Mellon Fellow in the Conservation of Paintings The Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC), an active regional conservation center located in San Diego, CA, is offering a one-year post graduate Mellon Fellowship in the conservation of paintings. Fellows will work with a wide variety of collection types performing conservation services in examination, treatment, analysis, and on-site surveys. BACC’s Painting Conservation department is currently staffed by a Chief Conservator and two Assistant Conservators with part-time support of a conservation technician.
BACC is an active, nonprofit, regional conservation center located in the heart of the beautiful and historic Balboa Park. The Park is home to a campus of cultural institutions such as the San Diego Museum of Art, Timken Museum of Art, and San Diego History Center. Since its founding in 1975, BACC has been devoted to the preservation of material culture held in both public and private collections. The Center’s services cover a wide spectrum including the formulation and implementation of treatments for paintings, frames, and paper artifacts, technical examinations using microscopy, infrared reflectography, and x-radiography, preventive conservation assistance, and environmental, general, and collection specific surveys. Types of artifacts treated by BACC reflect the broad range of collections served and are of all periods and constructed with a broad array of materials. As the Center offers internships and fellowships on a regular basis, the working environment emphasizes an atmosphere of learning, collegiality, and cooperation. Position requirements include a Master’s Degree from an accredited conservation program or its equivalent in the conservation of paintings, excellent writing ability, and good communication and interpersonal skills. Applicants should be recent graduates of recognized conservation training programs. The stipend is based upon a salary of $33,000 plus benefits, with four weeks of research leave, and a $1,500 travel allowance in support of approved study projects. The fellowship is scheduled to begin in September 2018. Interested applicants should apply in writing with a resume, three letters of recommendation, and three examples of treatment experience. Please submit applications by March 15th to: Alexis Miller Chief Conservator of Paintings Balboa Art Conservation Center PO Box 3755 San Diego, CA 92163 Digital applications should be submitted to [email protected] with the title “Mellon Fellowship Application” in the subject line. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
