The Smithsonian's Office of Research Training and Services (ORTS) has
announced one-year fellowships for recent graduates of masters programs
in art and archaeological conservation or for conservation scientists to
conduct research and gain further training at the Smithsonian in the
conservation of objects in its collections.  The fellowship begins in
the fall of 2008. A stipend of $30,000 is being offered plus allowances.
The prospective fellow must first contact the conservator or scientist
with whom he or she would like to work. If the potential supervisor
confirms that candidacy is suitable, application must be made through
ORTS. Program guidelines, instructions, cover sheets, and letters for
your referees are available on the ORTS web site
(http://www.si.edu/ofg/ofgapp.htm). The deadline is January 15, 2008. 

 

As one of the conservation laboratories in which a fellowship is
offered, the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) offers
postings for treatment of Smithsonian material and research projects
that make use of MCI's excellent analytical capabilities
(http://www.si.edu/mci/). Contact:

 

Mary Ballard, Senior Textiles Conservator, 301-238- 1210,
[log in to unmask] 

Harriet F. (Rae) Beaubien, Senior Objects Conservator (archaeological
materials), 301-238-1235, [log in to unmask]  

Paula T. DePriest, Deputy Director (biodeterioration), 301-238-1206,
[log in to unmask]

Carol Grissom, Senior Objects Conservator, 301-238-1236, [log in to unmask]


Robert J. Koestler, Director (biodeterioration), 301-238-1205,
[log in to unmask]

Marion Mecklenburg, Senior Research Scientist, 301-238-1241,
[log in to unmask] 

Jeff Speakman, Head of Technical Studies, 301-238-1242, [log in to unmask]


Jia-Sun Tsang, Senior Paintings Conservator (modern materials),
301-238-1231, [log in to unmask]  

Melvin Wachowiak, Senior Conservator (advanced imaging, 3D scanning),
301-238-1218, [log in to unmask] 

Donald C. Williams, Senior Furniture Conservator (wooden artifacts),
301-238-1239, [log in to unmask]   

 

Fellows may also be hosted at other Smithsonian conservation
laboratories, with the possibility of additional facilities for
analytical work available at MCI. Contact the following conservators:

 

Richard Barden, National Museum of American History (202-633-3638;
[log in to unmask]) for objects, paper,           

         costumes, and textile conservation

Ellen Chase, Freer Gallery/Sackler Museum (202-633-0365; [log in to unmask])
for objects, paper, and paintings 

conservation of Freer/Sackler collections (primarily Asian material)

Christina Cole, National Air and Space Museum (301-238-1603;
[log in to unmask]) for objects conservation

Lucy Commoner, Cooper-Hewitt Museums (212-849-8461; [log in to unmask])
for textile and paper 

conservation

Eliza Gilligan, SI Libraries (202-633-4713; [log in to unmask]) for book
conservation

Greta Hansen, National Museum of Natural History (301-238-1306;
[log in to unmask]) for anthropological objects 

conservation 

Helen Ingalls, Smithsonian American Art Museum (202-633-5804;
[log in to unmask]) for objects and paper 

conservation

Marian Kaminitz, National Museum of the American Indian (301-238-1415;
[log in to unmask]) for 

                        archaeological and ethnographic objects and
textile conservation

Susan Lake, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (202-633-2731;
[log in to unmask]) for conservation of modern 

                        materials

               Steve Mellor, National Museum of African Art
(202-633-4616; [log in to unmask]) for objects conservation

Lou Molnar, National Portrait Gallery (202-633-5822; [log in to unmask]) for
paintings and paper conservation

Sarah Stauderman, Smithsonian Institution Archives (202-633-5921;
[log in to unmask]) for archives and

                        conservation

 

 

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