Fellowship at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Mellon Postgraduate Fellowship in
Conservation of Furniture and Woodwork
Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is offering a Mellon Postgraduate
Fellowship in the conservation of furniture and woodwork beginning
early to mid-September 2013, and may be extended an additional two
years. The applicant should be a graduate of a recognized
conservation training program or have equivalent experience. Work
will include technical examination, treatment, research, and
preservation activities on European, American, and Asian furniture
and architectural woodwork in the Museum's collections.

The Fellowship includes an annual stipend of $33,832, health
insurance, a $3,000 travel supplement, and a $2,000 research.
Applications should be sent electronically: pdf files containing
statement of interest, resume, transcripts of graduate courses, and
four examples of examination reports and treatment records with
photographs. Please include any published treatments or research.
Electronic materials should be sent to jobs<-at->philamuseum<.>org. Please
include in subject line: "Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Furniture
and Woodwork Conservation." Confidential supporting letters from
three conservation professionals familiar with the applicant's work
should be sent directly to:

    Behrooz Salimnejad
    Conservator of Furniture and Woodwork
    PO Box 7646
    Philadelphia PA 19101-7646

Questions can be addressed by email to bsalimnejad<-at->philamuseum<.>org
or by telephone at 215-684-7557.

All application materials must be received by March 31, 2013

EOE

Chris Wasson
Conservation Administrator
Philadelphia Museum of Art
215-684-7542


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