[Nhcoll-l] 2018-2019 Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections

Fri Oct 20 15:55:34 EDT 2017

The Smithsonian’s Office of Fellowships and Internships has announced
one-year fellowships for recent graduates of masters programs in art and
archaeological conservation (or the equivalent) or conservation scientists,
including those at the postdoctoral level, to conduct research and gain
further training in Smithsonian centers for the conservation and research
of museum collections. The fellowship begins in the fall of 2018. A stipend
of $41,000 is being offered at the postgraduate level and $55,4000 at the
postdoctoral level, plus a research allowance up to $4,000. While 12-month
fellowship proposals are preferred, applications for projects of shorter
duration (3 to 12 months) are acceptable, with a commensurate reduction to
the stipend amounts. The prospective fellow *must* first contact the
conservator or scientist with whom he or she would like to work and is
encouraged to seek direction with crafting an effective proposal.
Previously successful proposals have benefited from the proposed mentor’s
guidance in developing the research question and navigating the Smithsonian
collections. If the potential supervisor confirms that candidacy is
suitable, application must be made through the Office of Fellowships and
Internships by *December 1, 2017*. Notification of decisions will be made
no later than *April 1, 2018*. Program guidelines and instructions for
application are available at
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.smithsonianofi.com_fellowship-2Dopportunities_smithsonian-2Dpostgraduate-2Dfellowships-2Din-2Dconservation-2Dof-2Dmuseum-2Dcollections-2Dprogram_&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=JM1hR0-8XtL_deade3yVdjx-NmGGgCprcv3blhYnC7s&s=o7k-B6Yhu5pXyf6cs-TV36v6gzh438l7y25g-n3csbw&e=.

Fellows may be hosted in the conservation and analytical laboratories of
several Smithsonian museums and research centers, with the possibility of
additional facilities for analytical work available at the Museum
Conservation Institute (MCI). The conservator contacts for these museums
are listed below:

Malcolm Collum, Engen Conservation Chair, National Air and Space Museum
(objects,) 703-572-4361, collumm at si.edu

Janice Ellis, Senior Paper Conservator, National Museum of American History
(books and paper), 202-633-3623, ellisjs at si.edu

Kira Eng-Wilmot, Senior Textile Conservator, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian
Design Museum (decorative/applied arts: textiles, paper, three-dimensional
objects), 212-849-8462, engwilmots at si.edu

Sunae Park Evans, Senior Costume Conservator, National Museum of American
History (costumes and textiles), 202-633-3629, evanssu at si.edu

Andrew Hare, Supervisory Oriental Art Restoration, Freer and Sackler
Galleries (objects, paper, and Asian paintings; and conservation science),
202-633-0370, harean at si.edu

Catharine Hawks, Museum Conservator, National Museum of Natural History
(natural history and anthropological objects), 202-633-0835, hawksc at si.edu

Amber Kerr, Acting Chief of Conservation, Smithsonian American Art Museum
(colonial to contemporary paintings, paper, objects, and frames),
202-633-4346, kerra at si.edu

Nora Lockshin, Senior Conservator, Smithsonian Institution Archives
(archives, books, and paper), 202-633-5913, lockshinn at si.edu

Lou Molnar, Head of Conservation, National Portrait Gallery (paintings and
paper), 202-633-5822, molnarl at si.edu

Beth Richwine, Senior Objects Conservator, National Museum of American
History (objects), 202-633-3639, richwineb at si.edu

Gwynne Ryan, Chief Conservator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
(modern materials), 202-633- 2728, ryangw at si.edu

The Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) offers postings for
treatment and research projects benefiting Smithsonian collections that
make use of MCI’s excellent analytical capabilities (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.si.edu_mci_&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=JM1hR0-8XtL_deade3yVdjx-NmGGgCprcv3blhYnC7s&s=TYzd0eJD4nsIxitqNgisAZ-Nrd2Bkw9PW5bVtTQG1m4&e=).
If your proposal requires analytical or technical expertise of MCI, you
*must* include an MCI staff member as an advisor or co-advisor for your
proposal. Contact:

Mary Ballard, Senior Textiles Conservator, 301-238-1210, ballardm at si.edu

Shannon A. Brogdon-Grantham, Photograph and Paper Conservator,
301-238-1241, brogdon-granthams at si.edu

A. Elena Charola, Research Scientist (biodeterioration, stone),
301-238-1213, charolaa at si.edu

Timothy P. Cleland, Physical Scientist (proteomics, paleoproteomics),
301-238-1208, clelandtp at si.edu

Paula T. DePriest, Deputy Director (biodeterioration), 301-238-1206,
depriestp at si.edu

Christine France, Research Physical Scientist (stable isotopes),
301-238-1261, francec at si.edu

Carol Grissom, Senior Objects Conservator, 301-238-1236, grissomc at si.edu

Jessica S. Johnson, Head of Conservation (archaeological materials),
301-238-1218, johnsonjs at si.edu

Rebecca Kaczkowski, Preventive Conservator, 301-238-1242, kaczkowskir at si.edu

Gwénaëlle Kavich, Conservation Scientist (materials characterization),
301-238-1265, kavichgm at si.edu

Robert J. Koestler, Director (biodeterioration), 301-238-1205,
koestlerr at si.edu

Thomas Lam, Physical Scientist (SEM-EDS, CL, XRF and microfadeometry),
301-238-1232, lamt at si.edu

Nicole Little, Physical Scientist (ICP-MS, XRD, SEM-EDS), 301-238-1243,
littlen at si.edu

G. Asher Newsome, Physical Scientist (mass spectrometry, ambient
ionization, GCMS, LCMS), 301-238-1223, newsomeg at si.edu

Dawn Rogala, Paintings Conservator (modern paints, artists’ materials
research/archives), 301-238-1255, rogalad at si.edu

Caroline Solazzo, Research Physical Scientist (proteomics), 301-238-1284,
solazzoc at si.edu

Jia-Sun Tsang, Senior Paintings Conservator (research and treatment of
modern and contemporary art), 301-238-1231, tsangj at si.edu

Ed Vicenzi, Research Scientist (microanalysis & imaging of heritage
materials), 301-238-1215, vicenzie at si.edu

E. Keats Webb, Imaging Specialist (scientific and computational imaging),
301-238-1212, webbekeats at si.edu
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