vation Specialist

12 hours ago


Doha, Baladīyat ad Dawḩah, Qatar Qatar Foundation Full time $40,000 - $80,000 per year
Description

Key Result Areas:
 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.