Lendrum Internship in Book Conservation
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23,205 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 5LE |
| Company: | Durham University |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 25000924_1751622831 |
Summary
The Role
The post holder will undertake a range of activities and gain experience in some of the following with support and supervision from colleagues:
· Survey and assessment of the physical condition of collections, identifying causes of deterioration in book and archive collections
· Assist with a wide range of preservation activities within an historic library setting
· Application of preservation measures including construction of custom boxes and enclosures
· Undertake supervised remedial treatments of books and associated items
· Providing support where necessary to public-facing activities including exhibition development and delivery and other gallery-based activities.
· Using systems, such as the Library Management System, enquiry management tools, museum collections management systems, content management systems supporting websites and the digital repository; in support of user services and collections management
· Participating in short-term working groups and project work,
· Contributing to communications, social media activity, user-experience-related work and user engagement
· Contributing to schools education, wider public engagement and related activities
· Administrative activities in support of work areas described above
They will also actively engage in staff development activities, including formal training sessions, reflection, and self-directed learning, to develop skills and knowledge appropriate to the role and context of the internship.
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