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The Royal Danish Academy, Institute of Conservation, invites applications for a permanent, full-time assistant/associate professorship with a particular focus on the conservation of leather, skins, hides, parchment, and furs.
Working within the Collections Services team, the Paper Conservation Manager will be responsible for the conservation and preservation of Royal Museums Greenwich paper-based collections. You will work in accordance with conservation professional standards and ethical guidelines in order to maintain an excellent standard of collection care.
2023-2024 Kress Fellowship in Conservation
Application: https://form.jotform.com/231224287986162
Deadline: June 15, 2023
Pay Award pending
Plus generous benefits package
Flexible working
The National Heritage Board (NHB) preserves, presents and promotes the cultural heritage of Singapore and the Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC) is an institution of NHB. It is a purpose-built facility located at Jurong Port Road for the storage and conservation of the National Collection comprising artworks and artefacts. Its mission is to care for, manage and facilitate access to the National Collection.
The National Heritage Board (NHB) preserves, presents and promotes the cultural heritage of Singapore and the Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC) is an institution of NHB. It is a purpose-built facility located at Jurong Port Road for the storage and conservation of the National Collection comprising artworks and artefacts. Its mission is to care for, manage and facilitate access to the National Collection.
The Department of Art Conservation at the University of Delaware is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a 2-year research and teaching position in the field of conservation science. This is a term position with a tentative start date of mid-August 2023.
The successful candidate will work at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in partnership with the University of Delaware, reporting to the head of the Scientific Research and Analysis Laboratory.
The researcher will:
Xiamen University (XMU) sincerely welcomes outstanding international postgraduate/PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members in heritage science. They will conduct interdisciplinary research on cultural heritage from the scientific perspective, including characterizing object material and craftsmanship, analyzing degradation phenomena, and developing conservation methodologies.
For postgraduate/PhD students, there are numerous opportunities for scholarships, more information is available at https://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/.
