Fellowships at Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum
Collections

The Smithsonian Office of Fellowships is pleased to announce
one-year fellowships for recent graduates of masters programs in art
conservation or the equivalent to conduct research and gain further
training in Smithsonian laboratories for conservation of objects in
museum collections. The fellowship begins in the fall of 2006. A
stipend of $30,000 is being offered plus allowances. The prospective
fellow must first contact the conservator with whom he or she would
like to work. If the potential supervisor confirms that candidacy is
suitable, application must be made through the Smithsonian's Office
of Fellowships. Program guidelines, instructions, cover sheets, and
letters for your referees are available on the Office of Fellowships
website: <URL:http://www.si.edu/ofg/ofgapp.htm>. The deadline is
January 15, 2006.

As one of the conservation laboratories in which a fellowship is
offered, the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
(SCMRE) offers possible postings for research projects and treatment
of material from Smithsonian collections (see
<URL:http://www.si.edu/scmre/> for general information about SCMRE
and below for information about the Archaeological Conservation
Program). The candidate should contact one of the following senior
staff conservators:

    Mary Ballard
    Senior Textiles Conservator
    301-238-1210
    ballardm<-a t->si< . >edu

    Harriet F. (Rae) Beaubien
    Senior Objects Conservator (archaeological materials)
    301-238-1235
    beaubienh<-a t->si< . >edu

    Carol Grissom
    Senior Objects Conservator
    301-238-1236
    grissomc<-a t->si< . >edu

    Jia-Sun Tsang
    Senior Paintings Conservator (modern materials and
        non-destructive testing)
    301-238-1231
    tsangj<-a t->si< . >edu

Fellows may also be hosted at other Smithsonian conservation
laboratories, but additional facilities for analytical work may be
available to museum or archives fellows at SCMRE. Such candidates
should contact the following conservators:

    Richard Barden
    National Museum of American History
    202-633-3638;
    bardenr<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects, paper, costumes, and textile conservation

    Lucy Commoner
    Cooper-Hewitt Museum
    212-849-8461
    commonerl<-a t->si< . >edu)
    for textile and paper conservation

    Linda Edquist
    National Postal Museum
    202-633-5511
    edquistls<-a t->si< . >edu
    for paper conservation

    Greta Hansen
    National Museum of Natural History
    301-238-1306
    hanseng<-a t->si< . >edu
    for anthropological objects conservation

    Paul Jett
    Freer Gallery/Sackler Museu
    202-633-0371
    jettpa<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects, paper, and paintings conservation of Freer/Sackler
    collections (primarily Asian material)

    Marian Kaminitz
    National Museum of the American Indian
    301-238-1415
    kaminitzm<-a t->si< . >edu
    for archaeological and ethnographic objects and textile
    conservation

    Susan Lake
    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garde
    202-633-2731
    lakes<-a t->si< . >edu
    for modern painting conservation

    Ed McManus
    National Air and Space Museum
    301-238-1637
    mcmanuse<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects and paper conservation

    Steve Mellor
    National Museum of African Art
    202-633-4616
    smellor<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects conservation

    Stefano Scafetta
    Smithsonian American Art Museu
    301-238-1041
    sscafett<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects and paper conservation

    Sarah Stauderman
    Smithsonian Institution Archive
    202-357-1421 x29;
    staudermans<-a t->si< . >edu
    for archives and paper conservation


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