Textile Conservator - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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Position Title: Textile Conservator
Job Category: Conservation
Employer Name: North Carolina Museum of History
Salary Range: $35,337 - $56,330
Street Address: 5 East Edenton Street
City, State, Country: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Postal Code: 27601 [Map It!]
Contact Name: Jennifer French
Contact E-Mail Address: jennifer.french@ncdcr.gov
Contact Phone Number: (919) 807-7883
Contact Fax Number: (919) 733-8655
Contact Website: Welcome to the North Carolina Museum of History
Deadline to Apply: 10/28/2011

Position Description/Responsiblities:
The N.C. Museum of History seeks a professional conservator to preserve
the museum's costume & textile collection comprised of men's, women's
and children's civilian clothing, military uniforms, household
textiles, and the museum's extensive collection of banners and flags.
The Textile Conservator will be responsible for condition & treatment
reports, stabilization techniques, vacuuming, wet cleaning, laboratory
maintenance, and dressing mannequins. This position will train and
supervise volunteers, interns, and assistants and will prepare costumes
and textiles for an active exhibition program. The Textile
Conservator will also respond to patron requests regarding the care of
privately owned costumes and textiles. Some night and weekend work
and overnight travel is necessary. A valid driver s license is
required.

Desired Qualifications:
This position requires expert skills in handling antique and period
textile items and in the conservation techniques and practices
required to properly care for these collections. Thorough knowledge of
textile science, costume and textile history and conservation
standards, ethics, principles and practices including stabilization,
wet cleaning and vacuuming techniques is needed for this position. The
successful applicant should possess a demonstrated knowledge of
organic and inorganic chemistry, and physics as they pertain to
textile conservation and of textile science, costume and textile
history and conservation practices. The ability to work cooperatively
and communicate effectively with diverse staff, volunteers, and
patrons is important, as is the ability to safely work in a textile
conservation laboratory setting with dyes, detergents, bleaches, and
other chemicals, which are required for this work. Applicant should
possess the physical ability to sustain conservation tasks for
extended periods of time.

TO APPLY, SEE THIS LINK:
http://osp.its.state.nc.us/positiond...022&printit=no

Source: http://osp.its.state.nc.us