2009-2010 Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections - MCI
Posted: Oct 23, 2009
Application Deadline: January 15, 2009
Description:
The Smithsonian’s Office of Fellowships has announced one-year fellowships for recent graduates of masters programs in art and archaeological conservation or for conservation scientists to conduct research and gain further training at the Smithsonian in the conservation of objects in its collections. The fellowship begins in the fall of 2009. The prospective fellow must first contact the conservator or scientist with whom he or she would like to work. If the potential supervisor confirms that candidacy is suitable, application must be made through the Office of Fellowships. Program guidelines, instructions, cover sheets, and letters for your referees are available on the Office of Fellowships’ web site.
Department:
As one of the conservation laboratories in which a fellowship is offered, the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) offers postings for treatment of Smithsonian material and research projects that make use of MCI’s excellent analytical capabilities . Contact:
Mary Ballard, Senior Textiles Conservator, 301-238-1210, ballardm@si.edu
Harriet F. (Rae) Beaubien, Head of Conservation (archaeological materials), 301-238-1235, beaubienh@si.edu
Paula T. DePriest, Deputy Director (biodeterioration), 301-238-1206, depriestp@si.edu
Carol Grissom, Senior Objects Conservator, 301-238-1236, grissomc@si.edu
Robert J. Koestler, Director (biodeterioration), 301-238-1205, koestlerr@si.edu
Marion Mecklenburg, Senior Research Scientist, 301-238-1241, mecklenburgm@si.edu
Jeff Speakman, Head of Technical Studies, 301-238-1242, speakmanj@si.edu
Jia-Sun Tsang, Senior Paintings Conservator (modern materials), 301-238-1231, tsangj@si.edu
Melvin Wachowiak, Senior Conservator (advanced imaging, 3D scanning), 301-238-1218, wachowiakm@si.edu
Donald C. Williams, Senior Furniture Conservator (wooden artifacts), 301-238-1239, williamsd@si.edu
Fellows may also be hosted at other Smithsonian conservation laboratories, with the possibility of additional facilities for analytical work available at MCI. Contact the following conservators:
Richard Barden, National Museum of American History (202-633-3638; bardenr@si.edu) for objects, paper, textile, and costume conservation
Ellen Chase, Freer and Sackler Galleries (202-633-0365; chaseel@si.edu) for objects, paper, and paintings conservation and conservation science of Freer/Sackler collections (primarily Asian material)
Malcolm Collum, National Air and Space Museum (301-238-1637; collumm@si.edu) for objects conservation
Lucy Commoner, Cooper-Hewitt Museums (212-849-8461; Commonerl@si.edu) for textile and paperconservation
Ann Creager, Smithsonian American Art Museum (202-633-5802; acreager@si.edu) for paintings conservation
Eliza Gilligan, SI Libraries (202-633-4713; gilligane@si.edu) for book conservation
Greta Hansen, National Museum of Natural History (301-238-1306; hanseng@si.edu) for anthropological objects conservation
Marian Kaminitz, National Museum of the American Indian (301-238-1415; kaminitzm@si.edu) for archaeological and ethnographic objects and textile conservation
Susan Lake, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (202-633-2731; lakes@si.edu) for conservation of modern materials
Steve Mellor, National Museum of African Art (202-633-4616; smellor@si.edu) for objects conservation
Lou Molnar, National Portrait Gallery (202-633-5822; molnarl@si.edu) for paintings and paper conservation
Sarah Stauderman, Smithsonian Institution Archives (202-633-5921; staudermans@si.edu) for archives and paper conservation
Compensation:
A stipend of $32,000 is being offered plus allowances.
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