Position at Balboa Art Conservation Center

Assistant or Associate Paper Conservator
The Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC)

The Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC), an active regional center
serving 18 member museums, non-member museums and private clients
seeks an Assistant or Associate Paper Conservator.  BACC
conservators work with a wide variety of collection types performing
conservation services in examination, treatment, analysis, and
on-site surveys of collections.

The Center is located in San Diego's Balboa Park, the nation's
largest urban cultural park, which is home to 15 major museums, as
well as performing arts venues, the San Diego Zoo, and gardens.
Collections served by BACC vary widely in keeping with the museum
community active with the Center.  Paper conservation staff works
with collections that include some archival materials, but
predominantly history and art collections with emphasis in American,
European, S. Asian, and some E. Asian materials. For further
information about the Center, please visit

    <URL:http://www.bacc.org>

The Assistant or Associate Paper Conservator position is a full-time
staff position and requires a degree from a recognized conservation
training program or equivalent experience.  Preference will be given
to applicants with one or more years of post-graduate experience for
the Assistant position while the Associate position requires a
minimum of four years of post-graduate experience.  The position
offers good benefits and salary commensurate with qualifications and
experience.  Interested applicants should apply in writing with a
letter of interest, resume, three letters of professional reference,
and three examples of treatment experience.  Please submit
applications for this position by August 31, 2011 to:

    Janet Ruggles
    Director and Chief Conservator of Paper
    PO Box 3755
    San Diego CA 92163

Digital applications will also be accepted and should be submitted
to kwest<-a t->bacc< . >org


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