{"id":14159,"date":"2016-04-18T10:49:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=14159"},"modified":"2016-04-18T10:49:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:49:59","slug":"job-posting-photographic-materials-intern-historical-society-of-pennsylvania-philadelphia-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2016\/04\/18\/job-posting-photographic-materials-intern-historical-society-of-pennsylvania-philadelphia-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting: Photographic Materials Intern &#8211; Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Employer: <\/strong>Historical Society of Pennsylvania<br \/>\n<strong>Location: <\/strong>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br \/>\n<strong>Position title<\/strong>: Photographic Materials Intern<br \/>\n<strong>Duration:<\/strong> 10 weeks during Summer or Fall 2016 (specific dates negotiable)<br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday)<br \/>\n<strong>Stipend: <\/strong>$6,000 (based on $15\/hour), to be paid in two or three installments<br \/>\n<strong>Position Summary:<\/strong> The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) is one of the leading independent special collections libraries in the United States. HSP holds several hundred linear feet of photographic materials, including the oldest known photograph shot in North America. These holdings also include almost 100 linear feet of cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate film (mostly negatives), much of which is significantly deteriorated and requires improved storage, digital reformatting, or proper disposal. All acetate and nitrate film in HSP\u2019s holdings has previously been identified and its stage of deterioration has been assessed.<br \/>\nThe Photographic Specialist, a member of the Library staff, will use this previously compiled data to determine appropriate next steps for the acetate and nitrate film and sort it accordingly. He or she will also plan for and possibly implement cold storage and appropriate disposal for specific materials where these measures are called for.<br \/>\n<strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Primary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify film which should be immediately discarded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify film which should be digitized as soon as possible and then discarded<\/li>\n<li>Identify film which should be digitized in the near future and advise about preservation of those images<\/li>\n<li>Liaise with appropriate organizations to dispose of identified materials.<\/li>\n<li>Research cold storage for identified materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Secondary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rehouse some materials to new archival housing.<\/li>\n<li>Record additional information about film items, pairing negatives and positives where possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify conservation issues and recommend follow-up tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Other duties as assigned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis internship is open to current students in, and recent graduates from, master\u2019s programs in photographic preservation or a closely related field. Candidates must be able to identify nitrate and cellulose negatives; have a good understanding of film deterioration and its symptoms; have strong organization, time management, and problem-solving skills; have the ability to work independently; be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; be authorized to work in the United States; be able to pass the background check; and be able to lift 40 pounds.<br \/>\nPreferred qualifications include: familiarity and experience with photograph processes from early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century; experience rehousing photographic negatives; experience working in an archives or special collections library; digitization experience; familiarity with Archivists\u2019 Toolkit software and Adobe Creative Suite; and the ability to assess conservation needs for photographic materials.<br \/>\n<strong>To apply:<\/strong><br \/>\nSubmit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references <strong>by April 22, 2016<\/strong> to:<br \/>\nTara O\u2019Brien<br \/>\nDirector of Preservation and Conservation Services<br \/>\nHistorical Society of Pennsylvania<br \/>\n1300 Locust Street<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, PA 19144, USA<br \/>\ntobrien@hsp.org<br \/>\n215.732.6200 ext. 245<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employer: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Position title: Photographic Materials Intern Duration: 10 weeks during Summer or Fall 2016 (specific dates negotiable) Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday) Stipend: $6,000 (based on $15\/hour), to be paid in two or three installments Position Summary: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) is one of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2016\/04\/18\/job-posting-photographic-materials-intern-historical-society-of-pennsylvania-philadelphia-pa\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Job Posting: Photographic Materials Intern &#8211; Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":13684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}