Please find USAJobs.gov posting for a Preventive Conservator, Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) in Suitland, MD, at the link below. Application window opens May 22 and closes June 5th, 2023. This listing is open to the public.

23R-JS-308846-DEU-MCI [USAJobs.gov]

The incumbent of this position serves as a conservator at MCI, with responsibility for performing a full range of activities associated with preventative conservation of museum collections and their environments.

This full-time, permanent position will be open to all U.S. Citizens and has a salary range of $78,592 – $102,166 per year at the GS-11 level. 

Duties:

In this position you will:

• Examine museum collections by whatever means necessary to characterize the nature of the objects and their artist’s materials for determination of the treatments required (e.g., investigating the nature of similar objects or coordinating and interpreting scientific analyses).
• Conduct the appropriate procedures on the museum artifacts, documenting the processes in accordance with practices. and tenets of the profession.
• Conduct research pertinent to the preventive conservation in the museum environment.
• Serve as a mentor for MCI conservation training programs by participating in training design and development, student or intern selection and guidance, demonstrations, lectures (including-presenting general lectures on preventive conservation); or laboratory instruction.