Post-Graduate Fellowship in Furniture Conservation
Winterthur Museum
- Winterthur, DE
- $44,290 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist in the fabrication of wood replacements for wooden components for furniture in the collection as determined by research and examination.
- Assist with day-to-day operations in the Furniture Lab, including improvements in furniture and architectural fragment storage at multiple locations.
- Assist graduate students in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Art Conservation Program (WUDPAC) with construction projects incorporating traditional joinery methods, i.e., mortise and tenon, dovetails, panel construction.
- Participate in professional activities including researching or assisting with writing publications, providing professional assistance to Conservators during professional and public outreach programs and interfacing with University of Delaware staff and graduate students in WUDPAC.
- Fulfill conservation department and other institutional assignments as requested
- An understanding of joined wooden objects as well as tools utilized in the fabrication of furniture, particularly from the 17th through to the 21st centuries
- A familiarity with proper display and storage environments for joined wooden objects.
- The individual may be required to work with toxic materials, with the proper safety precautions
- The individual may operate power woodworking tools with proper safety protocols.