Appel à candidature : « PhD Candidate in Art History » (Université d’Amsterdam)

University-of-Amsterdam-logoPhD Candidate in Art History (University of Amsterdam)

Amsterdam, September 1, 2014 - September 1, 2018
Application deadline: Mar 16, 2014

PhD candidate in Art History, University of Amsterdam

Salary indication: €2,083 to €2,664 gross per month

The Amsterdam Centre of Cultural Heritage and Identity (ACHI) of the
Faculty of Humanities is looking for a PhD candidate in Art History as
part of the project The Chinese Impact: Images and Ideas of China in the
Dutch Golden Age (NWO-Vidi). This project explores the mutual
perceptions that resulted from the cultural exchange between China and
the Low Countries (Northern and Southern Netherlands) in the seventeenth
century.

Project description
During the first period of intensive contacts between China and Europe,
Dutch traders were the main importers of Chinese mass-produced goods.
Amsterdam and Antwerp were central nodes in the transfer of information,
making China better known to a wide European public through
publications, translations, and illustrations. This lively exchange
ensured that only in the Netherlands, Chinese-style ceramics became
available to all layers of society; moreover, the Low Countries were at
the forefront of the intellectual reaction to China, which resulted in
the first European translation of the writings of Confucius (in Dutch).
The research program The Chinese Impact includes two PhD projects, in
cultural history and art history, to explore written and visual images
of China.

The PhD candidate in Art History will study a selection of engravings,
paintings, and works of applied art. The research explores relevant
artistic themes, styles, and the history of collecting. The focus is on
artistic production in the Low Countries; in addition, the analysis may
also involve Chinese ceramics made for the European market.

Requirements
- The applicant must have a completed MA degree in a relevant field,
preferably European or Asian art history, before the start date of the
fellowship;
- The applicant’s CV illustrates familiarity with the analysis of Early
Modern art, preferably complemented by demonstrable interest in the Low
Countries or China;
- The applicant has an excellent command of English in reading, writing,
and speaking. A good reading competence in Dutch is an additional plus.

Further information
For more information on the research project The Chinese Impact and the
selection procedure, please contact:
Thijs.Weststeijn@uva.nl, principal investigator

Appointment
The selected PhD candidate will be appointed full-time (38 hours per
week) for a period of four years at the Faculty of Humanities at the
University of Amsterdam. The appointment is initially for a period of
one year; contingent on satisfactory performance it will be extended by
a maximum of three additional years leading to the completion of a PhD
thesis. The gross monthly salary (on a full-time basis) will range from
€2,083 during the first year to €2,664 during the fourth year, in
accordance with the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch
universities.

Job application
Applications should include:
- a detailed letter of intent stating your motivation for this position;
- a copy of your MA thesis or another relevant text;
- a full academic CV and a list of MA grades;
- two letters of recommendation.

Applicants must have completed all relevant coursework and examinations
for the MA by September 2014. If the list of scores is not yet complete,
please submit an overview of your scores at the time of application.
Please submit your application to solliciteren2014-FGW@uva.nl before 16
March 2014. 
Candidates will be interviewed in April 2014.

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