Internships at Museum Conservation Institute

Internships
Museum Conservation Institute
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute is offering
short-term opportunities to work on research projects with staff
members. Preference will be given to applicants currently enrolled
in conservation training programs or graduate students in related
subjects. Stipends may be offered for a period of up to 10 weeks.
The internships are intended mainly for the summer of 2010, but
consideration will be given to projects at other times during the
year. Projects will be supervised by the following staff members,
whom applicants are urged to contact in advance of application:

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

    Harriet F. (Rae) Beaubien
    Senior Objects Conservator
    301-238-1235
    beaubienh<-at->si<.>edu

    Paula DePriest
    Deputy Director (biodeterioration studies)
    301-238-1206
    depriestp<-at->si<.>edu

    Christine France
    Physical Scientist
    301-238-1261
    francec<-at->si<.>edu

    Jennifer Giaccai
    Conservation Scientist
    301-238-1211
    giaccaij<-at->si<.>edu

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

    Robert Koestler
    Director (biodeterioration studies)
    301-238-1205
    koestlerr<-at->si<.>edu

    Marion Mecklenburg
    Senior Research Scientist
    301-238-1241
    mecklenburgm<-at->si<.>edu

    Mehdi Moini
    Senior Research Scientist (development of proteomics
        capabilities for the study of museum collections)
    301-238-1238
    moinim<-at->si<.>edu

    Jeff Speakman
    Head of Technical Studies
    301-238-1242
    speakmanj<-at->si<.>edu

    Jia-Sun Tsang
    Senior Paintings Conservator (modern materials)
    301-238-1231
    tsangj<-at->si<.>edu

    Ed Vicenzi
    Research scientist (microchemical studies)
    301-238-1215
    vicenzie<-at->si<.>edu

    Melvin Wachowiak
    Senior Conservator (coatings, wooden objects)
    301-238-1218
    wachowiakm<-at->si<.>edu

    Donald Williams
    Senior Furniture Conservator
    301-238-1239
    williamsd<-at->si<.>edu

Applications must be made online at

    <URL:https://solaa.si.edu>

by March 30, 2010.

If application has already been submitted, we would appreciate it if
these candidates would reapply online.  Should this not be possible,
the earlier application will be considered.  Selected candidates
will be interviewed by telephone, although MCI visits are welcome.
Notifications will be sent by April 15, 2010.


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