Fellowship at Institute of Fine Arts, NYU

Samuel H. Kress Fellowship in Painting Conservation
The Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU

Appointment: two and one half years with a possible renewal for an
additional year

The Kress Program in Painting Conservation was established in 1989
to care for the approximately one thousand paintings in the
dispersed Kress Collection, now principally located in eighteen
public and private museums and twenty-three university study
collections across the United States.  The other, no less important,
objective was to train young American conservators in the classical
tradition of restoration of Old Master paintings long espoused by
the Kress Foundation, which has generously funded the program.

A two and one half years fellowship is open to graduates in painting
conservation from a recognized post-baccalaureate training program
(Masters or PhD level) in either the United States or abroad.  Work
experience in research or conservation practice after graduation is
desirable.  The candidate's principal interest must be the
restoration and conservation of Old Master Paintings, primarily of
the Italian Schools.

The Fellow will work under the direction of Dianne Dwyer Modestini,
Conservation Consultant to the Samuel Kress Foundation, Conservator
of the Kress Program, and Research Professor of the Conservation
Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU.  Duties include:
conservation of paintings from the dispersed Kress holdings of
various museums nationwide; occasional site visits to regional
galleries and study collections to perform condition surveys; and
assisting Professor Modestini with her studio class for paintings
conservation majors.  The Fellow coordinates the documentation for
the Kress paintings conserved and studied in the program and
prepares reports for the IFA web site.  Participation in public
outreach activities is required on a case-by-case basis.  The
candidate should be proficient in the study of paint samples both in
cross-section and with PLM and be familiar with the use of SEM,
FTIR, XRF, IRR and X-radiography.  Excellent English prose style is
required and a reading knowledge of Italian is desirable.

The stipend is $41,000 plus benefits.  There is also an annual
travel budget of $5000 to attend national and international
professional events or perform research related to specific
paintings.

The successful candidate should be able to begin by March 15, 2016
at the latest.

Please provide the following documents: Cover letter, Statement of
Interest, CV or Resume, and contact information for two letters of
recommendation from teachers or colleagues familiar with your
professional experience.  Please submit your documents by February
15, 2016 through the NYU web site:

    <URL:http://www.nyuopsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=52809>
    (Copy and paste in your browser if the link does not work)

For specific questions please contact dianne.modestini<-at->nyu<.>edu or
hannelore.roemich<-at->nyu<.>edu

Note: Please enter the names and email addresses of both your
references in the system.  After all the required documents have
been uploaded you will receive a confirmation number

Posted on behalf of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation by:

Eric Pourchot, PhD
Institutional Advancement Director
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic
    and Artistic Works
1156 15th Street, NW
Suite 320
Washington DC 20005-1714
202-452-9545 ext 5


                                  ***
                  Conservation DistList Instance 29:33
                 Distributed: Sunday, January 17, 2016
                       Message Id: cdl-29-33-020
                                  ***