Fellowship at NEDCC

Kress Fellowship
Paper conservation
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)

The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), located in
Andover, Massachusetts, 25 miles north of Boston, is offering a
one-year advanced internship in its paper conservation laboratory.
The position will be supported by a grant from the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation. The fellowship offers an opportunity to spend a
concentrated amount of time at the bench in a spacious laboratory
with highly skilled and friendly colleagues. The successful
candidate will treat a variety of paper materials, including
manuscripts, maps, printed materials, architectural plans,
photographs, and works of art on paper. He or she will also
participate in outreach activities such as workshops, tours, and
surveys. The position will begin in September 2009. In addition to
bench skills, good written and oral English communication skills are
important.

Applicants must have a degree from a graduate level conservation
training program or equivalent experience. Preference will be given
to persons with permanent legal residency in the United States.

Compensation will include health and vacation benefits, as well as
funding for travel and research to supplement training at NEDCC.
Send resume, letter of intent, and the names and contact information
of three references to:

    Walter Newman
    Director of Paper Conservation
    Northeast Document Conservation Center
    100 Brickstone Square
    Andover, MA 01810
    978-470-1010
    Fax: 978-475-6021
    waltern<-at->nedcc<.>org

Walter Newman


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