[Preservenw] Kress Fellowship in Book and Paper Conservation at Johns Hopkins

[Gary Menges]

Please forgive the cross-posting. Reply to Sonja Jordan-Mowery at
sjordan at jhu.edu, not to me. Thanks.

 

KRESS FELLOWSHIP IN BOOK AND PAPER CONSERVATION

 

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION

 

The Sheridan Libraries? Department of Conservation and Preservation is
pleased to announce a one-year advanced fellowship in book and paper
conservation.  Funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Kress Fellow
will have a unique opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary conservation
program which incorporates advanced book and paper conservation bench work,
collaborations with the Homewood Museum, and with the department?s heritage
science for conservation project.  The Kress Fellow will have the
opportunity to work on a wide array of rare books and manuscript materials
from the Sheridan Libraries which includes the George Peabody Library, the
Garrett Library Collection, and the collections at Homewood Museum.   This
unique environment will provide the Kress Fellow with a scope of
interdisciplinary and inter-institutional engagement fundamental to
professional effectiveness and growth.

 

Since its inception in 1974, the Department of Conservation and Preservation
at Johns Hopkins has played a leadership role in providing both conservation
educational opportunities and innovation in conservation practice.  In
addition to working on rare books and manuscripts from the rich collections,
the Department is engaged in an active materials science research agenda for
book and paper-based collections through its heritage science lab and in
collaborations with the Homewood House museum, the Whiting School of
Engineering, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, as well as industry
partners.  

 

                The Sheridan Libraries Kress Conservation Fellowship aims to
broaden the experience of post-graduate-level fellow through practical
training that introduces state of the art analytical techniques, advanced
bench experience, collaboration with curators, and awareness of the historic
and philosophical issues concerning the conservation of book and paper
collections. The Fellow has have access to an extraordinary array of
resources, including the Baltimore Museum of Art (adjacent to the Hopkins
campus) and the renowned libraries and museums in the Baltimore/Washington
area.

 

Deadlines:

June 15, 2010: Deadline for receipt of all application materials; incomplete
applications will not be considered after this date.

July 1, 2010: Interview of selected candidates.

July 15, 2010: Notification of successful candidate

August 30, 2010: Program begins

 

Stipend:  $25,000 year, includes benefits, health insurance, and $1,500 for
travel to conference.

 

Eligibility: Completion of graduate-level training in conservation;
additional courses in material sciences is desirable. Preference is given to
those who have completed graduate-level training in conservation, but third
year graduate students will also be considered.

 

Application Procedure:  A complete application includes curriculum vitae, a
one page single spaced statement summarizing the applicant's interests and
intent in this fellowship and chosen specialization, official transcripts of
undergraduate and graduate studies, and three letters of recommendation. 
Submission of a portfolio of conservation treatments including photo
documentation, condition reports, and treatment reports is mandatory.   All
materials must be submitted in English and electronically.

 

Please send application materials and supporting documents to:

 

 

Sonja K. Jordan-Mowery

Joseph Ruzicka & Marie Ruzicka Feldman

Director of Library Conservation and Preservation

PI, Heritage Science for Conservation

Johns Hopkins University

sjordan at jhu.edu

 

 

Regards,

 

Robert (On behalf of Sonja)

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Robert Klingenberger

Preservation Coordinator

Sheridan Libraries

Johns Hopkins University

3400 North Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21218

phone: 410-516-8380

rkkling at jhu.edu