PART-TIME PAPER CONSERVATOR POSITIONS (CONTRACTORS)
Dept of Records & Information Services
Job posted to this site on January 5th at 12:18pm
Application Deadline: February 5th 2022
Part Time
Job Description
PART-TIME PAPER CONSERVATOR POSITIONS (CONTRACTORS)
The Municipal Archives Conservation Unit seeks 2 part-time (contract) conservation technicians to process, inventory, and rehouse a collection of historical architectural building plans that date from the 1860s to the 1970s. Under supervision, the technicians will remove the rolled plans from storage, surface clean, flatten, perform simple repairs, re-house, label, perform basic research to identify and arrange plans according to block and lot and permit identification numbers, and enter descriptive information into a spreadsheet. The technicians will also assist with identifying items requiring additional conservation treatment. Preferred candidates will have experience processing archival materials, and experience handling delicate or damaged material. Qualified candidates must be detail-oriented and organized
Required qualifications: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and one year full-time professional experience in conservation and/or preservation.
Preferred: Experience treating oversized paper-based materials.
For Consideration, email to: recruit@records.nvc.gov
SALARY
$22.21/hour, 25 hrs/week
Location
31 Chambers Street New York NY 10007Compensation
No salary information provided
Application URL or Email
Submit specified application materials to Recruit@records.nyc.gov.