Positions at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Assistant Upholstery Conservator
Assistant Furniture Conservator
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is accepting applications for an
    assistant upholstery conservator position to join the Furniture
    and Frame Conservation lab.  The successful candidate will
    examine, study, and treat a wide range of American and European
    upholstered furniture designated for exhibition in the Museum's
    new American wing and renovated European galleries due to open
    in 2010.  The Museum's collections include a comprehensive range
    of furniture and other wooden objects from America, Europe and
    Asia from the 17th to the 20th centuries.  Research and
    technical examination of the collections will be encouraged.
    Candidates must have a graduate degree in conservation or
    equivalent training.  This is a four-year, term position renewed
    in one-year increments.

Assistant Furniture Conservator

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is accepting applications for an
    assistant furniture conservator position to join the Furniture
    and Frame Conservation lab.  The successful candidate will
    examine, study, and treat a wide range of American and European
    furniture and frames for exhibition in the museum's new American
    Wing and renovated European galleries due to open in 2010.
    Experience with gilding and upholstery conservation would be an
    advantage. The Museum's collections include a comprehensive
    range of furniture and other wooden objects from America, Europe
    and Asia from the 17th to the 20th centuries.  Research and
    technical examination of the collections will be encouraged.
    Candidates must have a graduate degree in conservation or
    equivalent training. This is a four-year, term position renewed
    in one-year increments.

Please send cover letter, resume and two letters of recommendations
to

    Myriam Negron, Sr.
    Human Resources Manager
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
    465 Huntington Ave.
    Boston, MA 02115

or email her your credentials at mnegron [at] mfa__org. For any specific
inquiries about the position please contact

    Gordon Hanlon
    Head of Furniture and Frame Conservation
    617-369-3343
    ghanlon [at] mfa__org

Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.  We are an
equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.


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