The Heritage Council and the Chester Beatty Library are pleased to announce a twelve-month internship in book and/or paper conservation.
The scheme is co-funded by the Heritage Council and the generous support of the Library’s Contributing Members. The internship offers the possibility of professional workplace experience within a prestigious institution. The successful candidate will gain experience working in the Library’s busy Conservation Laboratory. He/She will work under the supervision of the Library’s Senior Conservator, Kristine Rose Beers. Practical projects will be assigned to fit in with the Library’s on-going treatment, exhibition and loan programmes and include the preparation of manuscripts and single folios for digitisation from across the collections. The internship is for a period of one year only and will be funded at a rate of EURO 26,700 per annum (subject to PRSI and PAYE). The start date is flexible and can be adjusted to fit the successful candidate’s existing commitments; however he/she would ideally start in November/December 2017. How to apply: Candidates should send a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and the contact details of two referees to: Kristine Rose Beers, Senior Conservator Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle, Dublin, DO2 AD92, Ireland. Or by email to: kr...@cbl.ie<mailto:kr...@cbl.ie> with “Internship in Conservation 2017” in the subject line. The deadline for applications is Friday 21 July and interviews will be held on Wednesday 6 September 2017. If you are interested in joining the CBL conservation team then further information and details on how to apply are available to download on the Vacancies page of the cbl.ie website. Kristine Rose Beers ACR Senior Conservator Chester Beatty Library Dublin Castle Dublin 2, D02 AD92 Direct Line + 353 1 4070756 ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to consdistlist-le...@cool.conservation-us.org Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
