Job: Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Objects Conservation
Pay/Hours/Benefits: This is a full-time, two-year term fellowship with an annual salary of $58,768. The Walters Art Museum provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, prescription, vision, subsidized transportation and parking, museum membership, short term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, FSA (flexible spending account), 457b retirement, and free professional financial management counseling.
Institution: Walters Art Museum, 600 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The position was posted on various job boards in late January.
Brief Description:
The museum is offering a two-year Andrew W. Mellon Advanced Training Fellowship in Objects Conservation beginning fall of 2026. The fellow will join the Department of Conservation, Collections and Technical Research, a dynamic team of museum professionals with a shared focus on the preservation, study, and installation of the Walters Collection. The conservation team includes specialists in books, objects, paintings, and preventive conservation, as well as conservation science.
The fellowship provides in-depth training and research opportunities to a candidate at the post-graduate level specializing in objects conservation. Reporting to the Managing Head of Conservation and Technical Research, the fellow will work as a full member of an active department that focuses on treatment, research, preventative care and public outreach with a commitment to participation in professional activities. As a member of the department, the fellow will also work within a larger team of professionals in collections management, exhibitions, and installation and production to gain experience and exposure to the comprehensive nature of a conservator’s role in a museum setting.
The fellow will gain experience working on the museum’s diverse collection dating from 5,000 BCE to the 21st century. Approximately half their time will be devoted to working with staff on the museum’s programmatic priorities, including activities relating to exhibitions, installations, loans and preventive care of the permanent collections, as well as public outreach through the museum’s public “Conservation Window.”? The remaining time the Fellow will focus on an in-depth research project, culminating in a publishable paper with full access to the resources and expertise of the museum’s science lab and scientist.
Contact Info/Link to Online Application: Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for two references via the Andrew W. Mellon Advanced Training Fellowship in Objects Conservation (36979)
