Job Opportunity at NEDCC - Director of Book Conservation ************************************************** NEDCC seeks an innovative and creative conservation professional to lead its nationally-recognized book conservation laboratory. The successful candidate will join the NEDCC Senior Management team whose responsibilities include hiring, strategic planning, policy development, and other NEDCC-wide initiatives which have a broad impact on the conservation and preservation fields. The candidate will benefit from working in a collaborative environment with digital imaging specialists and experienced conservators in other specialties.
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. Volumes conserved at NEDCC are varied and may include rare books and pamphlets, bound manuscripts and prints, and scrapbooks and albums. The Center has treated some of the nation's most significant volumes, such as William Bradford's manuscript history of the Plymouth Plantation; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's journals of the Corps of Discovery Expedition; and Jacqueline Kennedy's White House scrapbooks. See NEDCC Stories for other recent book and paper conservation projects of note: https://www.nedcc.org/about/nedcc-stories/. 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 the efforts of a team of talented book conservators and to create a high-quality, efficient and productive work environment. Preliminary questions about the position? Feel free to contact Executive Director Bill Veillette, bveillette <at> nedcc<.>org. To view the full job description and application instructions: http://bit.ly/DirBkPos **************************************************************************************************** NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center - www.nedcc.org Andover, MA ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
