100000002882.Conservation Specialist

Skilled Trades & Manual Labor
Qatar 🇶🇦
October 2, 2023

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Job Description

Taking care of the conservation and preservation of heritage materials (Photographs, books, manuscript, library/archive materials) held in the library’s heritage collections. Supporting the activities of the IFLA PAC center and the scientific laboratory.

Key Results Area:

  • Support the improvement of standards, guidelines, procedures related to conservation practices in QNL.
  • Perform conservation and preservation treatments on materials held in the library’s Heritage collections (photographs, books, manuscripts, and archive materials).
  • Condition surveys of HL collection + condition check for digitization and loans.
  • Understand and support the analytical tests on QNL collections materials.
  • Document examinations and treatments in writing and by photography.
  • Contribute to the maintenance of the conservation lab and the scientific lab.
  • Advise library staff on the condition of collections, collection storage, handling, and exhibition.
  • Conduct condition surveys of collections.
  • Participate in disaster recovery services for QNL HL items.
  • Contribute to the conservation field through service, research, writing, outreach, presentations…
  • Familiarize, understand, and implement health, safe and environment policy procedures, regulations, and objectives.
  • The position includes other duties as required and defined by the scope, purpose, and spirit of the institution.
  • Other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisor.

 Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
  • 2-5 years of relevant full-time work experience.
  • Knowledge of material science and non-destructive techniques
  • Good manual skills for conservation.
  • Excellent analytical and time management skills. 
  • Ability to work methodically and accurately without close supervision.
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills both in oral and written English and Arabic.
  • Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications

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