Stanford Libraries seeks a full-time paper conservator. Working within a dynamic conservation laboratory, the paper conservator will be responsible for conservation assessment, treatment, and documentation of paper-based archival collections, art on paper, and parchment documents. As part of a team of nine conservation staff, the paper conservator will contribute skills and expertise to prolong the useful life of a wide array of paper-based library and archival collections. Stanford Libraries collects, processes, and preserves materials to support use by faculty, students, scholars, and the general public. Stanford Libraries’ collections number over 9.5 million volumes in twenty libraries, including the David Rumsey Map Center, Special Collections and University Archives.
Essential duties will include, but are not limited to: 1. Provide conservation treatment for paper-based and/or parchment collection materials including but not limited to maps, broadsides, archival documents, paper based ephemera, and art on paper. 2. Assess the condition of collection materials for potential treatment, project development, or suitability for loan or digitization. 3. Document conservation treatment through reports, photodocumentation, and statistics. Track workflow using departmental tools, software and applications. 4. Utilize analytical equipment in the lab and the greater university when appropriate to guide treatment decision making. 5. Train internal staff including temporary, intern, and project staff in paper conservation techniques and participate in training and handling sessions for staff throughout the libraries. 6. Participate in tours of the department and at other events to share information about conservation activities and professional topics. 7. Liaise with outside vendors to meet specifications, order supplies, and insure quality/working condition of materials, tools and equipment in use. 8. Other general preservation and administrative duties as assigned. For further information on the position and information on how to apply, please see requisition #80894 at http://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu/ Kristen St.John Head of Conservation Services Preservation Department Stanford University Libraries 500 Broadway Redwood City, CA 94063 650-485-9717 (cell) ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to consdistlist-le...@cool.conservation-us.org Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
