To provide an advanced student with first-hand practical experience in various aspects of architectural conservation through supervised work on research and advisory projects of the Architectural Conservation Team of English Heritage.

To provide the practical training required for the Certificate in Architectural Conservation offered to students who have completed the conservation emphasis within the Master of Science program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania.

The successful candidate will be chosen from among a) currently enrolled students who have completed two years of course work at the University of Pennsylvania in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, or b) graduates of the University of Pennsylvania who received their MS in Historic Preservation not more than two years prior to the time of application for the Certificate.

The advanced intern will participate in various activities of the Architectural Conservation Team of English Heritage, under the direction of the project supervisor. Activities will include:

A) Research. The Architectural Conservation Branch maintains an extensive program of research in building material science which at present includes nearly fifteen projects which are investigating a range of building materials and conversation treatments. Valued at about £0.5 million, the research program is organized through agreements and contracts with over 15 national and international groups of collaborators, consultants and contractors.

The intern would assist in developing the experimental design and project managing two new projects regarding:

1) Lime and hydraulic-lime based mortars and grouts. This project will build upon work carried out to date by the Architectural Conservation Team which has focused on the effects of set additives such as brick dusts and cements on the strength and durability of lime-based mortars. The new project would seek to produce comparative performance data on the range of hydraulic limes which are currently available in the marketplace and develop/refine investigative techniques for the analysis of historic mortars, especially as regards the identification of hydraulic materials.

2) Polishable limestones. Research carried out to date has dealt with an evaluation of decay mechanisms and understanding of the parameters which cause or exacerbate the deterioration of this material. The new project will focus on the development of treatments through controlled and monitored trials so as to give informed guidance for future intervention. The intern would assist in the development of treatments through controlled and monitored trials so as to give informed guidance for future intervention. The intern would assist in the development of the experimental design and in the execution of the trials at a number of Cathedral sites in England including Salisbury, Rochester and Chichester Cathedrals.

B) Advisory work. One of the principal responsibilities of the Architectural Conservation Team at English Heritage is to provide technical advice to other parts of the organization regarding both English Heritage’s own sites (about 400 in all) and the thousands of listed buildings which receive grant-aid from English Heritage for conservation work.

The advanced intern would assist the project supervisor and other members of the Architectural conservation Team in delivering such technical advice which may range in complexity from a single site visit and technical report to a more prolonged program of analysis, development, and on-site training. Two on-going advisory projects, Howden Minster in the north of England and at Bignor Roman Villa in Sussex, will be included in the intern’s program. Other advisory cases will be determined by the requests which come to the Architectural Conservation Team during the internship period.

C) Publications. As part of its brief, the Architectural Conservation Team at English Heritage produces technical publications aimed at disseminating information from research and generally improving standards of practice. The advanced intern will assist the project supervisor in producing a series of Research Transactions which will collect papers resulting from the previous phase of the Architectural Conservation Research Program.

As part of the requirements for the Certificate in Architectural Conservation, the advanced intern will be required to submit a final written report and to make an oral defense of the internship. The intern will also be encouraged to develop one particular project into an academic paper suitable for presentation at a major professional conference [for example, the annual meeting of either the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) or the Association for Preservation Technology (APT)].

9 months stipend $14,500.

Tuition (2 cu): Advanced Certificate $5,800.

Travel expenses (from the USA)* $1,162.

TOTAL $21,462.

*Local travel and subsistence for travel associated with English Heritage research projects and advisory work will be paid from the budget of the Architectural Conservation Team. See Conditions of Employment below.

Letters of interest accompanied by a resume should be sent by <B>16 November 1998 via fax to Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Architectural Conservation Team, English Heritage, Tel: 44.171.973.3156 Fax: 44.171.973.3249. <B>AND to Chairman, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 115 Meyerson Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6311, Fax: 215-573-6326.