Re: Textile Museum job announcement

["Mary W. Ballard" <BallardM@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Textile Museum invites applications for the position of the Margaret
Wing Dodge Chair in Conservation.  The successful candidate for this
full-time position will direct all activities pertaining to the long-term
preservation and conservation of the collection, and will be a member of the
Museum's senior management team.  The Textile Museum anticipates relocation
to an expanded facility, and the Conservator will have a crucial role in
planning for and implementing activities associated with that relocation.

Requirements:  Graduate degree in  conservation from a recognized
institution (or the equivalent) plus a minimum of 5 years post-graduate
experience demonstrating increasing responsibility in a museum environment;
demonstrated ability to procure grant funds and administer large
grant-funded projects; a specialization in the treatment of ethnographic and
archaeological textiles.

Preferred qualifications:  Experience in the design and specification of
laboratory and storage facilities for textiles; evidence of strong
participation in the conservation profession through the dissemination of
research in journals and at meetings; supervision of other conservators and
interns.

To apply: Please send cover letter and resume, plus three references, to:
Search Committee, Conservation Chair, The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW,
Washington, DC 20008, by February 15, 2001.