Career Resources

October 31, 2025
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is seeking applications for the position of Objects Conservator. This is a full-time, donated (non-federal) position, paid with the Museum’s private funds, and comparable to the GS grade 12. This position will be responsible for performing a wide range of conservation and preservation activities concerned with a variety of three-dimensional artifacts and sculpture within the Museum’s collections. The Objects Conservator also provides recommendations on fundamental conservation issues to staff at all levels throughout the Museum.

The USHMM is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America’s national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum’s David M. Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation holds a primary responsibility to collect, preserve, and make available the historical record of the Holocaust and to support with its stewardship of the Collection of Record the Museum’s wide-ranging efforts in the areas of research, exhibition, publication, education, and memorialization. 

The position is located in the Museum’s David and Fela Shapell Family Center for Collections, Conservation, and Research in Bowie, MD. 

For more information about the position and how to apply: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/UNI1056USHMM/JobBoard/3b76cc60-2b05-4241-bd77-5476ab81c570/Opportunity/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=63006311-6f55-46a2-aa71-65102db4dac9

October 30, 2025
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has an opening for this full-time position: Conservator (Curator IV) - $6,250-$7,084 monthly. The conservator manages the daily activities of the well-equipped book and paper Summerlee Conservation Lab at TSLAC and performs complex treatments on rare and unique archival and library materials in accordance with the AIC code of ethics. This position develops and monitors work procedures for the unit, establishes priorities, and makes treatment decisions. The conservator is called on to assist with outreach and educational programs, preservation planning and surveys, emergency response, and environmental control. This position may also instruct and monitor interns, students, or volunteers assigned to assist with conservation tasks. Learn about the work undertaken in our conservation lab at our TSLAC Conservation blog, www.tsl.texas.gov/conservation/.  To review this job posting go to www.tsl.texas.gov/jobs

October 29, 2025
The Boston Athenaeum's Conservation Laboratory, a branch of the Technical Services Department, seeks a Paper and Photograph Conservator. Reporting to the Senior Conservator, the successful candidate will perform conservation treatments on the Athenaeum's collections of paper-based and photographic materials, collaborate on exhibition preparation, and support conservation initiatives across all departments.

TO APPLY: Please submit a cover letter and resume using the following link: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/...

October 8, 2025
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens invites applications for the position of Paper Conservator. The successful candidate will join a team of eight book, paper, and paintings conservators who care for The Huntington's extraordinary and wide-ranging collections, from rare books, manuscripts, and archival materials to prints, drawings, photographs, and paintings. Working closely with preparators, registrars, technical services staff, and curators across the library and art divisions, the Paper Conservator will contribute to The Huntington's mission to preserve, interpret, and share its collections with a broad and diverse audience through conservation treatment, preventive care, and outreach. 

September 9, 2025
The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center is looking for a conscientious conservator to run its paintings conservation lab. As the leader of the painting’s conservation lab, the conservator will treat works from a broad range of public and private clients throughout the region. The conservator will examine paintings, prepare treatment proposals - including time and cost estimates - conserve artifacts and collections and maintain the Painting Conservation Laboratory at the Ford Center. The conservator will provide preservation expertise and outreach, participate in the Center’s educational activities, and collaborate with technicians, interns and volunteers on painting conservation projects. Go to the Nebraska State Historical Society website for more information on the job and to apply: https://history.nebraska.gov/career-opportunities/