Position at Yale Center for British Art

Postgraduate Conservation Associate in Paintings Conservation
Yale Center for British Art

The Yale Center of British Art invites applications for a 15 month
postgraduate conservation associate in painting conservation
beginning in early 2011.  The successful candidate will be asked to
study and treat a selection of works belonging to a collection of
thirty one paintings given to Yale by the late Joseph F. McCrindle.
The majority of paintings are late nineteenth and early twentieth
century works by artists such as  Spencer Frederick Gore, Duncan
Grant, Augustus John, William Orpen, Walter Sickert, Henry Scott
Tuke and Lucien Pissarro, though earlier artists include Francis
Hayman, William Etty and John Brett.  Treatment problems range from
superficial cleanings and minor consolidations to a few more complex
structural stabilizations  and varnish removals.  The opportunity
for research is presented by the variety of surface finishes and
varnishes present on the twentieth century paintings.

The work will be carried out in the painting conservation studio of
the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT.   Candidates must
have completed a conservation training program, or have equivalent
experience, and be legally entitled to work in the United States.
Preference will be given to applicants applying within two years of
the award of their degree.

Stipend for the position is $36,000 per annum, plus benefits.

Please submit the following no later than December 1 2010:

    Cover letter describing career goals and why this position is of
    particular interest to you.

    CV

    Three (3) letters of recommendation

Interview with portfolio will be required

Applications should be sent electronically to mark.aronson<-at->yale<.>edu

Mark Aronson
Chief Conservator
Yale Center for British Art
PO Box 208280
New Haven CT 06520

All candidates applying for positions at the Yale Center for British
Art will be subject to pre-employment screening. All offers are
contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

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