OPPORTUNITIES

The project, in which SUPSI and the HE Arc are also involved under the leadership of the Institute for Materiality in Art and Culture at the HKB, is researching how Switzerland's built cultural heritage can be protected against the effects of climate change. It traces the regional development of the climate over the last thirty years and breaks down the parameters with the greatest negative effects on buildings. Using a series of case studies, it carries out risk assessments in relation to ongoing climate change and identifies measures to mitigate the negative effects. It develops new protocols and model catalogues of measures for monitoring, reporting and mitigation. More about the project here: https://www.bfh.ch/de/forschung/forschungsprojekte/2024-923-031-809/

The project, in which SUPSI and the HE Arc are also involved under the leadership of the Institute for Materiality in Art and Culture at the HKB, is researching how Switzerland's built cultural heritage can be protected against the effects of climate change. It traces the regional development of the climate over the last thirty years and breaks down the parameters with the greatest negative effects on buildings. Using a series of case studies, it carries out risk assessments in relation to ongoing climate change and identifies measures to mitigate the negative effects. It develops new protocols and model catalogues of measures for monitoring, reporting and mitigation. More about the project here: https://www.bfh.ch/de/forschung/forschungsprojekte/2024-923-031-809/

The V&A is looking for a part-time (0.5 FTE) Conservation Scientist to join its vibrant Conservation team. As Conservation Scientist you will have the exciting opportunity to work in our newly refurbished laboratory, where a AHRC £2.3 million grant has enabled the purchase and upgrade of a wide range of microscopes, spectrometers and X-radiography equipment. With experience in the analysis of materials from cultural heritage contexts, as Conservation Scientist you will undertake the analysis of both traditional and modern materials in museum objects, using FTIR, X-ray fluorescence, SEM-EDX, UV-vis-nIR, optical and digital microscopy, Raman microscopy and other appropriate techniques.

Interviews will likely take place on 27 February.

The University of Applied Arts in Bern Switzerland seeks a Junior Assistant Conservation and Restoration to support the Painting and Sculpture specialization teaching staff.
Responsibilities:
Provide organizational and administrative support in teaching (e.g. study trips, further training, studio, modules, etc.)
Supporting students in the studio (teaching theoretical and practical basics, supervising practical work with regard to aspects previously agreed with the main supervisor, e.g. solubility test, consolidation, etc.)
Maintain database and documentation storage

The proposed research project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, as part of the interdisciplinary Ambizione project (FNS: PZ00P2_216127), entitled " The when and the where of colour: tailored radiocarbon and stable isotope analysis of natural organic dyes and pigments in cultural heritage objects". The novelty of this project is to develop metrics for assessing the origin of an artwork founded on the principles that i) the carbon backbone of natural organic dyes stores a wealth of information regarding its source and origin and ii) this information may be retrieved by capitalizing on compound specific analysis as opposed to bulk sample analysis.

The purpose of this position is to develop, research, exhibit, and publish Minneapolis Institute of Art's collections of Native American art.