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(2) Pre-Program and/or Graduate Conservation Internship Positions Open Fall/Winter into Spring 2017-2018 6 to 9 months, or longer - International Applicants 3-6 months 20 to 35 hours per week Hands-On Practicum In San Francisco, California in a Multi-Disciplinary Private Conservation Practice Specializing in Textiles, Objects, Decorative Arts, Paintings, Mold and Pest Remediation/Abatement Treatments. Projects May Include: European tapestry, needlepoint, Asian and Oriental embroideries, costume, dress and textile collections, ethnographic weavings and objects, works on paper and rare books, ceramics, sculpture, Native American objects Japanese painted silk screens, Tapa cloths, quilts, Tibetan Thangka, silk flags, oil paintings, among many others. *We will also be working on a major longterm and ongoing historic drapery conservation project funded by the Nation Historic Trust for the Filoli Estate. Applied Skills to be Instructed: micro-hepa vacuuming, hand sewn repairs, linings and mounts, object cleaning, in-fills, stabilization, consolidation CO2 anoxia encapsulation, ATP bioluminescence testing, dry thermal vacuum freezer treatments, integrated pest management, environmental monitoring, research, condition reports, photo documentation, object cataloging, material and fiber analysis, working with custom formulated non-aqueous gels, solvents and adhesives, archival materials and custom fabrication of housing, boxes and much more… Applicants must either be currently enrolled in a program leading to a diploma or degree in a conservation or relevant museum collections care field, have completed appropriate studies within the past three years, or are considered "Pre-Program" continuing students pursuing a graduate conservation program, but need to accrue the needed 800-1200+ hours of experience prior to applying—in which case, this is a great place to accumulate some of those 100’s requisite hours. Previous internship experience in conservation and/or museum collection care and handling is preferred. Many of our prior interns have gone on to wonderful successes in this highly competitive and technically complex field. Applicants may send a letter of intent and interest, one letter of recommendation and CV to Elise Rousseau, Principal Conservator at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Qualified candidates will be requested for interviews over Skype. National and International applicants are welcome. APPLICATIONS DUE: April 30th. Starting Dates between August 5th and September 5th 2017. ACdRConservation.com <http://acdrconservation.com/> ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
