Conservator (Textiles)

Open Period: September 26, 2017 – October 10, 2017

The National Museum of African American History and Culture, located on the Mall in Washington DC with off-site storage in Maryland, is seeking an experienced textiles conservator that will be responsible for the care, preservation and technical research on all textile objects within the museum’s 19-21^st Century collection.  The textiles conservator will have knowledge and experience with conservation and collection maintenance techniques and procedures as well as current exhibition and display practices. The incoming conservator will create protocols and procedures for safe handling and storage of the textiles collection, will do testing and analysis for research and understanding of materials, will create mounts and mannequins for exhibition display of textiles and costumes, will be knowledgeable on current museum practices and perform treatments in a variety of media with experience treating and preserving modern synthetics.

The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria (to be found on the applicant’s resume):

o design, propose, document, and complete proposed conservation treatments on a wide variety of textile materials within the collection;

• provide care, preservation and research on all textiles within the Museum's collections;
• research textiles within the collection, explore artist's methods and generate scientific data on the properties of the materials;
• provide preventative care measures such as monitoring and evaluating environmental controls, integrated pest management, and emergency preparedness, response and recovery of collections, product testing and quality control; and
• provide training of staff, allied professionals, interns, fellows, volunteers and the public.

How to apply: Submit a detailed resume addressing all qualification requirements prior to October 10, 2017. Resumes cannot be submitted past the deadline.

Please note this is a federally funded position. To be considered for this job, you must set up an account at USAJOBS and apply on line at this website at:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/480350600

This job is open to all US Citizens or US Nationals

NOTE: Federal employees with permanent status or individuals eligible for special appointing authorities should apply to Job Announcement: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/480351200

AGENCY CONTACT:

Yvonne Humphries

202-633-7448

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Office of Human Resources

NMAAHC

Thank you in advance.

Antje Neumann

NMAAHC- Office of Collections– Conservation Department

https://nmaahc.si.edu/