Preventive Conservation Voluntary Work Opportunity

Preventive Conservation Voluntary Work Opportunity: Preventive Conservation Voluntary Work Opportunity

The Collection Care department at the British Library is pleased to announce that they will be offering a Preventive Conservation Voluntary Placement for three months starting in March 2012.

This opportunity has been created to further the aim of the British Library in the field of Preventive Conservation via the dissemination of key skills and techniques in this area. The successful individual will be given a unique learning opportunity in a working national library with a view to applying the skills and knowledge obtained in their own field of work. The volunteer will have the chance to learn and understand one of the core purposes of the British Library by working alongside Library employees and to gain knowledge, identify and manage risks to collections; identify best practice for handling material, disaster preparedness, integrated pest management, and creating and storing surrogate copies.

The volunteer will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses with a stipend of £5,000. Reasonable expenses will include reimbursement for flights, obtaining a visa, accommodation, and subsistence whilst in London.

Before registering your interest, please read the criteria form. Only those who meet all the criteria will be considered.

Once you have read the criteria and wish to apply, please send the following by the closing date so that we can consider your application:



1.) A current Curriculum Vitae (CV)

2.) A written statement (maximum of 1000 words) to include the following:

- Your specific interest in a the voluntary work opportunity in Preventive Conservation at the British Library

- What you feel you would gain from the opportunity

- How you feel this opportunity will benefit you and your employer in the future and the British Library

- How you feel your skills knowledge and experience meets the criteria for the opportunity, giving examples to support your answers

3.) Contact details of one professional reference from your current employer

4.) A letter of support from your current employer, agreeing to release you from your employment to carry out the placement should you be successful



You can either send the above information by email to laura.carpenter@bl.uk or by post at the following address:
Laura Carpenter
S&C Training Coordinator
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
United Kingdom.



The closing date for applications is Friday 21 October 2011.

Note to overseas applicants: Please be aware that you will be required to obtain a Charity Workers Tier 5 Visa in order to gain entry to the UK. It will be the responsibility of the successful applicant to obtain this visa. Any costs incurred will be covered as part of the stipend. For further information please visit the following websites:

Home Office Website Charity Workers and Visa application forms



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British Library Conservation Funded Internships - 2011/12

British Library Conservation Funded Internships - 2011/12

The British Library is pleased to offer two funded internships,
concentrating on book and paper conservation. The internships are
funded by the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Headley Trust and
will run between November 2011 and October 2012.

The internships are available to conservators who have limited work
experience in conservation and who wish to develop their practical,
hands-on conservation skills in one of the greatest research
libraries in the world. The successful candidates will have a book
or paper conservation qualification(s) (an MA in conservation would
be desirable) and will be selected on the basis of conservation
knowledge in relation to the projects available. Candidates will
also need to give examples of how they meet the essential criteria
for the internship.

Each internship has a bursary of UKP17k. The bursary will be paid on
a monthly basis and is subject to tax. The internships are open to
those who have the right to live and work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is Friday 30 September 2011 and
interviews will be held week commencing 10 October 2011.

For further information and how to apply please see

   http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/ccare/introduction/training/2011fundedinternships.html>

Internship at Trinity College, Dublin

Internship in book and manuscript conservation
Trinity College Library, Dublin

The Heritage Council of Ireland and Trinity College Library are
pleased to offer a nine-month internship in book and manuscript
conservation. The internship will be based at Trinity College
Library and will begin in November 2011.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the
Library's Keeper of Preservation and Conservation and will be
involved in every aspect of work carried out in the Conservation
Laboratory. The internship will be based around the conservation of
books and manuscripts from the Library's special collections, as
well as exhibitions preparation, and housing projects. The intern
will be encouraged to carry out a short research project on an
aspect of the collection, the subject of which will be determined
once the internship has begun.

Candidates should be recent graduates of a recognised book or paper
conservation training program (or have equivalent experience). The
applicant should be able to work with a degree of independence.

Stipend: Euro20,000 (subject to normal PRSI and PAYE deductions)

The deadline for applications is Friday 9 September 2011 and
interviews will be held in early October. Candidates should send a
letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and the contact details
of two referees to:

Susan Bioletti, Keeper of Preservation and Conservation
Trinity College Library, College Green
Dublin 2, Ireland.
+353 1 896 2203
bioletts [at] tcd__ie

Further details on the Department can be found at

CBL-conservation-intern-Advert-2011.aspx (Oggetto application/pdf)

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