Internship at Nebraska State Historical Society

Getty Grant Program Funded Internship
Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center
Nebraska State Historical Society

The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center is offering the first of two
postgraduate conservation internships supported by the Getty Grant
Program. This first internship will begin in the fall of 1999 and
continue until the fall of 2000.   The internship is full time and
the stipend amount is $25,000. Health benefits, an educational
travel allowance are provided.  The internship will focus on
treatment and independent research.

Candidates must have recently completed a graduate level course of
study in conservation or have done so by the start of the internship
period. Candidates may also have completed the equivalent level and
amount of training through internship.  Candidates should have
completed a least one-year of graduate level internship in objects
conservation prior to application.

Interested candidates should send:

    1.  A personal statement of application stating why the
        internship is pertinent to their professional development.

    2.  A current resume.

    3.  Three letters of recommendation from conservators, curators,
        or university instructors.

Materials should be postmarked no later than September 5, 1999 and
sent to:

    Julie A. Reilly
    Associate Director/Chief Conservator
    Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center
    1326 South 32nd Street
    Omaha, NE 68105

Finalists for the internship will be invited for an interview.   All
applicants will be notified by September 20, 1999 of the decision of
the selection committee.

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