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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/22/17

Applications Due04/12/17

Vacancy ID37786

AgencyEducation Department, State

TitleHistoric Conservation Technician 2, Box OCE-952/26365

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary Grade12

Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $40172 to $49041 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Office of Cultural Education

New York State Archives

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12234

Minimum Qualifications 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.

Duties Description 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
• Carry out other tasks as assigned.

Additional Comments 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 April 5, 2017 to ocejobs@nysed.gov (email applications are preferred). You must include the Box number (OCE-952/26365) in the subject line of your email and/or cover letter to ensure receipt of your application.

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Name Office of Human Resources Management

Telephone (518) 474-5215

Fax (518) 486-5631

Email Address ocejobs@nysed.gov

Address

Street New York State Education department

89 Washington Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12234

 

Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION: Qualified candidates should send a resume and letter of interest by April 5, 2017 to ocejobs@nysed.gov (email applications are preferred). You must include the Box number (OCE-952/26365) in the subject line of your email and/or cover letter to ensure receipt of your application.

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