Position at Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage

PhD research position on transparency changes in 19th Century
    paintings
Netherland Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN)
Amsterdam

The NWO De Mayerne Programme has recently granted a position for a
scientist to work on a joint project of ICN and AMOLF on "The
influence of painting methods and materials on the present
appearance of 19th C paintings". This four-year project has a strong
focus on changes in transparency that affect the readability and
aesthetic quality of the paintings.  The influence of artists'
materials as well as painting technique on changes in transparency
will be studied in relation to changes in colour, refractive index
and light reflection. The project encompasses technical studies of
selected paintings, manufacture and optical studies of paint
reconstructions and analysis of original 19th Century paints from
tubes and palettes.

The candidate is based at the Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN)
and will work in close co-operation with the scientists at ICN and
the Molecular Painting Research Group at the FOM Institute for
Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF). Dr. Klaas Jan van den Berg
(ICN) is the principle investigator, while Prof. Dr. Jaap Boon.
(University of Amsterdam and AMOLF) will be the thesis supervisor.
The paintings' studies will be carried out in close co-operation
with conservators and art historians in Dutch museums, universities
and other institutions.

Requirements: The candidate must have a M.Sc. degree in chemistry or
physics with demonstrated interest in conservation or a MA in
conservation or art history with solid background in science
(B.Sc.). A good command of English as the working language is
required. The PhD study must be accomplished in four years.

For more information write to

    Dr. Klaas Jan van den Berg
    Conservation Research
    Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage
    Gabriel Metsustraat 16
    PO box 76709
    1070 KA Amsterdam,
    Netherlands.
    +31 20 3054545
    klaas.jan.vd.berg [at] icn__nl

or

    Prof. Dr. Jaap J. Boon
    Molecular Painting Research Group
    FOM Institute AMOLF
    Kruislaan 407
    1098 SJ Amsterdam
    Netherlands.
    +31 20 6081234
    boon [at] amolf__nl
    <URL:http://www.amolf.nl>

Application letters with CV should be sent to Dr. Klaas Jan van den
Berg.


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