Conservator/Archivist – Queen’s University Library (Kingston, Ontario)
Queen’s University Library invites applications for a Limited-Term Appointment at the rank of General Archivist. The preferred start date is early 2024. The Conservator collaborates regularly with a team of archivists, librarians, and staff in the library’s Archives and Special Collections division (Queen’s University Archives and W. D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections, Maps, and Government Information). The Conservator plays a role in supporting the library’s fundamental value of information access, stewardship and preservation, on a global scale for local needs, as well as the principle of enhancing learning and research through improved accessibility, presentation, and preservation. The Conservator will sustain the preservation and conservation program for Archives and Special Collections focusing on addressing the inherent and ongoing needs in the substantial, significant, rare, and unique collections. In addition, the Conservator carries out treatment procedures for the conservation and preservation of archival and library material, particularly paper and rare book conservation, employing specialized techniques to restore, repair and conserve such items.
Please see the full position description here. Applicants are encouraged to send all documents in their application packages electronically as one PDF to library.hr@queensu.ca.
