Historic Conservation Technician 2
New York State Education Department
Albany

The New York State Archives is seeking to fill a Historic Conservation
Technician (HCT) 2 position in the Office of Cultural
Education. The focus of the position is the digitization of
selected records in the Archives holdings for online delivery and in response
to research requests. Under the direction of an Archives
and Records Management Specialist (ARMS) 2 in the Collections Management Unit,
duties of this position will include, but are not limited to, the following:

  
Participate in the digitization of selected collections;

Conduct review processes to ensure the quality of resulting digital images and
corresponding metadata;

Participate in preservation reformatting activities such as original
microfilming and microforms duplication;

Participate in collections management activities such as stacks maintenance,
monitoring environmental conditions in the Cultural Education Center, and
disaster preparedness and response; and

Carryout other tasks as assigned.

  
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  
Provisional Appointment: Must have three years of
conservation or preservation or historic collections-related experience in the
discipline to which assigned. A bachelor's or master's
degree in history, public history, art history, museum studies, photographic
preservation, collections management, conservation, or fine arts may be
substituted for two years of experience.

  
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This will be a provisional
appointment. Promotions and transfers may change
appointees' negotiating unit. Applicants should be aware
that changes in negotiating units may affect their salary, insurance, and
other benefits.

  
*Leads to a maximum salary of $49,041 based on annual performance advances.  
  
APPLICATION: Qualified candidates should send a resume and letter of interest
by July 6, 2016 to [log in to unmask] (email applications are
preferred). You must include the Box number (OCE-952/26365)
in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application.



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