Job Title: Paintings Conservation Fellow
Pay/Hours/Benefits: This is a full-time, limited-term, grant funded position with a pay range of $55,000 per annum, with benefits and an additional $3,000 travel stipend for conferences, workshops and research. The position will remain full-time, exempt. Initial duration of the fellowship is one year, with a possibility to extend for another one to two years.
Institution: The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Application Deadline: May 15th, 2026
Brief Description:
The Conservation Fellow will report to the Head of Conservation at The Phillips Collection. The position is designed to provide advanced training in paintings conservation to a recent graduate of a master’s degree conservation program at a recognized university. The emphasis will be on the examination, documentation, treatment, and research on works from The Phillips Collection’s rich holdings of 19th to 21st century paintings. The fellow will work with painting conservators on all aspects of care of the collection to promote its preservation.
Contact Info/Link to Online Application:
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To apply, please upload your resume, a statement of interest about working at The Phillips Collection, and two examples of completed paintings conservation treatments including all documentation (via document upload tabs). Please also send an example of a written research project in which you studied -painting materials, techniques, and/or the history of an artist. Please include contact information for three professional references.
