The Department of Scientific Research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has a Research Assistant position opening in their Preventive Conservation Science Laboratory. This role provides technical support under the general direction of the Environmental Research Scientist. Areas of activity include conservation and building materials selection and testing, environmental monitoring, display case leak testing, micro-chemical testing, and insect monitoring, identification, and anoxic treatments. This includes the maintenance of databases, collection of technical data from primary sources, and communication of test results in the form or reports.
Typical applicants will have a B.S. in a physical science, though if you do not have a B.S. in science and are very interested, you are encouraged to apply. A full position description and instructions for applying can be found at the link below (linkedin) https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/cap/view/1114681635/?pathWildcard=1114681635&trk=job_capjs - Please also feel free to copy the hiring supervisor, Eric Breitung when applying: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> - The first round of applications will be reviewed during March, 2019. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
