Position at NEDCC - Director of Book Conservation ******************************************** NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center seeks an experienced conservation professional to lead its book conservation laboratory. The book conservation laboratory contributes a significant amount to NEDCC's fiscal health with work from a broad spectrum of cultural institutions and private clients. Conservation work includes treatment of book pages as well as bindings. Volumes conserved at NEDCC are varied and may include rare books and pamphlets, bound manuscripts and prints, and scrapbooks and albums.
The Director of Book Conservation is responsible for: Cultivating prospective clients; conferring with clients to develop appropriate treatment proposals; performing collections assessments; leading a staff of professional book conservators who perform consultations, treatments, and collections assessments; setting and monitoring standards for quality and productivity; working closely with NEDCC's other department heads on joint projects; presenting at conferences, as appropriate. In addition, the Director of Book Conservation participates as a member of NEDCC's senior management team in hiring, strategic planning, policy development, and other NEDCC-wide initiatives. QUALIFICATIONS: Detailed knowledge of and hands-on experience in book conservation; strong oral and written communication skills; excellent relationship-building skills; a solid educational and/or practical foundation in book conservation; commitment to both the highest quality conservation treatment results and the AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice; leadership and management skills to support a high-quality, efficient and productive work environment. Application Process NEDCC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Salary and benefits are competitive. This position will remain open until filled. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume in a single PDF to Bill Veillette, Executive Director, bveillette <at> nedcc <.> org. About NEDCC Founded in 1973, NEDCC is the first nonprofit center to specialize in the conservation and reformatting of paper-based materials. NEDCC's mission is to improve the preservation efforts of libraries, archives, historical organizations, museums, and other repositories; to provide the highest quality conservation and reformatting services to collections-holding institutions; and to provide leadership in preservation, conservation, and digital reformatting. Its services include book, paper, and photograph conservation; digital reformatting (imaging and audio); assessments and consultations; disaster assistance; and workshops and conferences. NEDCC is located in Andover, MA, twenty-five miles north of Boston. For more information, please visit www.nedcc.org. ******************************************** NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center Serving Clients Nationwide www.nedcc.org ******************************************** ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to consdistlist-le...@cool.conservation-us.org Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
