Conservation Technician State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC Recruitment range: $30,856 - $35,995 Salary grade: 63 Job Number: 60083395 Closing: 11/17/2017 5:00 PM Eastern
Description of Work: The State Archives of North Carolina maintains a conservation lab for treatment of the documentary materials in its custody. The Conservation Lab of the Collections Management Branch seeks a Conservation Technician to perform a variety of basic conservation treatments on archival material and participates in a wide range of preservation activities to optimize the long-term care of the State Archives of North Carolina collections. Duties may include but are not limited to: -Perform basic conservation treatment to archival materials. Treatments may include but are not limited to surface cleaning, mold remediation, washing, de-acidifying, flattening, and mending. -Create custom housings for archival materials in various formats following guidelines and procedures. -Assist in preparing and stabilizing materials for exhibits and loans. This includes constructing protective enclosures or reinforced backings, matting, framing, creating proper supports for both books and paper materials, and assisting in packing, transport, and installation/ de-installation of exhibits. -Stabilize records prior to digitization. -Assist in a wide range of preservation and preventative conservation activities and closely collaborates with staff to optimize collection care. These activities include stacks maintenance, monitoring environment conditions, pest management and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery activities. -Participate in preservation projects, collection inventories, and collection surveys to determine conservation or preservation needs for collections. -Contributes to the maintenance and organization of the conservation lab. Keeps work space and storage areas orderly and functional; assists maintaining specialized equipment; understands and follows safe laboratory practices. Participates in lab management activities, including maintaining inventory of supplies. The complete job description, qualifications, and application procedures are available at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/northcarolina/jobs/1886012/conservation-technician For more information regarding this posting, please contact: Emily Rainwater, Conservator Division of Archives and Records Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 109 E Jones St MSC 4614 Raleigh, NC 27699 919.807.7330 [email protected] ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
