Job Title: Conservator Organisation: London Metropolitan Archives Salary: £33,390 - 37,800 p.a. Type: Full-Time Position permanent Location: London Metropolitan Archives, London, England Closing Date: Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 Job Ref No: TC598 Job Description: LMA is the largest local government archive repository in the United Kingdom. Based in Clerkenwell and administered by the City of London, its holdings run to around 100km of documents from 1067 to the present. LMA holds local government and other records for the Greater London area and the City of London. These collections have been awarded designated status by the Arts Council. LMA is an Accredited Archive Service. LMA is recruiting for a full time permanent paper conservator The post holder will be required to develop and implement conservation and collections-care operations that involve the location, protection, remedial conservation and preservation of archival collections held by LMA, which are defined as books, parchment, 'flatwork' (primarily maps, plans, tracings and prints), photographs and modern media, and to specialise on the conservation treatment of flatwork; to survey and estimate items and collections for treatment; to prepare collections for digitisation; to maintain and improve their storage and apply preservation policies as directed. Required Skills: Applicants will have a recognised qualification in the fields of paper, archive or book conservation or equivalent with PACR accreditation from the Institute of Conservation or a commitment to gain accreditation. Experience of working in an archive would be an advantage. The post holder will work to the Conservation Studio Manager. Application Instructions: To apply online, please visit http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/jobs Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting the reference number TC598. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732. Closing date: 12 noon on 8 August 2018. Interviews: 6-7 September 2018. The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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