{"id":16102,"date":"2016-12-06T14:10:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T19:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=16102"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:10:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T19:10:07","slug":"analytical-studies-intern-program-smithsonian-museum-conservation-institute-suitland-maryland-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2016\/12\/06\/analytical-studies-intern-program-smithsonian-museum-conservation-institute-suitland-maryland-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytical Studies Intern Program, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (Suitland, Maryland, USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Application Deadline: February 25, 2017<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) is offering short-term opportunities for undergraduates to work on research projects with staff members of its technical studies and research group.\u00a0 MCI is the center for specialized technical collections research and conservation for all Smithsonian museums, collections, and research centers. MCI combines state-of-the-art instrumentation and scientific techniques to provide technical research and characterization of objects.<br \/>\nInternships are intended mainly for summer 2017, but consideration will be given to projects at other times of the year.\u00a0 Acceptable majors include, but are not limited to:\u00a0 museum studies, conservation studies, art history, anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, ecology, earth sciences, chemical engineering, and materials science engineering.\u00a0 Basic courses in chemistry and math are preferred; lab experience is not required.\u00a0 A stipend will be offered for a period of 10 weeks.<br \/>\nApplicants should contact potential advisors in advance of application and should specify preferred advisors in their application. Applications must be made on line at <a href=\"https:\/\/solaa.si.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/solaa.si.edu<\/a>, apply for the Museum Conservation Institute Analytical Studies Intern Program.<br \/>\nThose interested in working under the supervision of conservators at MCI may apply separately through SOLAA for a different MCI internship:\u00a0 Museum Conservation Internship Program.<br \/>\nSelected candidates will be interviewed by telephone, although MCI visits are welcome.<br \/>\nProjects will be supervised by one of the following staff members:<br \/>\nElena Charola, Research Scientist, 301-238-1213, <a href=\"mailto:charolaa@si.edu\">charolaa@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nDeterioration and conservation of stone and other inorganic materials.<br \/>\nJanet Douglas, Head of Technical Studies, 301-238-1238, <a href=\"mailto:douglja@si.edu\">douglja@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nMaterials\/provenance studies of museum objects using XRF, SEM, optical microscopy, FTIR, and NIR.<br \/>\nChristine France, Research Physical Scientist, 301-238-1261, <a href=\"mailto:francec@si.edu\">francec@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nAnalyses of human and animal remains using stable isotope mass spectrometry.<br \/>\nGwenaelle Kavich, Conservation Scientist, 301-238-1265, <a href=\"mailto:kavichgm@si.edu\">kavichgm@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nAnalyses of organic and inorganic materials in cultural heritage using py-GC-MS, FTIR, Raman, and XRF.<br \/>\nThomas Lam, Physical Scientist, 301-238-1232, <a href=\"mailto:lamt@si.edu\">lamt@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nMaterials characterization of cultural heritage using SEM, cathodoluminescence, XRF, and microfadometry.<br \/>\nNicole Little, Physical Scientist, 301-238-1243, <a href=\"mailto:littlen@si.edu\">littlen@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nProvenance studies of museum objects and analysis of biologic remains using ICP-MS, XRD, and SEM.<br \/>\nOdile Madden, Research Scientist, 301-238-1257, <a href=\"mailto:maddeno@si.edu\">maddeno@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nAnalytical study of synthetic and natural polymeric materials in cultural heritage using Raman, FTIR, XRF, visible light, and SEM.<br \/>\nKeats Webb, Digital Imaging Specialist, 301-238-1212, <a href=\"mailto:webbekeats@si.edu\">webbekeats@si.edu<\/a>,<br \/>\nAdvanced imaging of museum objects using 2D- and 3D-imaging techniques as well as optical imaging beyond the range of human vision.<br \/>\nEdward Vicenzi, Research Scientist, 301-238-1215, <a href=\"mailto:vicenzie@si.edu\">vicenzie@si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Deadline: February 25, 2017 The Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) is offering short-term opportunities for undergraduates to work on research projects with staff members of its technical studies and research group.\u00a0 MCI is the center for specialized technical collections research and conservation for all Smithsonian museums, collections, and research centers. MCI combines state-of-the-art instrumentation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2016\/12\/06\/analytical-studies-intern-program-smithsonian-museum-conservation-institute-suitland-maryland-usa\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Analytical Studies Intern Program, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (Suitland, Maryland, USA)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":297,"featured_media":13684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}