to an individual currently enrolled or intending to enroll in a graduate level conservation program. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to conservation practice and the pursuit of professional development in this field. Tenure of Internship: Full-time (35 hours per week); 8 weeks duration, starting on June 19, 2017. Stipend awarded: $5,000 How to apply: The application must be submitted electronically as a single document (Microsoft Word or PDF file) to Olga Marder, Conservation Librarian/Conservator, [email protected]. Application deadline is June 4, 2017. Late applications will not be accepted. Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews. If selected for interview, candidate may be asked to submit a digital portfolio and to bring a sample of work. A complete application should include: * Cover letter stating your reasons for applying to this internship and how it will help to meet future goals; * Contact information; * Name of two references with professional affiliations, phone numbers, and email addresses. * Current résumé. ---------------------------- Olga Marder Conservation Librarian/Conservator The New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458 718.817.8746 [email protected] nybg.org<http://www.nybg.org> On view and upcoming: CHIHULY, April 22–October 29 Daffodil Celebration and Wine Weekend, April 29–30 CHIHULY Nights, Select Evenings, April 29–October 28 Antique Garden Furniture Fair Preview Party & Collectors’ Plant Sale, May 4 Antique Garden Furniture Fair, May 5–7 Mother’s Day Weekend, May 13–14 NYBG Summer Concert Series: JAZZ & CHIHULY, June 16, July 14, August 18 ---------------------------- This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, or destroyed; arrive late or incomplete; or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. ---------------------------- ****** 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]/
