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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Conservation Education</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">University of California/Getty Program in Conservation of
Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials (UCLA in Los Angeles, CA)
is seeking a conservator to fill a nine and half month teaching fellowship
from September 15, 2015 through June 30, 2016, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The fellowship offers exceptional professional development opportunities for those
interested in conservation education, as well as opportunities for conducting
research about diversifying participation in conservation and collections care.
Candidates should demonstrate a strong interest in teaching, excellent communication skills,
and a strong demonstrated interest in diversity. At least three years
of post-graduate work experience in conservation is preferred.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Applicants
should demonstrate specialization within the conservation of archaeological
and/or ethnographic materials.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Responsibilities will include:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Observing classes within the UCLA/Getty
graduate conservation first year graduate core curriculum (</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__conservation.ucla.edu_content_class-2Dschedule&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=7Yn6iXAHuMHRbbtQFqO9g4SrueX4Cm4pmVWlnXlMhgo&s=Pxih40VyInT11A1RxsiEVZNYRmIz_CC_fTl1hAvBAtU&e="><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">http://conservation.ucla.edu/content/class-schedule</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black"> ) in order to gain exposure to techniques of course delivery.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Meeting regularly with Prof. Ellen
Pearlstein about both teaching and targeted research described below, and with
faculty in the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological
and Ethnographic Materials to develop materials and skills for teaching.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Offering lectures and practical exercises
in the candidate’s area of specialization within the UCLA/Getty
graduate conservation first year curriculum.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Connecting
with directors and faculty at each of the graduate programs of the Association
of North American Graduate Programs in Conservation (ANAGPIC) to explore what
is currently being done to inform underrepresented students about conservation
and collections care.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Reviewing
various UCLA diversity initiatives to explore possible partnerships.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Connecting
with staff working in Los Angeles on Mellon’s national diversity program for
curators to examine whether this model might serve initiatives developed for conservation
and collections care.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">Connecting
with staff at the Getty Multicultural internship program and reviewing the
program self-survey to examine this model. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">The fellow
will be expected to review and analyze allied diversity initiatives in order to
draft a publishable report critically reviewing value of these models for
increasing participation of underrepresented communities in conservation and collections
care.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">The fellowship will provide a
stipend of $38,000 plus benefits, and $ 5000 in support of meetings
and/or conference travel to further research objectives.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b style><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Applications are due by April 15 2015</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">, and should include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three
letters of recommendation, and two examples of publications, lecture
presentations, or written work.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Questions about the fellowship may be directed to: </span><a href="mailto:epearl@ucla.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">epearl@ucla.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Application materials must be submitted electronically with attachment
size per message of up to </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">26 Megabytes.<span style> </span>The subject
heading must include your last name and Mellon Fellowship. Please send to </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black">Amber Cordts-Cole, </span><a href="mailto:acordts@ucla.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif"">acordts@ucla.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p>
</div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div><div><div><div><font face="monospace,monospace">Ellen Pearlstein<br></font></div><font face="monospace,monospace">Associate Professor<br></font></div><font face="monospace,monospace">UCLA Information Studies and UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials<br></font></div><font face="monospace,monospace">230 GSEIS/ A 410 Fowler<br></font></div><font face="monospace,monospace">Los Angeles, CA 90095<br></font></div><font face="monospace,monospace"><a href="mailto:epearl@ucla.edu" target="_blank">epearl@ucla.edu</a></font></span></div></div></div>
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