Conservator – Section for Visual Media and Conservation – Fag og forskning, Nasjonalbiblioteket
Kultur og kreative yrker Design, grafisk arbeid og illustrasjon(2 weeks ago)
Job Description
Published 07-11-2024
Deadline: 24-11-2024
Conservator – Section for Visual Media and Conservation
The National Library of Norway is looking for a conservator of photographs, books and paper to help facilitate the use and conservation of its collections. The position involves active conservation work, exhibitions, consulting and examination of documents using multispectral analysis and other techniques.
The National Library of Norway manages a large multimedia collection, of which books, periodicals, prints, photography and private archival materials from the Middle Ages to the present day make up a considerable part. Preservation and conservation are an important part of our social mandate, and our institution offers a large and active community of experts in this field.
Organisationally, the position is located within the Section Visual Media and Conservation [NT1] in the Department of Research and Special Collections.
Tasks
- Assessing the condition of and apply appropriate conservation methods to documents such as photographs, graphic prints, drawings, books and manuscripts
- Preparing documents for exhibition and loaning, including assessing their condition and deciding how they should be handled and mounted
- Working to check, analyse and assess conservation-related matters in connection with exhibitions, storage facilities and the preventive conservation of documents
- Contributing to the professional development of the field of conservation, including conservation techniques and new tools for documentation and analysis
- Working actively on academic and research projects
Qualifications
- A Master's degree or equivalent in conservation of photography, book and paper materials
- Experience from work in similar institutions
- Experience from working on exhibitions (desirable)
- Interest in and experience with the use of digital analytical tools (desirable)
Language skills
Excellent oral and written language skills in Norwegian, English or other Scandinavian language
Personal attributes
- Self-starter, active and keen to develop their professional skills
- Able to work independently
- Result oriented
- Attention to detail, organised
- A team player
- Flexible
- Skilled at interdisciplinary collaboration
- Adaptable
- Excellent understanding of the role
We can offer
- An exciting job in a large, interdisciplinary environment
- Good opportunities for professional development
- Job code 1087, Chief Engineer, salary band 52 to 79, within which the relevant range will be band 60-70, currently equating to NOK 584.500 – 692.400 per year, depending on qualifications (for particularly qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered)
- Membership of the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
- An inclusive working environment (the National Library is part of the inclusive workplace (IA) scheme)
Kontaktinformasjon
Hege Høsøien , avdelingsdirektør, 0047 928 55 122, hege.hosoien@nb.no
Arthur Tennøe, seksjonsleder, 0047 954 21 444, arthur.tennoe@nb.no
Arbeidssted
Henrik Ibsens gate 110
0255 Oslo
Nøkkelinformasjon:
Arbeidsgiver: Nasjonalbiblioteket
Referansenr.: 4873210569
Stillingsprosent: 100%
Fast
Søknadsfrist: 24.11.2024
DIVERSE INFO
Arbeidsgiver | Fag og forskning, Nasjonalbiblioteket orgnr: |
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Kort om arbeidsgiver |
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Webside | http://www.nb.no |
Bransje | Kultur og kreative yrker |
Yrke | Design, grafisk arbeid og illustrasjon |
Sted | OSLO (Adresse: Henrik Ibsens gate 110 Postnr: 0255) |
Stillingstype | Fast Heltid Antall stillinger: 1 |
Sektor | Offentlig |
Krav | Unknown |
Tiltredelse | Unknown |
Søknadsfrist | 24-11-2024 |