Assessor Application
To be added to the Approved Assessor list for the CAP Program, you must meet all the following eligibility requirements:
Professional training in one or more related fields, which may include:
conservation
zoology
botany or horticulture
architectural conservation/preservation
architecture
landscape architecture
engineering
At least 5 years of experience in preservation, conservation, or collections care in one of the above fields. (Fellowships may count toward experience, but internships may not.)
Experience conducting general conservation assessments (i.e., a broad study of museum policies, procedures, and conditions which relate to and affect collections care). A general conservation assessment is different from a condition assessment or building assessment in that it focuses on preventive conservation measures that can be undertaken to preserve the collection.
If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact CAP staff at cap@culturalheritage.org.
INSTRUCTIONS
Complete the entire application to the best of your ability. At the end of the application, you will be asked to attach or upload your resume or curriculum vitae.
If your application is accepted, the information in Part 1 will be supplied to participating institutions. Part 2 of the application will only be used by FAIC to determine eligibility. Please read the statement thoroughly before signing.
PART 1: ASSESSOR INFORMATION
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Please list up to three references from institutions for which you have performed general collections assessments. Institutions undergoing an assessment will be encouraged to contact these references while interviewing assessors.
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TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS
Indicate the type(s) of institutions for which you have provided general conservation assessments by checking those that apply.
Air and Space Museums
Anthropology Museums
Aquariums
Arboreta
Archaeological Sites
Archives/Libraries
Art Museums
Botanical Gardens
Children’s/Youth Museums
General Museums (museums with two or more significant disciplines, such as a museum of art and history)
Historic Buildings/Sites
History Museums
Maritime Museums
Military Museums
Natural History Museums
Nature Centers
Planetariums
Science/Technology Centers
Sculpture Parks
Specialized Museums (limited to a single distinct subject, such as a postal museum or musical instrument museum) (Specify: )
Tribal Museums
Zoological Parks
Other (Specify:
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AREAS OF COMPETENCY
Indicate areas of competency in any of the following collection types by checking those that apply.
For Conservators
Archaeology
Arms and armor/weapons
Basketry
Botany (live)
Botany (herbaria)
Ceramics & glass
Collections storage
Digital (born-digital)
Emergency planning and response
Ethnography
Environmental management
Furniture
Glass objects
Industrial/agricultural equipment
Leather/ animal hides
Library/archival material
Metalwork/metal sculpture
Musical instruments
Natural history collections
Paintings (panel/canvas)
Photographic materials
Plastic objects
Preventive conservation
Science/technology/medicine
Sculpture
Stone objects
Textiles & costumes
Time-based and film-based media
Transportation vehicles
Tribal collections
Works on paper
Wet/Fluid-preserved collections
Wood objects
Zoology(live)
Other (Specify: )
For Architects/Engineers/Architectural Conservators
Adaptive reuse
Building envelope
Building systems/environmental control
Emergency planning and response
Historic preservation
Landscape architecture
Space planning
Structural engineering
Structures housing living collection
Sustainability
Other (Specify: )
Foreign Language Skills
Are you proficient in any of the following languages? (Proficiency is defined as having the ability to complete an assessment in the language.)
American Sign Language
Spanish
Other (Specify: ______________)
Resume
Please attach or uploaded a copy of your resume or CV that shows that you have met the eligibility requirements.
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2: ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION AND ASSESSOR’S STATEMENT
Eligibility (Check all that apply.)
I have had professional training in one or more of the following areas:
conservation
zoology
botany or horticulture
architectural conservation/preservation
architecture
landscape architecture
engineering
I have had at least five (5) years of experience in preservation, conservation, or collections care in one of the above fields.
I have had experience conducting general preservation assessments (a broad study of museum policies, procedures, and conditions which relate to and affect collections care).
Describe your experience conducting general conservation assessments (please limit your response to 500 words).
Describe your experience working with small and medium size museums (please limit your response to 500 words).
Assessor’s Statement
As an on-site assessor, I agree to fulfill my role in a complete, timely, and confidential manner. This responsibility includes:
reading the CAP program handbook and abiding by program guidelines
participating in a pre-visit phone call with the institution, in coordination with other assessors, to gather background information about the museum prior to the visit
conducting a thorough and informed on-site visit in coordination with another assessor
preparing a complete report in coordination with the other assessor that addresses all pertinent aspects discovered during the assessment
submitting the report(s) by the contractual deadline
completing program evaluations
performing a one-year follow-up call or videoconference with the museum
I agree to adhere to the applicable professional or legal code(s) of ethics governing my profession(s) and/or license(s).
Further, I agree that all aspects of the assessments I perform shall and will be held in the strictest confidence. I understand that failure to fulfill these responsibilities may impact FAIC’s payment of my professional service fees and/or render me ineligible for future participation as a CAP assessor.
My signature below indicates my agreement the with above Assessor’s Statement.
Signature: ________________________________________ Date: _________________________
OMB Number: 3137-XXXX Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX
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