Lecturer in Early Modern Art History (1400-1800) – AC2505RXLS
Sep 1, 2025–Aug 31, 2027 Application deadline: Mar 28, 2025
We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Early Modern Art History (1400-1800). This is a full-time position, offered on a fixed term contract until 31 August 2027, to provide cover for staff on research leave. Applications are invited from candidates whose research interests lie in any field of early modern art, architecture, urbanism or visual culture, regardless of geographical focus. We encourage applications from candidates whose research and teaching focuses on issues including environment, . . . → En lire plus
The Department of Prof. Dr. Tanja Michalsky at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History welcomes projects in – but not necessarily limited to – its core research areas: Southern Italy and Naples, Cinematic Space, Historical Spaces, Epistemes of Cartography, and New Methodologies in Medieval Studies.
Funding periods last 2–3 years (predoctoral) or 1–2 years (postdoctoral). To be eligible, predoctoral candidates must be enrolled as PhD candidates at a university.
Application deadline: Mar 15, 2025
Successful candidates are expected to join a group of junior scholars working on one of the topics and to participate in the institute’s activities. They are also expected to present the results of their research during their stay at the . . . → En lire plus
Call for Postdoctoral (M/F/D) / Predoctoral Fellows (M/F/D) Max Planck Research Group “Visualizing Science in Media Revolutions”.
Bibliotheca Hertziana Rome, Sep 01, 2025 Application deadline: Mar 3, 2025
The Max Planck Society is Germany’s premier research organization. The 86 Max Planck Institutes conduct research at the highest levels in the service of the general public, in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.
For the Max Planck Research Group “Visualizing Science in Media Revolutions”, led by Dr. Sietske Fransen, the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome (Italy) seeks to appoint: 1 Postdoctoral (M/F/D) max. 18-months appointment 2 Predoctoral Fellows (M/F/D) max. 12-months appointment each
The Max Planck Research Group, based . . . → En lire plus
Henry Moore Institute, Visiting Research Fellowships 2025-26, Leeds
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, Apr 01, 2025 Application deadline: Mar 10, 2025
The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable artists and researchers to develop their work.
The Institute’s Sculpture Research Library holds over 30,000 books and our Archive documents the lives of hundreds of sculptors. Staff at the Institute have a depth and breadth of knowledge . . . → En lire plus
Baroque – Death Twenty-fourth International Baroque Summer Course of the Werner Oechslin Library
Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, CH 8840 Einsiedeln, Jun 22–26, 2025 Deadline: Feb 23, 2025
Concerning the topic:
Death is omnipresent. No one can escape it; it is among us and goes about its business as it sees fit. If one takes seriously the “memento mori” that we encounter in droves on tombstones and that is addressed to us, the (still) living, then one can see that this commingling of life and death is of central importance to human culture and has always had a significant impact on its art forms.
This ubiquity and omnipresence of death was . . . → En lire plus
Postdoctoral / Predoctoral Fellows, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome, Department Weddigen: Art of the Modern Age in a Global Context.
The Department of Prof. Dr. Tristan Weddigen at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome is pleased to offer
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships for the 2025/26 academic year.
Under the overarching theme of Art of the Modern Age in a Global Context, the Department welcomes projects in any period addressing — but not limited to — one of its five Research Priorities: Rome Contemporary, Materiality and Mediality, Italy in a Global Context, Transnational . . . → En lire plus
BURLINGTON MAGAZINE Prize for research on south netherlandish art 1400-1800
A new annual prize of £1,000 will be awarded, with publication in The Burlington Magazine’s annual issue dedicated to Northern European Art, plus a subscription to The Burlington Magazine.
We seek previously unpublished essays of 1000–1500 words from early career scholars worldwide. Preference will be given to object-related scholarship such as is published inThe Burlington Magazine.
Deadline for applications: Monday 1st September 2025
BURLINGTON MAGAZINE scholarship for the study of French 18th-century fine and decorative art
APPLICATION GUIDELINES & TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Overview
The scholarship has been created to provide funding over a 12-month period to those engaged in the study of French 18th-century fine and decorative art to enable them to develop new ideas and research that will contribute to this field of art historical study.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must be studying, or intending to study, for an MA, PhD, post-doctoral or independent research in the field of French 18th-century fine and decorative arts within the 12-month period the funding is given (i.e. September 2024 – August 2025).
The funding is open to UK and international applicants.
Research funded by this scholarship may lead to the submission of articles for . . . → En lire plus
2 positions in Medieval Art History, StoryPharm project, University of Salerno
« StoryPharm » international PhD project (European Marie Skłodowska-Curie program) Application deadline: Feb 17, 2025
« StoryPharm »: Storytelling as Pharmakon in Premodernity and Beyond: Training the New Generation of Researchers in Health Humanities.
The University of Salerno (UniSa) is pleased to advertise 2 three-year Special Scientist PhD positions in HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL ART with a generous research allowance in an international, multi-partner EU project, employment beginning between June and August 2025. The StoryPharm project, which is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action – Doctoral Networks – Grant . . . → En lire plus
Creative Space Fellowship 2025
The Creative Space Fellowship, funded by the Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT e.V., gives freelance curators and art historians employed in museums the opportunity of pursuing research in connection with a collection or an exhibition. The fellowship is meant to create a “creative scientific space” in order to reflect on collections and exhibitions and to develop ideas and concepts. Fellows are expected to partake in the activities of the ZI and to present the fellowship project.
The fellowship lasts one to two months and consists of an allowance of 1.800 € per month. An independent expert committee decides on . . . → En lire plus
Venice, Italy, Mar 1, 2025–Feb 28, 2026 Application deadline: Jan 20, 2025
We invite applications for a postdoc fellowship position focusing on Antiquities of the Eastern Adriatic and Early Modern Architectural Culture. The research is part of the HORIZON 2020-ERC Consolidator Grant 2019 project titled “AdriArchCult: Architectural Culture of the Early Modern Eastern Adriatic”, led by Jasenka Gudelj. The fellowship focuses on analyzing the transmission of knowledge about ancient architecture and artifacts of the Eastern Adriatic in different European contexts between the 15th and 18th centuries. An interdisciplinary and multilingual approach will be particularly significant. An integral part of the research will also be the dissemination of the project’s . . . → En lire plus
Willibald Sauerländer Award 2025
The Willibald Sauerländer Award honours and supports early career research in the history of art history
The prize, funded by CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, honours the memory of Willibald Sauerländer (1924–2018), from 1970 to 1989 director of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte and an honorary professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich.
Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or publication completed within the last three years. Applicants should have been graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 7,000, and is expected to spend three months conducting research at . . . → En lire plus
Albert Ottenbacher Fellowship for Provenance Research 2025
The Albert Ottenbacher Fellowship, sponsored by the Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte e.V. CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT, supports research projects on provenance research in the broadest sense. The fellowship is named in memory of Albert Ottenbacher (1950–2022) and honors his commitment to provenance research at the ZI.
The fellowship enables a research stay of up to three months at the Central Institute for Art History. Fellows are expected to partake in the activities of the ZI and to present the fellowship project. The amount of the scholarship is € 2,000 per month (doctoral students) or € 2,300 (postdocs). The fellowship can be scheduled individually by arrangement but should start within one year . . . → En lire plus
Two Juliane and Franz Roh Fellowships in Modern and Contemporary Art
The Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte will award two Juliane and Franz Roh Fellowships in Modern and Contemporary Art (20th-21st century) at the Studienzentrum zur Kunst der Moderne und Gegenwart at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte.
The fellowships are intended for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars who have graduated within the last five years who are working on a project related to modern or contemporary art. Fellows are expected to partake in the activities of the ZI and to present the fellowship project.
The fellowships last three months and can commence between April and October 2025.
Graduate fellows will receive a monthly stipend of . . . → En lire plus
Jutta Held Award 2025
The Jutta Held Award honours and supports early career research in art history with a socio-political focus.
The award, funded by Stiftung Kritische Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften, honours the memory of Jutta Held (1933–2007), one of the first female professors of art history. The award is made in recognition of her commitment to social issues and gender studies in art and cultural history, and aims to promote such critical approaches in early-career scholarship.
Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or publication completed within the last three years. Applicants should have graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 7,000, and is expected . . . → En lire plus
Panofsky Fellowship 2025 | Early Modern Art and Intellectual Culture
Prof. Dr. Marisa Bass, Yale University, New Haven, CT, will hold the Panofsky Professorship at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte Munich in 2025. In connection with this professorship the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte seeks applications for a Panofsky Fellowship.
The fellowship is intended for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars (who have graduated within the last five years) who are working on a project related to the topic „Early Modern Art and Intellectual Culture“. Fellows are expected to maintain a presence at the ZI, to present the Fellowship project, and to partake in the activities of the ZI. The fellowship lasts three months . . . → En lire plus
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Arabic & Islamic Manuscripts Curator and Research Fellow positions, Dublin
Library of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Application deadline: Jan 10, 2025
The Library of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland is delighted to announce two new fixed term posts to work on its Arabic and Islamic manuscript collection within the research collections division:
Arabic & Islamic Manuscripts Curator Arabic & Islamic Manuscripts Research Fellow Details can be found on this webpage, if you search under ‘Library’ for Curator role and ‘Research’ for Research fellow role – https://www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/ Applications welcome before 10 January 2025 (Curator role) and 13 January 2025 (Research Fellow role).
Job Title : Arabic . . . → En lire plus
2 PhD Fellowships, History and Theory of Architecture, ETH Zürich
Zurich, Switerland, Oct 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2028 Application deadline: Feb 15, 2025
The doctoral program at the Institute of History and Theory of Architecture (gta), ETH Zurich, Switzerland offers two fellowship positions to start on 1 October 2025. This program focuses on the history and theory of architecture and urbanism in a wider context of cultural history, including the history and theory of art, science and technology.
The two fully-funded fellowship positions are open for research in any area of history and theory of architecture and urbanism, and we welcome innovative . . . → En lire plus
Professeur d’histoire de l’art de la période moderne (XVI-XVIIIèmes siècles) Université de Genève, Faculté de Lettres
Description du poste La Faculté des lettres de l’Université de Genève met au concours un poste de professeur-e ordinaire ou professeur-e associé-e en histoire de l’art de la période moderne (XVI-XVIIIèmes siècles). Ce poste à charge complète comprend des enseignements aux niveaux bachelor, master et post-grade ainsi que la direction de travaux de maîtrise universitaire et de thèses de doctorat. Le profil souhaité comprend différents champs de recherches en Histoire de l’art de la période moderne (européens et extra-européens) ainsi qu’une approche méthodologique diversifiée. Le-la candidat-e sera appelé-e à développer des recherches au niveau national et . . . → En lire plus
