Jobs

Position Announcement Assistant or Associate Conservator of East Asian Paintings at Yale University Art Gallery

April 24, 2025

The Gallery is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time, two-year Assistant/Associate Conservator of East Asian Paintings.

The Elaine S. Harrington Senior Conservator of Furniture and Woodwork – Philadelphia Museum of Art

April 18, 2025

Reporting to The Neubauer Family Director of Conservation, The Elaine S. Harrington Senior Conservator of Furniture and Woodwork is responsible for the administration and management of the Furniture and Woodwork Conservation department.

Associate Manager of Technical Documentation, Textile Conservation – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

April 17, 2025

Under the supervision of the Conservator in Charge, the Associate Manager for Technical Documentation will be responsible for managing digital documentation acquired by various imaging techniques within the Department of Textile Conservation.

ARCHITECTURAL & OBJECTS CONSERVATOR – Olek, Inc.

April 17, 2025

We are currently seeking a dedicated Architectural Conservator to join our growing team.

Job posting – Conservation Lab Supervisor at TN State Library & Archives

April 17, 2025

The conservation supervisor acts as the senior conservator to oversee the operations of the Library & Archives’ conservation lab, which include conservation treatments, the creation of custom enclosures, housings, and supports, and monitoring of the environment and other preventive conservation duties to preserve the collections.

Application Deadline Extended: Assistant Painting Conservator Position at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

April 17, 2025

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has extended its deadline for applications for the Assistant Project Conservator in Paintings to May 12, and we are welcoming additional applicants at this time.

Position at Yale University – Program Engagement Conservator

April 17, 2025

Yale University Library seeks a collaborative and innovative Program Engagement Conservator to provide training and programming in support of the stewardship of the Library’s extraordinary collections.

Hiring: Photo Conservator at NEDCC

April 17, 2025

NEDCC is looking for a Photograph Conservator to work on an incredible range of materials-from contemporary fine art photographic prints to cased formats.

Assistant Conservator – American Museum of Natural History

April 16, 2025

The Museum is seeking a full-time Assistant Conservator to support the day-to-day functions of the conservation lab, related to preservation, documentation and exhibition, of anthropology and natural science collections.

Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture – Philadelphia Museum of Art

April 16, 2025

The Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture will perform conservation examinations and treatments on the museum’s collection of sculpture, decorative arts, installation art, outdoor sculpture, architecture, and other collections in a wide range of materials including ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, polychrome wood, plastics, leather, lacquer, other organic materials, and composites.

CONSERVATOR – UAP PRESERVATION

April 16, 2025

The Urban Art Projects Preservation department is a rapidly growing service offering within the multinational fabrication company UAP. The Conservator is a key part of the growing UAP Preservation team.

Book & Paper Conservator, John Carter Brown Library and Brown University Library

April 11, 2025

The John Carter Brown Library (JCB) and Brown University Library are seeking applications for the position of Book & Paper Conservator. This joint position will help expand the conservation programs at both libraries, working with special collections at the JCB and John Hay Library.

Assistant Conservator of Photographs and Works on Paper – Amon Carter Museum of American Art

April 11, 2025

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art invites applications for Assistant Conservator of Photography and or Works on Paper.

Contract services RFQ for Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

April 11, 2025

The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution seek to contract two individuals to provide conservation services for paintings and frames.

Assistant Conservator – Milwaukee Public Museum

April 11, 2025

MPM is seeking a full-time Assistant Conservator to support the museum’s goal of moving its 4 million object collection to a new building.

Assistant Conservator – Milwaukee Public Museum

April 11, 2025

MPM is seeking a full-time Assistant Conservator to support the museum’s goal of moving its 4 million object collection to a new building.

Assistant Conservator of Photography and or Works on Paper – Amon Carter Museum

April 11, 2025

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art invites applications for Assistant Conservator of Photography and or Works on Paper.

Book and Paper Conservator – John Carter Brown Library and Brown University Library

April 11, 2025

The John Carter Brown Library (JCB) and Brown University Library are seeking applications for the position of Book & Paper Conservator. This joint position will help expand the conservation programs at both libraries, working with special collections at the JCB and John Hay Library.

Job Posting – Cambridge Arts Council’s Summer CAMP (Conservation Art Maintenance Program) Pre-Program Technician

April 4, 2025

Cambridge Arts Council is seeking 1 or 2 art technicians to join the Cambridge Arts Council’s Summer Conservation Art Maintenance Program from May 19th – July 10 (flexible dates and hours coordinated among the team; anticipated 20-30 hours per week).

LACMA Job Opportunity – Assistant Conservation Scientist

March 29, 2025

Reporting to the Head Scientist, this role supports the Conservation Research team by studying the environmental conditions of the David Geffen Galleries, developing strategies for applying the Bizot standard, and conducting material testing for exhibitions.

Associate Paintings Conservator or Paintings Conservator at the Menil Collection

March 28, 2025

The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, is seeking an Associate Paintings Conservator or Paintings Conservator to join the Department of Conservation.

Assistant Book and Paper Conservator – The Walters Art Museum

March 27, 2025

The Assistant Book and Paper Conservator is responsible for the preservation and conservation of the Walters’ collections of manuscripts, rare books, and works of art on paper.

Director of Conservation position at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TX

March 24, 2025

The Chinati Foundation//La Fundación Chinati seeks a dynamic professional to oversee a comprehensive conservation and collections care program for the museum.

Job: “Ready-Or Not” Project funded by the California State Library

March 22, 2025

Join the “Ready-Or Not” Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project funded by the California State Library!

Postgraduate Fellowship in Paintings Conservation at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

March 20, 2025

The Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library welcomes applications for the position of Postgraduate Fellow in Paintings Conservation.

Digital Collections Project Manager – University of California Riverside Library

March 18, 2025

Under the supervision of the Associate University Librarian for Content & Discovery, and part of the Digitization and Conservation Strategies Department the Digital Collections Project Manager will work collaboratively with staff and departments across the library on a variety of projects related to digital collections, digital cultural heritage access, and digital preservation.

Associate Media Conservator – SFMOMA

March 17, 2025

Contribute to the care, maintenance, handling, storage study of San Francisco Museum of Art’s time-based media art holdings.

Senior Conservator/ Conservation Lab Supervisor – Tennessee Department of State

March 17, 2025

The conservation supervisor acts as the senior conservator to oversee the operations of the Library & Archives’ conservation lab, which include conservation treatments, the creation of custom enclosures, housings, and supports, and monitoring of the environment and other preventive conservation duties to preserve the collections.

Job Opportunity: Research Scientist, Rochester Institute of Technology, Image Permanence Institute

March 17, 2025

The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Research Scientist to advance knowledge and research in the chemical degradation and stability of cultural heritage collection materials.

Museum Conservation Technician – Milwaukee Public Museum

March 14, 2025

 MPM is seeking 3 temporary, part-time Conservation Technicians to support the museum’s goal of moving its 4 million object collection to a new building. 

Conservation & Preservation Assistants (2) – John Hopkins University

March 11, 2025

We are seeking two (2) Conservation & Preservation Assistants who, under the supervision of Department of Conservation and Preservation staff, will undertake the cleaning of books in the Garrett Library at the Evergreen Museum and Library in Baltimore, Maryland. Assistants will leave the project with solid work experience in conservation and collections care, and we encourage applications from those seeking to enter conservation or related cultural heritage fields.

Job posting – Paper Conservator at the Menil Collection

March 11, 2025

The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, is seeking a Paper Conservator to join the Conservation Department, which consists of a Director of Conservation, four full-time conservators, a Paper Conservation Technician, a shared Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Conservation Science (with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston), a Conservation Imaging Specialist, a Matter/Framer, an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Objects Conservation, and two support staff.

Paper conservator (Assistant/ Associate) – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

March 4, 2025

As the Assistant Paper Conservator, you will undertake a wide range of conservation procedures on Western historic, modern, and contemporary drawings and prints; portrait miniatures; illuminated manuscripts on vellum; Islamic and Indian paintings; wallpaper; papyrus and other materials that are under the jurisdiction of the Paper Conservation Department.

Temporary Associate Paper/Book Conservator position at the Baltimore Museum of Art

February 27, 2025

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) seeks an energetic, detail-oriented individual for the position of Temporary Associate Paper or Book Conservator to inventory, treat, rehouse, and digitize a large collection of bound and unbound silhouette albums.

Job Announcement: Conservator of Objects at the Indianapolis Museum of Art – Newfields

February 27, 2025

The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields seeks a full-time Conservator of Objects, to join a conservation team in care of a superb collection spanning 5,000 years of history.

Position Announcement: Associate Conservator at The Newberry Library, Chicago

February 27, 2025

This position will support the Director of Conservation in overseeing and contributing to the care and preservation of the library’s diverse collections, which include incunabula, early modern and contemporary rare and artist’s books; early and modern manuscripts on paper and parchment; and archives, maps, prints, photographs, postcards, and broadsides.

NEH Fellowship in Painting Conservation – The Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, VA)

February 11, 2025

The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia is offering a fellowship in the conservation of paintings.

Job announcement: Conservator position at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

January 30, 2025

The conservator manages the daily activities of the well-equipped book and paper Summerlee Conservation Lab at TSLAC and performs complex treatments on rare and unique archival and library materials in accordance with the AIC code of ethics.