The American Philosophical Society's Library & Museum seeks to hire a conservator to perform conservation treatment for Library materials, with an emphasis on non-bound materials.
The Conservation Department at the American Philosophical Society is responsible for conservation treatment and preventive care of items found in the Society’s diverse special collections library. This growing collection currently includes over 14 million manuscript pages, 300,000 volumes and bound periodicals, thousands of prints and maps, and large audio, video, and digital holdings. The department is currently composed of two full-time conservators, one part-time book processor, conservation interns, and occasional volunteers.
This position aids in the preventive conservation of the collections and includes treatment and documentation of individual items such as manuscripts on paper and parchment, printed maps, ephemera, photographic materials, and graphic works on paper. Candidates will be considered at both the Assistant and Associate level, depending on experience.