OPPORTUNITIES

The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) invites applications for a two-year Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scientific Research, which begins September 2025 and ends August 2027. The fellowship will provide the opportunity to gain working knowledge of and proficiency in the scientific research and instrumental analysis of cultural heritage materials within a museum setting. During the first year, the fellow will be introduced to the workings of the PMA, including those of the curatorial and conservation divisions. The fellow will be incorporated into the daily activities of the Department and will receive instruction on the proper usage of core analytical instruments (FTIR, Py-GCMS, Raman, SEM-EDS, and XRF). In the second year, the fellow will develop original research focused on the PMA’s collections culminating in work of publishable quality.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announces a search for candidates for the Wallis Annenberg Curatorial Fellowship. This two-year fellowship in the museum’s Latin American Art department will provide general curatorial training, support scholarly research on the permanent collection, and engage the Fellow in the organization of an international traveling exhibition on the connection of Asia and Latin America in the early modern period.

These short-term fellowships support university- and community-based scholars working on digital projects that connect archives and Indigenous communities. This opportunity is closed for 2024, but will reopen annually.

One- to three-month fellowships are available for Ph.D. candidates, holders of the Ph.D., and degreed independent scholars, within any field of study that requires using the collections of the APS's Library & Museum. This opportunity is closed for 2024, but will reopen annually.

The Engen fellowship will introduce the candidate to conservation techniques for a wide range of composite objects, metals, organic materials, and painted surfaces. This fellowship is intended to contribute to the education of recent graduates by allowing them to delve into the complexities of working with modern composite materials, refine treatment process, learn management, and conduct a small-scale research project. The Fellow's independent research will be derived from our diverse collection materials. Fellows will be encouraged to publish or present their research at the end of their tenure. This opportunity is closed for 2024, but will reopen annually.

We are looking for a Conservation Science Fellow to join our team based at Rangers House, London. The role is full time and fixed term of 20 months. You'll be on a fixed term, full time basis, working 36 hours per week. As conservation science fellow, you will undertake research in the international Go-Green project, Green Strategies to Conserve The Past And Preserve The Future Of Cultural Heritage. Specifically manage and deliver a series of experiments to develop damage functions and analytical regimes to reduce the carbon footprint of preventive conservation.

The Harvard Art Museums’ Fellowship program is designed to broaden the experience of those embarking on professional museum careers in art history and related fields, conservation and conservation science, and/or education. Harvard Art Museums’ global collections encompass cultures across Asia, North Africa, Europe, and the Americas from ancient times to today. The Fellow is an integral member of the Museums staff whose work serves the Museums’ purpose, vision, and values.