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Position at Image Permanence Institute (any specialty)



The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) has now completed the nine
training sessions required for the first phase of the Preservation
Environment Monitor (PEM) and Climate Notebook (CNB) software field
trial. There are 184 institutions participating from 40 states.
Roughly 17% are archives, 28% are libraries, and 55% are museums or
historic houses. Response has been good so far. We are now preparing
to enter the second phase: creating database records for a large
number of materials considered to be important by the field. The
remainder of this project and future spin-offs will require a
permanent conservation or preservation professional. Collection
objects will range from natural history specimens to paintings and
microfilm so applicants from any area of specialty are welcome.

PRESERVATION RESEARCH POSITION. The Image Permanence Institute (IPI),
a non-profit, university-based reservation research laboratory at
Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, is seeking a
conservator, preservation specialist, or conservation scientist to
work full time on issues related to storage environments in libraries,

archives, and museums. The successful candidate will have a major role

in developing new concepts and software to assist institutions in
managing collection storage and display environments. The position
requires knowledge of collections preservation, institutional
practices, and computers. Major responsibilities will be to help
develop a
database of environmental parameters for a broad range of collection
objects, communicate with over 180 participant institutions in a field

trial of IPI?s hardware and software, and perform advanced research on

institutional preservation management. A variety of experiences is a
plus, and good people skills are necessary. The successful candidate
will join a team of applied preservation scientists, will have the
opportunity to travel, and will enjoy good benefits and a salary
commensurate with experience. Contact James Reilly, IPI Director, by
phone at (716) 475 2306, by FAX at (716) 475-7230 or by e-mail:
jmrpph@rit.edu. Inquiries held in confidence.

James M. Reilly
Director, Image Permanence Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
70 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604

tel. (716) 475-2306
FAX (716) 475-7230

e-mail:  jmrpph@rit.edu

visit IPI on the web at: www.rit.edu/ipi

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