[NHCOLL-L:2919] FW: Vacancy Announcement: Head of Technical Studies at SCMRE

[Jon Greggs]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ann N'Gadi [mailto:NGadiA at SCMRE.SI.EDU]
> Sent: January 10, 2006 6:36 AM
> To: greggs at ucalgary.ca
> Subject: Vacancy Announcement: Head of Technical Studies at SCMRE
> 
> Head of Technical Studies, Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and
> Education
> 
> The Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE) is
> seeking a Head of Technical Studies. The ideal candidate will be an
> accomplished scientist with a demonstrated background in art history,
> connoisseurship, and/or art conservation. The incumbent will conduct,
> manage, and guide primary research and technical studies on works of art,
> artifacts, and collections, or related materials, using appropriate
> scientific methodologies, to further knowledge of the history,
> connoisseurship, and conservation of these works and, where necessary, to
> verify their authenticity or provenance. The incumbent will provide
> leadership to the technical studies group, supervising a staff of
> conservation scientists and technicians and guiding research fellows,
> interns, and volunteers. The successful applicant should possess a record
> of
> achievement in science using state-of-the-art instrumentation and in (art)
> historical materials, connoisseurship, and/or art conservation, and
> supervisory experience at a level that includes conducting, managing, and
> guiding research.
> 
> SCMRE is a scientific research center of the Smithsonian Institution with
> the mission to increase and disseminate scientific knowledge that improves
> preservation and conservation of museum collections and related material,
> with an emphasis on the collections of the Smithsonian Institution's
> museums. For a more detailed description of the Center's programs access
> www.si.edu/scmre.
> 
> For a complete application package and instructions please access our
> website www.si.edu/ohr and retrieve announcement number 06JW-1394. The
> Smithsonian Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Vacancy closes
> February 6, 2006.