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Textile Conservation Intern

3 months ago

Saint Pancras, Greater London, United Kingdom The British Library Full time

Contractual hours
36

Basis
Full time

Job category/type
Conservation & Collection Care

Date posted
19/06/2023

Job reference
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Job description

Location:
St Pancras

Hours:
Full Time, Fixed Term

Salary:
£22,371
The British Library is pleased to offer a 12 month externally funded internship in Textile Conservation.

  • The internship will focus on how Conservation enables the safe treatment, handling, storage and display of the Library's têxtilebased cultural material. On completion, it is expected that the intern will have enhanced their ability to make recommendations for the treatment of collection items, developed an appreciation of their history and a sensitivity to cultural and religious issues.
  • The intern will report to the Textile Conservation manager and will be placed within the British Library Centre for Conservation.
  • As one of the world's great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation's intellectual memory for the future and make it available to all for research, inspiration and enjoyment. At present we have well over 170 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We make our collections and programmes available to all. We operate the world's largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future by anyone, anywhere.
  • In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes a minimum of 26.6% (this may be higher dependant on grade. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.

Closing date: 20 August 2023

Interview date: 11 September 2023

We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role, as it does not meet the eligibility criteria required for this immigration route

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