The Getty Conservation Institute’s (GCI) postdoctoral fellowship is a program designed to provide recent PhDs with experience in chemistry and other physical or material sciences with experience in conservation science. The 2026-2028 Postdoctoral Fellow will be an integral part of the GCI Science’s Materials Characterization research group studying the diverse range of organic materials in cultural heritage. The GCI works internationally to advance conservation practice in the visual arts - broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. The Institute serves the conservation community through scientific research, education and training, field projects, and the dissemination of information. In all its endeavors, the GCI creates and delivers knowledge that contributes to the conservation of the world's cultural heritage. In support of the GCI’s mission to advance conservation practice in the visual arts, an important component of the Science department’s work involves studying natural and synthetic organic materials in paints, lacquers, coatings, decorative surfaces, plastics, and wood. Ongoing research of these materials is needed because of their importance in museum collections, diversity of formulations, and issues with instability. Their chemical composition may also relate to manufacturing processes and prior conservation treatments. Chemical analysis using chromatographic, spectroscopic, and thermal analysis techniques aids in understanding the composition, degradation pathways, and physical manifestations of the aging of organic materials.
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