Job Posting: Mellon Postgraduate Fellowship in Conservation of Furniture and Woodwork – Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA)

MELLON POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN CONSERVATION OF FURNITURE AND WOODWORK – PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is offering a Mellon Postgraduate Fellowship in the conservation of furniture and woodwork beginning on August 1, 2015 and ending on October 30, 2016.  
The applicant should be a graduate of a recognized conservation training program or have equivalent experience. Work will include technical examination, treatment, research, and preservation activities on European, American, and Asian furniture and architectural woodwork in the Museum’s collections.
Each fellowship includes a yearly stipend of $35,198, health insurance, $3,000 in travel funds and $2,000 for research support. Applications should be sent electronically and include: pdf files containing statement of interest, resume, transcripts of graduate courses, and three examples of examination and treatment records with photographs. Please include any published treatments or research.
For electronic submissions please use a file sharing service (such as DropBox or WeTransfer) to gdiefenderfer@philamuseum.org.
Confidential supporting letters from two conservation professionals familiar with the candidate’s work should be sent directly to Behrooz Salimnejad, Elaine S. Harrington Senior Conservator of Furniture and Woodwork, Philadelphia Museum of Art, P.O. Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA  19101-7646.
Questions can be addressed by email to bsalimnejad@philamuseum.org or by telephone at 215-684-7557.
All application materials must be received by June 15, 2015.
Chris Wasson
Conservation Administrator
Philadelphia Museum of Art
215 684 7542
mailto:cwasson@philamuseum.org