Conservation Technician

City of New York•New York City, NY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Municipal Archives Conservation Unit seeks a part-time, 28-hours per week, grant funded Conservation Technician to re-house, inventory, and digitize a collection of historical architectural building plans that date from the 1860s to the 1970s. This is a term position lasting approximately 7 months. Under supervision, the technician will remove the rolled plans from storage, surface clean, flatten, enter descriptive information into a spreadsheet, arrange according to permit identification numbers, re-house and label. The technicians will also assist with digitizing selected plans, and identifying items requiring conservation treatment. Preferred candidates will have experience processing archival materials. Qualified candidates must be detail-oriented and organized. The candidate must be able to lift boxes weighing up to 25 lbs. Hours/Shift: Part-time/4 Days (28 Hours) Due to the necessary support duties of this position, the candidate may be required to be on call and/or work various shifts such as weekends and/or evening shifts. Temporary Grant Funded Project - Approximately Seven months Work Location: 31 Chambers St., N.Y. NO E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED. NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED. APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) APPROVAL. PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICER - 60216

Requirements

A Masters degree from an accredited college in Library Science, Archival Science, American History, Political Science, or a related area; or
A baccalaureate degree form an accredited college and one year full-time professional experience in archival, records management or library work; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have the baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.
Must be detail-oriented and organized.
The candidate must be able to lift boxes weighing up to 25 lbs.