Job Posting: Research Conservator – University of Glasgow (Glasgow, UK)

This post forms part of the project: Situating Pacific Barkcloth Production in Time and Place, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, working with Principal Investigator Frances Lennard, and collaborators at the Smithsonian Institution and Kew Gardens. The post requires expert theoretical and practical knowledge in the conservation of barkcloth, textiles or other organic materials. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications as well as help to successfully deliver this project as opportunities allow.
The post is for two years, full-time, from 1 January 2016.
The post-holder will be based in the Centre for Textile Conservation at the University of Glasgow, but will spend one month at the beginning of the project working at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC.
The posting closes on September 20, 2015.