Fellowships at Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian 12-month Postgraduate Fellowships in
Conservation of Museum Collections

The Smithsonian's Office of Fellowships and Internships has
announced one-year fellowships for recent graduates of masters
programs in art and archaeological conservation (or the equivalent)
to conduct research and gain further training in Smithsonian
conservation laboratories for conservation of museum collections.
Researchers in conservation science topics, including those at the
postdoctoral level, are also encouraged to apply.  The fellowship
begins in the fall of 2015.  A stipend of $37,700 is being offered
at the postgraduate level and $48,000 at the postdoctoral level,
plus a research allowance up to $4,000.  While 12-month fellowship
proposals are preferred, applications for projects of shorter
duration (between 3-12 months) are acceptable, with a commensurate
reduction to the stipend amounts. The prospective fellow must first
contact the conservator or scientist with whom he or she would like
to work.  If the potential supervisor confirms that candidacy is
suitable, application must be made through the Office of Fellowships
and Internships by December 1, 2014.

Program guidelines and instructions for application are available at

    <URL:http://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/smithsonian-postgraduate-fellowships-in-conservation-of-museum-collections-program/>

As one of the conservation laboratories in which a fellowship is
offered, the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute (MCI)
offers postings for treatment and research projects benefiting
Smithsonian collections that make use of MCI's excellent analytical
capabilities

    <URL:http://www.si.edu/mci/>

Contact:

    Mary Ballard
    Senior Textiles Conservator
    301-238-1210
    ballardm<-a t->smsi< . >edu

    A. Elena Charola
    Research Scientist (biodeterioration, stone)
    301-238-1213
    charolaa<-a t->si< . >edu

    Paula T. DePriest
    Deputy Director (biodeterioration)
    301-238-1206
    depriestp<-a t->si< . >edu

    Janet G. Douglas
    Head of Technical Studies (analysis of cultural heritage)
    301-238-1238
    douglja<-a t->si< . >edu

    Christine France
    Physical Scientist (stable isotopes)
    301-238-1261
    francec<-a t->si< . >edu

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

    Jessica S. Johnson
    Head of Conservation (archaeological materials)
    301-238-1218
    johnsonjs<-a t->si< . >edu

    Robert J. Koestler
    Director (biodeterioration)
    301-238-1205
    koestlerr<-a t->si< . >edu

    Nicole Little
    Physical Scientist (ICP-MS, XRD, SEM-EDS)
    301-238-1243
    littlen<-a t->si< . >edu

    Odile Madden
    Research Scientist (modern materials, plastic, Raman
    spectroscopy)
    301-238-1257
    maddeno<-a t->si< . >edu

    Dawn Rogala
    Paintings Conservator (modern paints, artists' materials
    research/archives)
    301-238-1255
    rogalad<-a t->si< . >edu

    Jia-Sun Tsang
    Senior Paintings Conservator (research and treatment of modern
    and contemporary art)
    301-238-1231
    tsangj<-a t->si< . >edu

    Ed Vicenzi
    Research Scientist (microchemistry/microscopy)
    301-238-1215
    vicenzie<-a t->si< . >edu

Fellows may also be hosted in the conservation laboratories of other
Smithsonian museums, with the possibility of additional facilities
for analytical work available at MCI.  The conservator contacts for
these museums are listed below:

    Janice Ellis
    National Museum of American History
    202-633-3623
    ellisjs<-a t->si< . >edu
    for books and paper

    Sunae Park Evans
    National Museum of American History
    202-633-3629
    evanssu<-a t->si< . >edu
    for costumes

    Malcolm Collum
    National Air and Space Museum
    703-572-4361
    collumm<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects

    Tiarna Doherty
    Smithsonian American Art Museum
    202-633-5802
    dohertyt<-a t->si< . >edu
    for colonial to contemporary paintings, paper, objects, and
    frames

    Catharine Hawks
    National Museum of Natural History
    202-633-0835
    hawksc<-a t->si< . >edu
    for natural history objects

    Greta Hansen
    National Museum of Natural History
    301-238-1306
    hanseng<-a t->si< . >edu
    for anthropological objects

    Andrew Hare
    Freer and Sackler Galleries
    202-633-0370
    harean<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects, paper, and Asian paintings; and conservation
    science

    Susan Lake
    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
    202-633-2731
    lakes<-a t->si< . >edu
    for modern materials

    Nora Lockshin
    Smithsonian Institution Archives
    202-633-5913
    lockshinn<-a t->si< . >edu
    for archives, books, and paper

    Dana Moffett
    National Museum of African Art
    202-633-4614
    moffettd<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects

    Lou Molnar
    National Portrait Gallery
    202-633-5822
    molnarl<-a t->si< . >edu
    for paintings and paper

    Beth Richwine
    National Museum of American History
    202-633-3639
    richwineb<-a t->si< . >edu
    for objects

    Suzanne Thomassen-Krauss
    National Museum of American History
    202-633-3347
    thomassenkrauss<-a t->si< . >edu
    for textiles


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