Category: Job, Internship, & Fellowship Postings

HLF Conservation Intern (London, UK)

Science Museum, Medicine Galleries

  • Application closing date: October 18, 2017
  • Location: Science Museum and Blythe House – London
  • Salary: GBP19,000 per annum

Are you enthusiastic, competent and graduate-calibre in conservation? We are offering TWO 9-month internships to work with our conservation team, to gain excellent experience in the conservation of medical objects made from a wide variety of materials, and ranging in date from antiquity to present day. The internships will be based at Blythe House in Kensington Olympia and at the Science Museum in South Kensington depending on project activity.

These are unique opportunities to work on objects destined for our new Medicine galleries, the most ambitious element of the Science Museum’s Masterplan. Opening in 2019, we are creating a suite of five new Medicine Galleries which will showcase our world class Medicine collection in a new location at the heart of the Museum.
You will have a recognized conservation qualification, or comparable experience in conservation. The internship will provide an excellent experience in interventive conservation of historical objects and help to develop practical knowledge and understanding of preventive conservation.

You will need to be aware of hazard management procedures associated with historical objects and have a good knowledge of Health and Safety, including safe use of chemicals for lab safety and collections management.

The Science Museum Group (SMG) comprises the Science Museum in London, the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, the National Railway Museum in York and Shildon and the Science and Media Museum in Bradford. Together they share a unifying mission to engage people in a dialogue about the past, present and future of human ingenuity in the fields of science, technology, medicine, transport and media.
Interviews are expected to be held on the 2nd and 3rd November.

Please view the Vacancy Information Pack which provides you with detail of the role and explains how to complete your application.

Vacancy Information http://bit.ly/2kmkpCZ

Getty Conservation Guest Scholar Opportunity

The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute supports new ideas and perspectives in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field. The program provides an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of interest to the international conservation community.

Applications for the 2018-2019 residency period are now available. The deadline is November 1, 2017.

To find out more and apply online, please visit: http://bit.ly/GuestScholars.

For questions regarding the program or the application process, please contact: GCIScholars@getty.edu.

Assistant Paintings Conservator (Carlisle, PA, USA)

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This position has been re-advertised together with the Sr. Paintings Conservator position, on February 1, 2018. To see it, go to: www.conservators-converse.org/2018/02/senior-paintings-conservator-assistant-paintings-conservator-carlisle-pa-usa/.

  • Primary location: Hartmann Fine Art Conservation Services, Inc. conservation facility in Carlisle, PA
  • Reports to: Chief of Conservation and Senior Paintings Conservator
  • Status: Full-time
  • Application period: Will remain open until filled

JOB DESCRIPTION
Hartmann Fine Art Conservation Services, Inc. (“Hartmann Conservation”) is seeking a driven, self-motivated, experienced, professionally trained Conservator with 3 – 5 years of working experience in the field of Paintings Conservation.   This individual needs to have had experience treating a wide variety of easel paintings or murals with differing supports and media.   This position will primarily be based at our conservation facility in Carlisle, but may occasionally require travel for on-site work assignments.   The Assistant Paintings Conservator must possess a strong working knowledge of art history; and chemistry as it relates to historic materials, or those used in the conservation process.   Preferred candidates should: have a master’s degree in art conservation; and training in current conservation practices, material, and cleaning techniques; and be a Professional Associate member in good standing with the American Institute for Conservation.  This demanding position will require the ability to communicate effectively, meet scheduled work deadlines, maintain strong ethical standards, and work cooperatively in a fast-paced team environment. We welcome the contribution of ideas and seek a positive, productive, and ambitious team member with a positive work ethic.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Completion of documentary artifact reports, including: Condition Reports, Treatment Proposals, and Treatment Reports
  • Skilled examination and treatment of historic and artistic paintings, painted surfaces, and artifacts in both the Hartmann Conservation studio and on-site for nationwide clientele, including artifacts and murals that are extremely large, visually damaged, and/or have severe structural damage
  • Familiarity and adherence to the American Institution of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice and current museum-quality standards in all proposal development and treatment execution
  • Requires only periodic or indirect supervision to satisfactorily meet the daily requirements of this job
  • Ability to handle large works of art, including regular lifting and carrying of up to 50lbs., as well as long periods of standing, sitting, and working on scaffolding, ladders, or lifts
  • Observance of all building security, storage, reporting, and safety protocols and regulations
  • Active participation in periodic training sessions, conferences, and professional meetings

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • EDUCATION: Master’s degree in Art Conservation, or commensurate conservation apprentice training and experience. In-depth working knowledge of art history, chemistry, studio art technique, and AIC conservation standards are a must.
  • EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years of professional paintings and painted surface conservation.

CONSERVATION SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Familiarity with diverse bodies of art, art history, and artistic technique, including strong understanding of color theory
  • Working knowledge of chemistry as it relates to conservation, including intimate familiarity with the chemical properties, solubility, and long-term degradation of oil, acrylic, casein, tempura, gouache, fresco, and encaustic mediums. Understanding of chemical, biological, and physical processes and principles that contribute to long-term deterioration and/or preservation
  • Knowledge of appropriate current treatments for paintings and murals on panel, canvas, board, paper, metal, composite materials, hide, and synthetic supports. Includes demonstrated ability to repair complex tears, dents, flaking paint, cracked or warped supports, or delamination. Also includes demonstrated ability to complete routine filling, lining, stretching, inpainting and visual reconstruction with reversible and minimally intrusive techniques. Must have the ability to accurately match colors, paint application appearance, and technics of artists where compensation or inpainting is required.
  • Experience in the safe surface cleaning and removal of discolored varnish layers, embedded dirt/soot/nicotine, and previous restorers’ overpaint using traditional organic and modern aqueous-based solvent systems, mixtures, gels, detergents, and/or enzymes.
  • Skills in triage of emergency conservation and response to fire or water damage, mold, and hazardous materials abatement/containment. Experience in this area strongly preferred.
  • Working knowledge of safe and museum quality procedures for handling, storing, transporting, framing, crating, shipping, installing, and exhibiting fine art
  • Understanding of proper safety and chemical storage procedures, including training and work on scaffolding, in secure buildings, and with hazardous materials
  • Working knowledge and experience in carpentry, woodworking, safety, and use of power equipment

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well as part of a team, both in studio and in situ
  • Strong work ethic and commitment to meeting deadlines, solving complex treatment issues, working effectively and productively under pressure, and upholding confidentiality and ethical standards
  • Competency with collections management systems, including knowledge of Microsoft, iOS operating systems, Adobe and other software suites required for documentary conservation reports
  • Demonstrated sound judgment, risk management, and perception to details and artistic subtleties
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Strong experience with mural conservation is highly desired
  • Working knowledge of historic frame conservation and gilding techniques
  • Professional conservation experience at a major fine art institution, museum or collection
  • Interest and ability to research and adapt technical written material for publication or lecture

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

  • Commensurate with experience, including paid time off and 401(k) match.

Final candidates for this position may be required to undergo a background check as evidence of their ability to secure federal government security clearance or other security clearances, as required by project specifications. To apply for this position, please send a cover letter, resume and curriculum vitae, three professional or academic references, available start date, salary requirements, and a sample Condition Report and Treatment Report example to info@hartmannconservation.com. Hartmann Fine Art Conservation Services, Inc. is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Hartmann Conservation
Hartmann Conservation has performed fine art conservation project management, assessment, treatment, emergency response, environmental monitoring, handling, transportation, and cyclic collection maintenance services of the highest quality since 1985. Our mission is to provide the highest-quality professional conservation services to our clients and their artwork based on experience, knowledge, resourcefulness, and sound ethics. Our company is a Pennsylvania registered small business enterprise specializing in the conservation of historic paintings, modern paintings, murals, frames, historic furniture, and painted decorative or historic objects. We provide hands-on conservation services to local, state and federal governments; historic sites and preservation organizations; public, private and religious institutions; museums; corporate collections; and private clients both in studio and on site for clientele nationwide. Our company prides itself on the ability to handle the most complex and difficult of treatments on projects both large and small in accordance with the American Institute for Conservation’s Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Treatment.

Senior Paintings Conservator (Carlisle, PA, USA)

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This position has been re-advertised together with the Assistant Paintings Conservator position, on February 1, 2018. To see it, go to: www.conservators-converse.org/2018/02/senior-paintings-conservator-assistant-paintings-conservator-carlisle-pa-usa/.

  • Primary location: Hartmann Fine Art Conservation Services, Inc. conservation facility in Carlisle, PA
  • Reports to: Chief of Conservation
  • Status: Full-time
  • Application period: Will remain open until filled

JOB DESCRIPTION
Hartmann Conservation is seeking a driven, self-motivated professionally trained Paintings Conservator with strong management, leadership, oral and written communication, artifact assessment, and advanced conservation treatment skills. Primary job responsibilities will include personally undertaking complicated conservation treatments; completing conservation reports; and overseeing the daily operations of junior staff, project work; and deadline scheduling at our conservation facility.  This position will primarily be based at our conservation facility in Carlisle, but may occasionally require travel for on-site work assignments.   This demanding position will require the ability to communicate effectively with clients, meet scheduled work deadlines, maintain strong ethical standards, and work cooperatively in a fast-paced team environment. Preferred candidates should: have a master’s degree in art conservation; and training in current conservation practices, material, and cleaning techniques; and be a Professional Associate or Fellow member in good standing with the American Institute for Conservation.  We welcome the contribution of ideas and seek a positive, productive, and ambitious team member with a positive work ethic to assist the Chief of Conservation in directing and executing all conservation and preservation services regarding painted materials and frames.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Completion of documentary artifact reports, including Condition Reports, Treatment Proposals, and Treatment Reports .
  • Skilled examination and treatment of historic and artistic paintings, painted surfaces, and artifacts in both the Hartmann Conservation studio and on-site for nationwide clientele, including artifacts and murals that are extremely large, visually damaged, and/or have severe structural damage
  • Project Manager responsibility, including supervision of Assistant Conservators, Conservation Technicians, and Conservation Interns in our Carlisle, PA conservation facility, or as assigned for temporary on-site projects for nationwide clientele
  • Familiarity and adherence to the American Institution of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice and current museum-quality standards in all proposal development and treatment execution
  • Ability to handle large works of art, including regular lifting and carrying of up to 50lbs., as well as long periods of standing, sitting, and working on scaffolding, ladders, or lifts.
  • Observance of all building security, storage, reporting, and safety protocols and regulations
  • Active participation in periodic training sessions, conferences, and professional meetings
  • Frequent collaboration with museum curators, conservation scientists, conservation colleagues, artisan specialists, and client representatives to discuss curatorial issues and manage treatment expectations

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • EDUCATION: Master’s degree in Art Conservation, or commensurate conservation apprentice training and experience. In-depth working knowledge of art history, chemistry, studio art technique, and AIC conservation standards are a must.
  • EXPERIENCE: 7-10 years of professional paintings and painted surface conservation experience. 3-5 years of direct conservation project, deadline, team, and scheduling management.

CONSERVATION SKILLS REQUIRED

  • In depth familiarity with diverse bodies of art, art history, and artistic technique, including strong understanding of color theory
  • Strong working knowledge of chemistry as it relates to conservation, including intimate familiarity with the chemical properties, solubility, and long-term degradation of oil, acrylic, casein, tempura, gouache, fresco, and encaustic mediums. In-depth understanding of the chemical, biological, and physical processes and principles that contribute to long-term deterioration and/or preservation
  • In depth knowledge of appropriate current treatments for paintings and murals on panel, canvas, board, paper, metal, composite materials, hide, and synthetic supports. Includes demonstrated ability to repair complex tears, dents, flaking paint, cracked or warped supports, or delamination. Also includes demonstrated ability to complete difficult filling, lining, stretching, inpainting and visual reconstruction with reversible and minimally intrusive techniques. Must have the ability to accurately match colors, paint application appearance, and technics of artists where compensation or inpainting is required.
  • Experience in the safe surface cleaning and removal of the most difficult varnish layers, embedded dirt/soot/nicotine, and previous restorers’ overpaint using traditional organic and modern aqueous-based solvent systems, mixtures, gels, detergents, and/or enzymes.
  • Advanced triage skills regarding emergency conservation and proper responses to fire or water damage, mold, and hazardous materials abatement/containment. Experience in this area strongly preferred.
  • Comprehensive understanding of safe and museum quality procedures for handling, storing, transporting, framing, crating, shipping, installing, and exhibiting fine art
  • Practice of proper safety and chemical storage procedures, including training and work on scaffolding, in secure buildings, and with hazardous materials
  • Skilled working knowledge and experience in carpentry, woodworking, safety, and use of power equipment

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Management experience and competence in independently leading a conservation team, including strong interpersonal skills and ability to provide performance feedback and develop staff members
  • Strong work ethic and commitment to meeting deadlines, solving complex treatment issues, working effectively and productively under pressure, and upholding confidentiality and ethical standards
  • Competency with collections management systems, including knowledge of Microsoft, iOS operating systems, Adobe and other software suites required for documentary conservation reports
  • Demonstrated sound judgment, risk management, and perception to details and artistic subtleties
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Working knowledge of historic frame conservation and gilding techniques
  • Professional conservation experience at a major fine art institution, museum or collection
  • Fluency in secondary language(s), both in conversation and in writing
  • Interest and ability to research and adapt technical written material for publication or lecture

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

  • Commensurate with experience, including paid time off and 401(k) match.

Qualified candidates for this job shall be considered for long-term succession to the Chief of Conservation. Final candidates for this position may be required to undergo a background check as evidence of their ability to secure federal government security clearance or other security clearances, as required by project specifications. To apply for this position, please send a cover letter, resume and curriculum vitae, three professional or academic references, available start date, salary requirements, and a sample Condition Report and Treatment Report example to info@hartmannconservation.com. Hartmann Fine Art Conservation Services, Inc. is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Hartmann Conservation
Hartmann Conservation has performed fine art conservation project management, assessment, treatment, emergency response, environmental monitoring, handling, transportation, and cyclic collection maintenance services of the highest quality since 1985. Our mission is to provide the highest-quality professional conservation services to our clients and their artwork based on experience, knowledge, resourcefulness, and sound ethics. Our company is a Pennsylvania registered small business enterprise specializing in the conservation of historic paintings, modern paintings, murals, frames, historic furniture, and painted decorative or historic objects. We provide hands-on conservation services to local, state and federal governments; historic sites and preservation organizations; public, private and religious institutions; museums; corporate collections; and private clients both in studio and on site for clientele nationwide. Our company prides itself on the ability to handle the most complex and difficult of treatments on projects both large and small in accordance with the American Institute for Conservation’s Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Treatment.

Visiting Exhibits Conservator (Champaign, IL)

*** APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PAST – PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION ***

Preservation Services Unit – University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign

Position Available: This position is available as soon as possible.  This is a 100%, twelve-month, visiting Academic Professional appointment for a term of two years.  This position may become permanent at a later date.

Duties and Responsibilities: The University of Illinois is seeking a dynamic candidate to work closely with the Head of Preservation Services, the Special Collections Senior Conservator, and the Rare Book Conservator to develop relationships, treatments, policies, and procedures in support of special collections exhibits in the Library.  This position will expose an early career conservator to the full process of special collections exhibit planning and preparations.  The candidate will have a passion for the holistic process of exhibiting special collections materials in a library and archives setting. The candidate will interact and communicate with both curators and conservators on the process of exhibit planning and execution from conception to deinstallation. Candidates must have the ability to lead deadline-driven conservation treatments as well as build collaborative relationships between Preservation Services and curators of special collections libraries including the Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Illinois History & Lincoln Collections unit.

Qualifications: Required: A Master’s Degree in conservation from a recognized conservation training program or a Bachelor’s Degree and significant previous experience in special collections conservation treatments; Interest in outreach and exhibits for special collections in libraries and archives; Excellent written and oral communication skills; Demonstrated knowledge of the material and technical characteristics of formats found in library and archival collections.  See https://jobs.illinois.edu for Preferred.

To Apply: To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, resume, and contact information including email addresses for three professional references.  Additionally, upload documentation (file formats accepted include image, PDF, or word-processing files) of your three most significant treatments, or provide an external link to these in the cover letter.  Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. For questions, please call: +1 (217) 333-8169.

Deadline:  In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must be received by October 24, 2017.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

The U of I is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled www.inclusiveillinois.illnois.edu.

Icon Internship: Paintings Conservation (Barnard Castle, UK)

  • Icon Internship, Paintings Conservation
  • 12-month Internship
  • Location: The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
  • Educational Stipend: GBP16,000

The Bowes Museum, in partnership with Icon, and with the generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund is offering a programme of Paintings Conservation internships from 2014 to 2019. The Museum will host one paintings intern per year, to work within the conservation department.

Based in the conservation studio at the Bowes Museum the intern will gain hands on experience working on the acclaimed collection of European paintings acquired by John and Josephine Bowes. This includes one of the largest collections of Spanish Paintings in any British museum. More information is available at www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk.

Working with the Paintings Conservator, the intern will carry out conservation assessments and treatments on paintings from the collection. As part of the conservation team, the intern will gain practical, preventive and workplace skills, tailored to help them develop their career in conservation.  Projects throughout the year will include:

  • Conserving paintings for exhibitions and displays
  • Conservation audit
  • Preventive conservation of the painting collections
  • Preparing paintings for loan/ tour
  • Regular contributions to The Bowes Museum blog
  • Publicizing the work of the department through networking with other professionals, attending conferences, publications etc.
  • Promoting Conservation through activities working with local colleges and schools

Candidates will be asked to present a portfolio with evidence of their conservation work and/or related painting skills at the interview.

You can apply for these placements if you have a recognized qualification in conservation, preferably specializing in paintings. Applicants wishing to pursue a career in paintings conservation, without formal training, but with a demonstrable interest in museums conservation and heritage, and able to demonstrate a high level of painting skills will also be considered. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply

Please apply using the application form on the Icon website only. https://icon.org.uk/what-is-conservation/internships.

  • Closing date: 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017
  • Interviews will be held on November 2, 2017
  • Internship will commence on November 2017 TBC

Questions? Write us at: pwhife@icon.org.uk.

Assistant Painting Conservator (West Palm Beach, FL, USA)

*** APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PAST – PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS POSITION ***

Stella Art Conservation, Inc. located in West Palm Beach, Florida, seeks a full-time collaboratively-minded and conservation treatment-oriented conservator of paintings to become an integral part of the staff. The Assistant or Associate Conservator’s principal responsibility will be to collaborate with the chief conservator on the conservation of Art-works.

The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and skills: Ability to examine paintings; perform treatments of paintings; versatility in performing other duties that may be assigned; complete work skillfully in a timely matter; have experience with digital photography; extremely fine manual skills in retouching; working knowledge of materials, techniques and ethics of painting conservation; developed practical skills with the ability to accurately assess deterioration and damage; sound judgement and strong work ethic; ability to work effectively with colleagues and clients as a positive and productive team member; innovative thinking is required for challenging projects; experience in carrying out on-site examinations; good analytical and problem solving capabilities and a strong attention to detail is a must; ability to provide written condition reports, treatment recommendations, and post-treatment reports is a plus.

Experience: Painting Conservator or equivalent training and work experience.

This is a Full-time contract position. Compensation will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Stella Art Conservation, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Professional References and Examples of Treatment Experience: Provided upon request.

To apply to this position, please email your resume and cover letter to the attention of Barbara Stella, Senior Conservator and President, at info@stellaartconservation.com.

Textile Conservator (York County, PA, USA)

Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques, Inc.

Leading authority in antique American flags and political textiles, who also operates a very busy textile conservation business, seeks full-time, on-site conservator. Applicants should have an advanced degree in art conservation with an emphasis in textiles and should be highly skilled at sewing and exceptional at color matching. Persons with strong skills in detailed painting preferred for creating underlay patches behind printed textiles with loss. This is an on-site position with daytime hours, but with a limited amount of occasional overtime and weekends.

We are the largest dealers in antique flags and for going on 18 years have conserved and framed thousands of examples.

This position offers competitive pay, based upon experience, health insurance, paid vacation time, and paid holidays. Located in the greater Gettysburg/Harrisburg area of South-Central Pennsylvania (USA), just over an hour from Baltimore, less than 2 hrs. from DC, 2 hrs. from Philly, and 3 hrs. from NYC.

We may be hiring another staff person in the near future, so if you encounter this posting after you presume it to be filled, always feel free to make contact with us.

Contact Jeff Bridgman at (717) 676-0545, or email us at info@jeffbridgman.com.

The Bibliographical Society of America: 2018 Fellowship Program

The BSA Fellowship Committee wishes to remind our broad community that BSA awards are open to any member of the scholarly community engaged in bibliographical scholarship, including: academics, librarians, conservators, ​faculty, graduate students, booksellers, collectors, and scholars studying the materiality of books, manuscripts, and other cultural documents and artifacts.

The Society invites applications for its annual Katharine Pantzer Senior Fellowship in Bibliography and the British Book Trades as well as its annual short-term fellowships, all of which support bibliographical inquiry and research in the history of the book trades and in publishing history. Eligible topics may concentrate on books and documents in any field, but should focus on the book or manuscript (the physical object) as historical evidence. Such topics may include establishing a text or studying the history of book production, publication, distribution, collecting, or reading. Thanks to the generosity of donors, certain special fellowships support research in particular areas of study. Applicants should therefore read the fellowship titles and guidelines here to determine project eligibility and fit. Please note: these fellowships do not support enumerative bibliography (i.e. the preparation of lists). Individuals who have not received support in the previous five years will be given preference. All fellowships require a project report within one year of receipt of the award, and a copy of any subsequent publications resulting from the project, to be sent to the BSA.

FELLOWSHIPS

The BSA-Harry Ransom Center Pforzheimer Fellowship in Bibliography (two awards at $3,000 each) supports the bibliographical study of early modern books and manuscripts, 1455-1700, held in the Ransom Center’s Pforzheimer Library and in related collections of early printed books and manuscripts, including the Pforzheimer Gutenberg Bible. For more information on this fellowship click here.

The BSA-Pine Tree Foundation Fellowship in Hispanic Bibliography ($3,000) supports the bibliographical study of printed and manuscript items 1) in the Spanish language produced during any period and in any country; or 2) in any language provided they were produced in Spain, or in its overseas dominions during the time of Spanish sovereignty; or 3) the bibliographical study of book and manuscript collections in Spain, or in its overseas dominions during the time of Spanish sovereignty; or 4) the bibliographical study of Spanish-language book and manuscript collections during any period and in any country.

The BSA-Pine Tree Foundation Fellowship in Culinary Bibliography ($3,000) supports the bibliographical study of printed and manuscript cookbooks (once commonly known as receipt books); medical recipe books that also contain culinary recipes; other types of books, manuscript, and printed material that include a substantial body of culinary recipes; treatises on and studies of gastronomy; or memoirs, diary accounts, or descriptions of food and cooking. Projects may cover any period or country.

The Katharine Pantzer Senior Fellowship in Bibliography and the British Book Trades ($6,000) supports research in topics relating to book production and distribution in Britain during the hand-press period as well as studies of authorship, reading and collecting based on the examination of British books published in that period, with a special emphasis on descriptive bibliography.

The BSA-ASECS Fellowship for Bibliographical Studies in the Eighteenth Century ($3,000). Recipients must be a member of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies at the time of the award.

The Charles J. Tanenbaum Fellowship in Cartographical Bibliography ($3000) supports projects dealing with all aspects of the history, presentation, printing, design, distribution and reception of cartographical documents from Renaissance times to the present, with a special emphasis on eighteenth-century cartography. Funded by the Pine Tree Foundation of New York.

The Katharine Pantzer Fellowship in the British Book Trades ($3,000) supports bibliographical inquiry as well as research in the history of the book trades and publishing history in Britain.

The McCorison Fellowship for the History and Bibliography of Printing in Canada and the United States ($3,000). Funded by a gift of Donald Oresman.

The Reese Fellowship for American Bibliography and the History of the Book in the Americas ($3,000). The fellowship may be awarded to any scholar, whether academic or independent, whose project explores the history of print culture in the Western Hemisphere. There will be two Reese Fellowships awarded in the 2017 competition.

BSA Short-term Fellowships ($3,000). The Society also offers a number of unnamed, short-term fellowships supporting bibliographical research as described above.

Application Guidelines
Applications are due December 1st of each year. Applications should include the following components:

–Application form
–Project proposal of no more than 1000 words
–Applicant curriculum vitae
–Two signed letters of recommendation on official letterhead submitted independently by referees. The two letters of recommendation must be signed and submitted independently by referees (in PDF or MS Word format) via the BSA Fellowship recommendation submission form. No other documentation will be considered by the committee.

Please format all attachments as PDF or Microsoft Word (.docx) documents, and use this form to submit your application: http://bibsocamer.org/awards/fellowships/application/.

You may direct your referees to the following online form for submitting recommendations: http://bibsocamer.org/awards/fellowships/recommendation/.

The application package and two supporting letters of recommendation must be received by 1 December. We regret that we cannot consider late or incomplete applications. Applicants are advised to request recommendation letters well in advance and to direct referees to the BSA site (http://www.bibsocamer.org/fellows.htm) for guidance.

For more information, please contact the chair of the Fellowship Committee at bsafellowships@bibsocamer.org.

Coral Rehousing Project Intern (New York, NY, USA)

  • Closing date for applications: Sunday, September 24, 2017 by midnight

The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History seeks to fill a part-time (30 hours per week), 1.3-year internship with opportunity for 1 year renewal for a graduate or undergraduate student (or recent graduate) in invertebrate zoology, life sciences, taxonomy, museum studies or related fields. The intern will work with collection management staff to clean, update taxonomic names of, tag, database, and image approximately 3500 pieces of dry coral as part of a project funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The start date is October 30, 2017.

Required Qualifications: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Fine Arts in a related field. Applicants must be meticulous and extremely careful, as many of the specimens are now endangered and fragile, and label data must always be associated with the specimens. Some pieces are quite heavy and the applicant should be able to lift 25 lbs with relative ease. Candidate must know MS Word and Excel exceptionally well, be able to learn other software relatively easily and be able to take reasonably good digital images. The applicant must know or be able to learn the idiosyncrasies of taxonomic nomenclature. The applicant must be committed to working 30 hours a week, be able to work independently and have good time-management skills. Experience in the life sciences, taxonomy, conservation, museum studies will be looked upon favorably.

Online Application Process:

Applicants will only receive notification of application status if they qualify for an interview. The high volume of applications precludes responding to application status inquiries.

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its foundation in 1869, the AMNH has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition. The AMNH is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of world cultures.

The American Museum of Natural History is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate due to age, sex, religion, race, color, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law. Qualified candidates of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. Please be advised that due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the open position.