Fellowship at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Textile Conservation Fellowship
Textile Conservation Laboratory
Cathedral of St. John the Divine

A full time Fellowship in tapestry and textile conservation is
offered by the Textile Conservation Lab at the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine, NYC. It is a grant funded position beginning July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2008. The Fellow will primarily treat a
tapestry from the Cathedral's collection and will be expected to
participate in other ongoing treatment activities in the Textile
Lab.

The applicant should be experienced with textiles, stitching, and
should have an interest in tapestry, with a basic chemistry and art
history background. He or she should be comfortable and work
effectively in a group environment, have the ability to focus on
fine work for long stretches of time but should also be able to
occasionally carry out activities that are physical in nature, i.e.
moving heavy tapestries and wet cleaning.

Applicants should send a letter with a statement of interest, a CV,
transcripts of graduate and undergraduate courses and samples of
examination reports and treatment records with documentation. Please
include three supporting letters from conservation professionals
familiar with the candidate's work

All application materials must be received via post by June 8, 2007.

For further information please contact:

    Marlene Eidelheit
    Textile Conservation Laboratory
    Cathedral of St. John the Divine
    1047 Amsterdam Avenue
    New York, NY 10025
    212-316-7523
    eidelheit [at] stjohndivine__org


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