Suzanne Deal Booth Post-graduate Fellowship in Conservation

Job Title: Suzanne Deal Booth Post‑graduate Fellowship in Conservation

Hiring Department: Harry Ransom Center

Location: UT Main Campus

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status: Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

September 1, 2026

Position Duration: Expected to continue until August 31, 2028

Application review will begin on January 20, 2026. The Harry Ransom Center’s Preservation and Conservation Division announces an opening for the Suzanne Deal Booth Post‑graduate Fellowship in Conservation
, focusing on Photograph or Paper Conservation. This fellowship is a temporary, two‑year, full‑time position. It requires 40 hours per week and includes full health and retirement benefits, generous vacation, sick leave, holidays, and significant professional development funding.

Consult with collection managers and carry out treatment of rare and unique materials from the Ransom Center collections. Participate in activities related to preventive care, engage in public outreach, and undertake research and collaborative projects.

Perform the full spectrum of photograph or paper conservation treatment activities, including:

• Examination with written and photographic documentation
• Identification of historical materials, structures, and condition, including technical research as needed
• Dialogue with curators and collection managers about treatment choices
• Carry out minor and complex single‑item treatment and housing for collection items

Participate in preventive care activities, including:

• Providing protective enclosures for complex collection holdings
• Monitoring collection and exhibition environments
• Conducting IPM processes

Master’s degree from a recognized graduate art conservation education program, with a demonstrated concentration in photograph or paper conservation, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have received degree in 2023, 2024, 2025, or anticipate graduation no later than August 2026. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Fluency in spoken and written English.

Experience working with historical and contemporary photographic collections. Experience collaborating with curators, special collections managers, archivists, conservators, and technicians in a team environment.

$52,000, plus benefits and professional development support ($3,500).

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Lifting and moving

• Resume/CV
• Three work references with contact information; at least one reference from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

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