Job Posting: A.G Leventis Fellowship in Object Conservation – Penn Museum (Philadelphia, PA)

A.G. Leventis Fellowship in Object Conservation
Supported by a grant from the A. G. Leventis Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) is happy to offer a one-year Conservation Fellowship to a recent graduate in objects conservation.
The position is full-time, beginning September 2, 2015, and includes benefits. The Fellow will be responsible for conducting a condition survey, re-housing, and photography project for a collection of more than 1,500 Bronze and Iron Age ceramic artifacts from the Museum’s excavations at the site of Lapithos, Cyprus. Additionally, the Fellow will be responsible for carrying out as many previously identified high priority treatments as feasible. Completion of the project will result in improved protection of the collection an increased accessibility for class use, scholarly research, and public exhibition.
Candidates should be graduates of a recognized conservation training program in the USA or Canada or a US citizen who has successfully completed a graduate-level conservation program abroad. Candidates should be eligible to work in the United States. The preferred candidate will possess practical treatment experience, a willingness to learn, good organizational skills, and a solid understanding of the field of conservation, including current ethical and philosophical approaches. Previous experience in undertaking condition surveys is preferred, as is proven proficiency in documentation photography. A demonstrated interest in the Archaeology of the Mediterranean will be beneficial, but not required.
Professional presentation and public outreach opportunities may include presenting a paper on the project at conferences, as well as at lecture series and symposia at the Museum. The Fellow will be expected to make contributions to the Museum’s blog and YouTube channel and take rotations in the Museum’s public Artifact Lab where the Fellow would conduct work and participate in question & answer sessions with visitors. The Fellow will report to the Penn Museum’s Head of Conservation.
Please email your CV and letter of interest to Lynn Grant at lgrant0@upenn.edu by June 22, 2015.