Positions at Central Park Conservancy

Paid summer positions in outdoor sculpture conservation
Central Park Conservancy (CPC)

The Central Park Conservancy (CPC), with grants from The Charles
Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, Inc. and the New England Society
in the City of New York, is offering full-time summer positions in
outdoor sculpture conservation.  CPC is a private, not-for-profit
organization dedicated to the maintenance and preservation of
Central Park.  For more information, visit the Central Park
Conservancy website at

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

Conservation technicians will be involved in the examination,
documentation, preservation and conservation of the bronze and stone
sculpture and architectural features in Central Park in New York
City.

Eligibility Requirements:

    Applicants must be active graduate students or recent
    masters-level graduates in historic preservation, objects
    conservation or closely related field.

    Applicants must be able to demonstrate eligibility to live and
    work in the US for the duration of this placement prior to
    consideration for candidacy.

    Applicants must possess a current United States issued driver's
    license or equivalent.  They must be physically able to lift 50
    lbs and to wear a respirator for up to 3 hours per day.

The summer conservation program will begin on Monday, June 2, 2014
and concludes on Friday, August 8, 2014.  Pay is approximately $14
dollars per hour.  Interested applicants should respond (preferably
via email) with a cover letter and C.V. or resume no later than
April 18, 2014 to:

    Matthew C. Reiley
    Associate Director of Conservation
    Central Park Conservancy
    14 E. 60th Street, 8th floor
    New York, NY 10022
    Cell: 347-236-9461
    Fax: 212-535-0448
    mreiley<-at->centralparknyc<.>org


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