09/11/2026
IPI is currently accepting applications for its second Getty Global Art & Sustainability Fellow, a 2-year Fellowship funded by a grant from Getty.
For this Fellowship, we are seeking applications from candidates with an educational background in mechanical engineering, building physics, data science, preservation science, or related field. Applicants must also demonstrate an interest in preservation science and cultural heritage preservation. Fellowship activities will include reviewing existing literature on the use of various hygrothermal modeling tools and conducting field-based comparisons of at least 2 different software platforms in collections spaces. Comparison exercises will require both real-word space modeling and some computational analysis, as well as defining which materials-focused parameters are needed to generate and inform accurate real-world and computational models. IPI staff will work with the Fellow to identify materials information needed, how best to define that information for the software, and help secure partnerships with local collections spaces (either on Rochester Institute of Technology’s campus, or in Rochester-area collecting institutions).
The start date for this Fellowship is flexible. Applications will be reviewed starting September 21, 2026 and will continue until a suitable candidate is identified. Applicants that require visas will be considered. Contact IPI Executive Director, Jae Gutierrez at [email protected], if you have any questions.
Apply online (JR102868): https://rit.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Getty-Global-Art—Sustainability-Fellow_JR102868
