Position at Citywide Monuments Conservation Program, New York

Monuments Technician
Citywide Monuments Conservation Program and New York City Parks and
    Recreation, Art and Antiquities Department

The Citywide Monuments Conservation Program and New York City Parks
and Recreation, Art and Antiquities Department, seek qualified
candidates for the 2016 summer field season.  These are 40 hour a
week paid positions, Monday through Friday beginning in June for up
to three months with a possible extension.

Citywide Monuments Conservation Program conserves and maintains
public works of art throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
Program participants will gain knowledge of the breadth of the
public sculpture collection, its history and conservation needs.
The interns will carry out conservation and maintenance treatments
on public sculptures and monuments under the direction of
experienced monuments conservators.  Participants will receive
training in photo-documentation, condition assessments, material
analysis, and report preparation.  In addition, interns will learn
and perform conservation treatments including repairing, cleaning,
and coating metals; bronze patination; masonry repair; mortar
analysis, replication, and repointing; and tool and materials
training.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn outdoor sculpture
conservation with experienced conservators in an award-winning
program in New York City.  The season will include trips to related
institutions and businesses such as a bronze foundry, stone quarry,
and practicing conservators and artists' studios.  More than 100
apprentices have successfully participated during the last 19 years.
Students currently enrolled in graduate programs and recent
graduates in objects conservation, historic preservation, or fine
art are strongly encouraged to apply.  Candidates must be able to
work outdoors, be comfortable in handling power tools and equipment,
and not fear heights, as projects often require work on scaffolding
or in a lift.

These positions are only open to US citizens.

Please email cover letter and resume by Friday, February 26, 2016 to
artandantiquities<-at->parks<.>nyc<.>gov, with Subject: Monuments Technician
Position

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.


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