TIME SENSITIVE
Time Based Media Conservation Fellow The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Conservation and Science Application deadline: Aug. 11 Start date: Fall 2017 Apply here: http://www.artic.edu/employment Job number: 9821 Position Summary For the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Conservation and Science Department is pleased to offer a two-year fellowship (may be renewable for an additional year) for a dedicated time-based media conservation fellow. An encyclopedic museum committed to the art of all time, the Art Institute has long made a practice of collecting, exhibiting, and preserving film, video, and time-based media art, with acquisitions in this area going back five decades and spanning three main curatorial departments (Architecture and Design, Modern and Contemporary Art, and Photography). The museum has a dedicated gallery, the Donna and Howard Stone Film, Video, and New Media Gallery in the Modern Wing, and more than fifty moving image installations have been presented to the public in recent years throughout the museum. The full-time time-based media (TBM) conservation fellow will have the opportunity to assist in setting up conservation strategies, workflows, and procedures for the preservation and documentation of the museum collection. The fellow will work as part of a cross-departmental team under the leadership of the Grainger Executive Director of Conservation and Science and the Deputy Director and Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. External consultants will also be brought in as needed for additional mentorship. Specifically, the fellow will: - Assist with the development and implementation of institutional policies and best practices for preservation of TBM works with the goal of achieving a sustainable cross-departmental approach to managing, storing, accessing, and preserving them. - Engage the expertise and coordinate the activities of various constituents both inside and outside the museum, including conservation, registration, curatorial, information technology, and others, with the goal of preserving TBM works. - Establish and execute acquisition protocols and collection management workflows for TBM works across departments. - Perform technical examination and document TBM works, including film, video, multimedia software, html interactives, and any digital formats that may emerge. - Assist with collection care activities, such as proper documentation for new acquisitions and installation, collecting information from artists and other authorities on TBM works, and cataloging equipment to develop plans for their maintenance, replacement, stockpiling, and updating. - Develop individualized preservation plans for TBM works. - Employ digital preservation methods, including migration, encapsulation, emulation, software archiving, and hardware archiving. - Review digital files and enter files into the museum’s digital asset management system. The incumbent will be encouraged to share findings with colleagues pursuing similar endeavors in Chicago, the Midwest, and the broader conservation field. The fellow will also assist with efforts to secure additional funding to establish a Time-Based Media Conservation Lab Initiative. While the fellow’s home department will be Conservation and Science, fellowship activities will be performed in collaboration with many departments at the museum, including curatorial departments (Modern and Contemporary Art, Architecture and Design, and Photography), Exhibitions, Registration, Information Services, Digital Experience, and Academic Engagement and Research. Qualifications A Master’s degree from an accredited institution in time-based media, fine arts conservation, or a related discipline, such as audiovisual archiving and preservation, computer science, film/television production, or information science. Some experience working with TBM collections required; as well as knowledge of the best practices for condition assessment, documentation, installation, and preservation of TBM works in a range of analog and digital formats. The incumbent must be familiar with the AIC code of ethics and standards of practice, and possess good IT skills, including experience with digital asset management systems. Given the diffuse nature of preserving time-based media art, excellent project management, problem-solving, and communication skills are required. Candidates should submit their resume, two letters of recommendations, and a cover letter detailing the candidate’s interest in applying for the fellowship and what skill set the candidate would bring to the position, along with a portfolio with two or three examples of projects (please attach all as one document). Application deadline: August 11, 2017 Apply here: http://www.artic.edu/employment Fellowship start date: September 18, 2017, or at earliest convenience. For inquiries about the position, please contact Francesca Casadio, A.W. Mellon Sr. Conservation Scientist, fcasa...@artic.edu Special Project Position This is a temporary special projects position. -- Francesca Casadio, PhD Andrew W. Mellon Senior Conservation Scientist The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. 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