Jobs

Paper Conservator Position at ECS Conservation/HF Group

January 18, 2025

ECS Conservation is seeking a full-time paper conservator for its Greensboro, North Carolina conservation lab.

Book-Paper Conservation Position at ECS Conservation/HF Group

January 18, 2025

ECS Conservation is seeking a full-time book/paper conservator or conservation technician for its Greensboro, North Carolina conservation lab to fill an upcoming retirement vacancy.

Job Opportunity – Emergency Appointment: Preservation Manager at Hollyhock House (Los Angeles, CA)

January 17, 2025

The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs is offering an emergency-appointment opportunity to candidates who meet the requirements for Arts Manager I (Code 2455-1) and plan to take the Arts Manager civil service examination once offered. The job opening is at Hollyhock House, located at 4800 Hollywood Boulevard in Barnsdall Park.

Andrew W. Mellon Postgraduate Fellowship in Scientific Research

January 17, 2025

The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) invites applications for a two-year Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scientific Research, which begins September 2025 and ends August 2027.

Conservator – National Air and Space Museum

January 17, 2025

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM), Conservation Unit is pleased to announce a conservator position to support the renovation and redesign of our Washington, DC location.

Open Rank Faculty Position (Program Chair) – UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

January 15, 2025

The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage invites applications for an open rank tenure-track professor to start as early as July 1, 2025.

Job Posting: Textile Conservator, ICA-Art Conservation

January 15, 2025

ICA-Art Conservation seeks a full-time Textile Conservator. The textile conservation lab is part of a vibrant, full service, nonprofit, regional conservation center that includes paintings, objects, textiles, and paper conservation studios.

Textile Conservator position at ICA-Art Conservation

January 13, 2025

 As ICA’s new Textile Conservator, you’ll dive into a variety of projects for public organizations, government entities, private collectors, and corporate stewards, both onsite and in the field. 

Job Posting: Postgraduate Fellowship in Objects Conservation at the Yale University Art Gallery

January 10, 2025

The Gallery is pleased to offer the Lehman Postgraduate Fellowship in Objects Conservation. The term of the fellowship is two years, commencing in September 2025. The position is designed to provide advanced training in conservation, broadening the Fellow’s technical skills and knowledge of objects conservation.

Job Opportunity: Associate Professor of Painting Conservation (University of Oslo)

January 10, 2025

A permanent position of Associate Professor of Painting Conservation is available at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo.

Part-time Sculpture Park Technician Position at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

January 9, 2025

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City is seeking applications for the position of Sculpture Park Technician.

Architectural Conservator / Preservation Architect – Architectural Resources Group

January 2, 2025

We are looking for a talented Architectural Conservator or Preservation Architect to join our dynamic and collaborative Los Angeles office.

Conservation Assistant, Costume and Textiles – RISD Museum

December 27, 2024

The RISD Museum is hiring a Conservation Assistant within the Department of Costume and Textiles.

2025-26 CCAHA Fellowship in Book, Paper, or Photograph Conservation

December 25, 2024

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), a non-profit conservation laboratory located in Philadelphia, PA, is pleased to offer a twelve-month post-graduate fellowship in one of our specialties (book, paper, or photographic materials) beginning in September 2025.

Faculty Recruitment: UCLA/Getty Conservation Program Open Rank Faculty Position (Program Chair)

December 19, 2024

The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage invites applications for an open rank tenure-track professor to start as early as July 1, 2025.

Seasonal Monuments Conservation Technician – Central Park Conservancy

December 18, 2024

The Conservancy is offering six full-time summer monuments internship positions in outdoor sculpture and architectural conservation and associated park maintenance. Working under the supervision of the Manager of Conservation, interns will be trained in the examination, documentation, preservation, and conservation of the Central Park collection.

Assistant Conservator, Costume Institute – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

December 18, 2024

As the Assistant Conservator, Costume Institute, you will contribute to the care, treatment, display and conservation of the departments collections.

Assistant Conservator – Dartmouth Libraries

December 18, 2024

Working in coordination with Dartmouth Libraries’ Collections Conservator, the Assistant Conservator works to support the daily workflows and operations of the Conservation Lab through the ongoing consultation, documentation, and completion of conservation treatments for circulating, non-circulating, and special collections material.

Associate or Assistant Objects Conservator – Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Centers

December 18, 2024

The Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center (W+AACC) seeks an objects conservator at the Associate or Assistant level to join our team at our Atlanta Art Conservation Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Head of Conservation – Cincinnati Art Museum

December 18, 2024

The Head of Conservation has primary responsibility for the conservation of the art museum’s collection broadly, and for overseeing the range of activities centered in the museum’s three conservation laboratories, as well as collaborations with curators and other internal departments and external institutions. The Head Conservator oversees the operations of the conservation department, which is staffed by three other full-time conservators, as well as temporary and seasonal fellows, interns, and volunteers.

Director of Restoration – Monticello

December 18, 2024

The Director of Restoration oversees a core element of the Foundation’s preservation mission: conserving, protecting, and maintaining Monticello’s historic architectural resources so they are enhanced and preserved for future generations.

Assistant Objects Conservator, The Conservation Center, Chicago, IL, USA

December 18, 2024

The Conservation Center is soliciting applicants to join the company’s Objects Department as an Assistant Objects Conservator.

UCLA/Getty Conservation Program Open Rank Faculty Position (Program Chair)

December 18, 2024

The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage invites applications for an open rank tenure-track professor to start as early as July 1, 2025.

Conservation fellowship for works on paper or photography – Amon Carter Museum of American Art

December 15, 2024

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is offering a two-year advanced training fellowship in the conservation of works on paper, photography or a combination of both.

Two conservation science positions – The Mariners’ Museum and Park

December 15, 2024

The Mariners’ Museum and Park seeks two full-time conservation science fellows funded for two years through an IMLS Leadership Grant for Museums

2025 FAIC Samuel H. Kress Conservation Publication Fellowship

December 15, 2024

We are excited to announce that the Samuel H. Kress Foundation has awarded funding to FAIC to support the 2025 FAIC Samuel H. Kress Conservation Publication Fellowship. With an award of up to $30,000, the fellowships allow authors to take time off from their employment or private practice to complete a book-length manuscript.

Conservation Technician – William Paterson University

December 6, 2024

With generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation Assistance Grant, William Paterson University Galleries is hiring a Conservation Technician to work on a time-bound project focused on rehousing and enhanced record keeping of the Galleries’ collection of unframed prints and posters. The goal for the project is to rehouse 200 works on paper over the course of 100 hours.

Position: Paper Conservator, Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC)

December 6, 2024

The Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) in Minneapolis, MN seeks applicants for a paper conservator. This is a full-time position with occasional travel.

Objects Conservation Fellowship at the National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, VA

November 29, 2024

The Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum is pleased to offer a 12- month Fellowship in Objects Conservation.

OPEN POSITION Senior Conservation Specialist AMPAS, Margaret Herrick Library

November 26, 2024

We have a position open to join our small conservation and preservation team at the Margaret Herrick Libary in Los Angeles California. Below is the position overview with a link to the job posting.

Chief Conservator – The Frick Collection

November 22, 2024

The Chief Conservator at The Frick Collection is responsible for the management of the Conservation Department.

Collections Care Coordinator – Dartmouth College Libraries

November 20, 2024

Dartmouth Libraries is hiring for a Collections Care Coordinator position. As an integral member of the conservation unit within the Department of Collection Management & Preservation, the successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across Dartmouth to ensure the ongoing maintenance and stewardship of its library collections.

Conservator – New York Botanical Garden

November 20, 2024

The Conservator participates in overall preservation/conservation activities for all Library and Archives collection materials. The Conservator will perform a variety of skilled conservation treatments, prepare and install library materials for internal and external exhibitions. This position reports directly to the Senior Conservator; assists in collection surveys, project planning and writing proposals and participates in grant projects.

Associate Research Scientist, Dyes – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

November 20, 2024

As the Associate Research Scientist, you will perform analyses and conduct research on natural and synthetic dyes as found in textiles, drawings, prints, paintings and other works of art in the Museum’s collection.

NEH-NYPL Research Fellowship

November 9, 2024

The New York Public Library is pleased to offer National Endowment for the Humanities Long-Term Fellowships to support advanced research at the Library’s flagship Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.