conservation research position

[Paul Wyeth <P.Wyeth@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester, UK and
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

Research Fellow/ Assistant
£17,626 to £19,681 pa

A postdoctoral fellow or postgraduate with equivalent professional
experience is required for a one year AHRB funded project, commencing in
September, 2002.

In an innovative collaborative venture, the Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, and the Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester, are seeking to
develop sustainable solutions to the care and conservation of modern
textiles as they enter our cultural heritage. Research will involve
non-destructive identification and characterisation of the deterioration
mechanisms of contemporary smart and techno-fibres, including, for example,
responsive composites and thermochromic polymers.

The post offers a unique opportunity to work with a team of museum
curators, textile conservators and conservation scientists; regular travel
between the two institutions will be necessary. Applicants should have a
background in science and materials analysis (SEM, FTIR, MS, mechanical
testing, etc.), and have complementary interests in new fibres and artefact
conservation.

Further particulars may be obtained from the Personnel Department (A),
University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, tel.: 023 8059
2750, e-mail: recruit@xxxxxxxxxxx or minicom: 023 8059 5595. Please send a
curriculum vitae together with the names of three referees to the Personnel
Department at the above address, quoting reference number 01A601. The
deadline for completed applications is Friday, 31st May, 2002.

For an informal discussion of the post, please contact Dr Paul Wyeth at the
Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton Winchester Campus,
SO23 8DL, tel.: 023 8059 7122, email pw@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Working for Equal Opportunities.