Position at Museum Conservation Institute

Physical Scientist (Conservation)
Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute.

The Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) is seeking
Physical Scientists (Conservation) to conduct research on works of
art, antiquities, and other objects of cultural value through
scientific examination, identification, and analysis of their
materials.  They may also perform technical examinations of these
objects for authentication, condition assessment, or conservation
treatment.  Applicants must be able to perform analysis in the
general areas of organic or inorganic materials using some of the
following analytical methods: scanning electron microscopy with
energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDS), X-ray fluorescence
spectroscopy (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively-coupled
mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
(FTIR) and gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

MCI is a scientific research center of the Smithsonian Institution
with the mission to increase and disseminate scientific knowledge
that improves preservation and conservation of museum collections
and related material, with an emphasis on the collections of the
Smithsonian Institution's museums.  For a more detailed description
of the MCI's programs please see

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

For a complete application package and instructions please access
USAJOBS

    <URL:https://www.usajobs.gov>

or the Smithsonian website

    <URL:http://www.si.edu/OHR/jobs_public>

and retrieve announcement numbers 15A-SR-300454-MPA-MCI and
15A-SR-300473-DEU-MCI.

The Smithsonian Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Vacancies close Tuesday, June 16, 2015.  Must be a U.S. citizen or
U.S. National.

For more information contact:

    Janet G. Douglas
    Head of Technical Studies
    Museum Conservation Institute
    Smithsonian Institution
    301-238-1238
    douglja<-at->si<.>edu


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