Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Science

The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Science is a two-year program designed to provide recent PhDs in chemistry and other physical or material sciences with experience in conservation science.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2026–2028 fellowship. The 2026–2028 Postdoctoral Fellow will be an integral part of the Conservation Institute's Materials Characterization research group studying the diverse range of organic materials in cultural heritage.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will engage in new and existing projects and research partnerships concerned with characterizing organic materials, primarily paints and plastics. An important part of the research will be developing analytical protocols and advanced data evaluation methods that can benefit other researchers in the field. Information from this research will aid in developing conservation treatment strategies and in technical art history studies. The applied nature of this work means that the Fellow will collaborate closely with researchers from other institutions and practicing conservators.

Read details and apply online on the Getty Job Opportunities site.

• 2024–2026: Miguel Burgos-Ruiz, PhD, University of Granada, Spain
• 2019–2021: Alexandra Bridarolli, PhD, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London
• 2017–2019: Nathan Daly, PhD, Columbia University
• 2015–2017: Rosie Grayburn, PhD, University of Warwick and Universiteit Gent
• 2013–2015: Alessa Gambardella, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 2011–2013: Andrew Lerwill, PhD, Nottingham Trent University
• 2009–2011: Emma Richardson, PhD, University of Southampton
• 2007–2009: Catherine Schmidt, PhD, Northwestern University
• 2005–2007: Carrie Brindle, PhD, University of California, Irvine