Nouvelle bourse Villa I Tatti : I Tatti/Getty Black Mediterranean Fellowship

Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, is excited to announce one new fellowships

NEW: I Tatti/Getty Black Mediterranean Fellowship (deadline 15 December) Two residential Fellowships at I Tatti during fall 2022 (September-December) for scholars from African nations whose work examines exchanges within and between the African continent and the wider Mediterranean world during the early modern period (14th – 17th centuries). Designed for scholars working on African artistic and architectural material (including those working in archaeology and anthropology) the fellowships seek to create and promote collaboration between scholars working in African institutions and those working in European and North American institutions. We are particularly interested in projects . . . → En lire plus

Ernst Herzfeld Award for Master Theses in Islamic Art History and Archaeology

Ernst Herzfeld Award for Master Theses in Islamic Art History and Archaeology

The Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft für Islamische Kunst und Archäologie | Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology is pleased to announce the second edition of the Ernst Herzfeld Award for Master Theses in Islamic Art History and Archaeology. The aim of the award is to encourage and support young scholars in Europe who are working on visual and material culture of Islamic countries in the fields of Art History, Archaeology, and Building Archaeology (Bauforschung). The Ernst Herzfeld Award highlights the diversity and innovation of current research in these growing fields. . . . → En lire plus

Bourses Villa I Tatti (2)

Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, warmly invites applications for the following 2022-2023 residential fellowship:

Wallace Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 15) for post-doctoral scholars who explore the historiography and impact of the Italian Renaissance in the Modern Era (19th-21st centuries). https://itatti.harvard.edu/wallace-fellowship

Berenson Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 15) for post-doctoral scholars who explore “Italy in the World.” Projects should address the transnational dialogues between Italy and other cultures (e.g. Latin American, Mediterranean, African, Asian etc.) during the Renaissance, broadly understood historically to include the period from the 14th to the 17th century. . . . → En lire plus

Bourse Villa I Tatti : I Tatti Fellowship

Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, warmly invites applications for the following 2022-2023 residential fellowship:

I Tatti Fellowship (twelve months; deadline 15 October) for post-doctoral research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance broadly understood historically to include the period from the 14th to the 17th century, and geographically to include transnational dialogues between Italy and other cultures (e.g. Latin American, Mediterranean, African, Asian etc.). https://itatti.harvard.edu/i-tatti-fellowship

3 Postdoctoral Nomis Fellowships, Basel

3 Postdoctoral Nomis Fellowships, Basel

Basel / eikones, Sep 1, 2022–Aug 31, 2023 Application deadline: Oct 18, 2021

eikones – Center for the Theory and History of the Image at the University of Basel

Call for Applications: Three NOMIS Fellowships

The center invites applications from outstanding junior and senior researchers in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences for three one-year NOMIS Fellowships beginning September 1, 2022.

Since 2005, eikones has served as a center for graduate and postgraduate research on images. The center is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of images as instruments of human knowledge and cultural practices. It investigates the functions and effects of images throughout history . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidature : bourse d’étude sur l’histoire du verre au XXe siècle (Venise, 2021-2022)

La Fondation Giorgio Cini, grâce à la contribution de Pentagram Stiftung, offre une bourse d’études résidentielle de six mois pour étudier l’art et la production du verre à Venise au vingtième siècle.

La bourse comprend une contribution de 6 200,00 € (brut) et l’hébergement gratuit à la résidence du Centre Vittore Branca.

La bourse, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet Le Stanze del Vetro, est destinée aux étudiants en Master, aux doctorants et post-docs italiens ou étrangers qui ont l’intention de passer six mois de recherche au Centre d’étude du verre de l’Institut d’histoire de l’art, à partir de novembre/décembre 2021. La date de soumission . . . → En lire plus

Université de Copenhague, poste de professeur d’histoire de l’art

Professorship in Art History

University of Copenhagen Department of Arts and Cultural Studies

Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Copenhagen University (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a professorship in art history to be filled by 1st December 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.

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We are looking for a candidate with research and teaching qualifications in art history who can contribute to the strategic development of the discipline with emphasis on combining Danish and Nordic older art history with contemporary art in . . . → En lire plus

Post-doc Scientific Assistance, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome

Post-doc Scientific Assistance, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome, Oct 01, 2021 Application deadline: Aug 15, 2021

Scientific Assistance, Department Weddigen

The Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome invites postdoctoral researchers to apply for a two-year position of Scientific Assistant at the Department of Tristan Weddigen, starting October 1, 2021.

Assistants conduct their own research and organize scientific activities, both in relation to one of the five research focuses of the Department. Salaries and benefits depend on German and Italian tax and social security law. The Max Planck Society supports diversity and welcomes applications from women and disabled persons.

Candidates submit their application in English, Italian, or German, including CV, . . . → En lire plus

Curatorial Research Fellowship, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome

Curatorial Research Fellowship, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome Application deadline: Sep 12, 2021

The Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome offers Curatorial Research Fellowships with a duration of three months to museum curators for projects on Italian art history from Late Antiquity to the present day in the context of their respective museum activities (e.g. curatorial research for the preparation of an exhibition or the editing of an inventory catalogue). A correlation to the current research priorities of the Bibliotheca Hertziana is welcome.

Curatorial Research Fellows receive a monthly expense allowance of approximately 1.750 € and are granted full access to all . . . → En lire plus

Postdoc Fellowships, Museo del Prado, Madrid

Postdoc Fellowships, Museo del Prado, Madrid

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid Application deadline: Oct 15, 2021

The Museo Nacional del Prado announces two fellowships:

[1] Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Curatorial Studies 2021 Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson – Museo del Prado

[2] Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in gender studies Allen&Overy – Museo del Prado

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[1] The Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson Foundation is offering a postdoctoral research fellowship in curatorial studies linked to the collections of the Museo del Prado.

DESCRIPTION A postdoctoral research fellowship that will award a 24-month stay at the Centro de Estudios del Museo del Prado to the best research project linked to the collections of the Museo del Prado, which will culminate in the curatorship . . . → En lire plus

4 Postdocs, ERC Starting Grant SenSArt « The Sensuous Appeal of the Holy (12th-15th century) », Université de Padoue

4 Postdocs, ERC-STG SenSArt « The Sensuous Appeal of the Holy. Sensory Agency of Sacred Art and Somatised Spiritual Experiences in Medieval Europe (12th-15th century) », Université de Padoue

The ERC Starting Grant project SenSArt “The Sensuous Appeal of the Holy. Sensory Agency of Sacred Art and Somatised Spiritual Experiences in Medieval Europe (12th-15th century)”, led by Prof. Zuleika Murat (Principal Investigator) is accepting applications by highly motivated candidates to cover four post-doctoral positions, starting on 1st September 2021. The project is based at the University of Padua and is funded for five years by the ERC.

The deadline to apply is . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidatures : Paris x Rome Fellowship

Paris x Rome Fellowship

Le Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art (DFK Paris) – institut de la fondation Max Weber – et la Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte – proposent conjointement une bourse de recherche de six mois pour l’année académique 2021-22. Celle-ci doit permettre d’effectuer des séjours de recherche respectifs de trois mois dans des fonds d’archives ou de bibliothèques à Paris et à Rome, d’échanger avec les scientifiques des deux instituts et de se familiariser avec les approches transnationales de l’histoire de l’art en France et en Italie.

La bourse Paris x Rome s’inscrit dans les axes de recherches majeurs des deux instituts et dans leur programme d’activités scientifiques : ainsi, à la Bibliotheca Hertziana, elle se rattache à l’initiative Rome Contemporary . . . → En lire plus

PhD position, Conques in the Global World

PhD position, Conques in the Global World

Rome (Italy) and USA Application deadline: Jul 12, 2021

The Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History invites applications for a one-year doctoral position (starting in September 2021) for PhD students in art history, whose dissertation topic can be integrated into the research program « Conques in the Global World. Transferring Knowledge: From Material to Immaterial Heritage ». The Bibliotheca Hertziana is involved in an MSCA-RISE agreement (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Research and Innovation Staff Exchange) with partners in Czech Republic, France, Italy and the USA, which promotes networking and collaborative research on Conques. The research project located at the Bibliotheca . . . → En lire plus

Creative Space Fellowship 2021, ZI, Munich

Creative Space Fellowship 2021

The Creative Space Fellowship 2021, 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 the award. The fellowship can be scheduled individually by arrangement but . . . → En lire plus

PhD Position, Contemporary Artistic Practices / Colonial Heritage, VU Amsterdam

PhD Position, Contemporary Artistic Practices / Colonial Heritage, VU Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Sep 01, 2021 Application deadline: May 23, 2021

PhD Position Contemporary Artistic Practices Reflecting on Colonial Heritage FTE: 1

Job description This four-year PhD student position is based at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’s (VU) Faculty of Humanities (Department of Art & Culture, History, and Antiquity), within the framework of the NWA funded project “Pressing Matter. Ownership, Value and the Question of Colonial Heritage in Museums”. This collaborative, interdisciplinary project responds to the growing contestation over what to do with the colonial heritage held in museums.

This PhD position will be part of the . . . → En lire plus

PhD position, Université libre de Bruxelles : sculpture workshop practices, between 1850 and 1914

PhD position, Université libre de Bruxelles

Université libre de Bruxelles, Oct 1, 2021–Sep 30, 2025 Application deadline: Jun 15, 2021

Organisation: Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Research Field: History of Art › Contemporary Art › Sculpture Reseacher Profile: PhD Researcher Type of Contract: CDD/Temporary (1/10/2021 – 30/09/2025) Job Status: Full-time (40 h per week) Work Location: Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels – Belgium, 50 Avenue F.D. Roosevelt

OFFER DESCRIPTION The CReA-Patrimoine at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences is offering a multi-year PhD fellowship in History of Art at the ULB (Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium). This funding will provide the successful . . . → En lire plus

Bourse Jutta Held, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich

JUTTA HELD AWARD 2021

The Jutta Held Award honours and supports early career research in art history with a socio-political focus. The prize, 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. Applicants should be graduated. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 6,000, and is . . . → En lire plus

2 PhD Positions, eikones, University of Basel

2 PhD Positions, eikones, University of Basel Basel, Switzerland, Sep 1, 2021–Aug 31, 2025 Application deadline: May 12, 2021

Call for Applications for 2 PhD Students for 4 years 100%, Start date September 1, 2021 in the fields of history, art history, musicology, philosophy, German literature, architectural history, English, media studies, and Egyptology.

Application Due Date: May 12, 2021

The eikones Graduate School at the Center for the Theory and History of the Image at the University of Basel invites applications for two positions for doctoral study on the theory and history of the image for four years beginning September 1, 2021.

Since 2005, eikones has served as a center . . . → En lire plus

Postdoc Position, Ghent University and RMAH, Brussels, Photography

Postdoc Position, Ghent University and RMAH, Brussels

Ghent University, Royal Museums for Art & History Brussels, Sep 01, 2021 Application deadline: May 10, 2021

Ghent University and the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH) in Brussels are jointly hiring an art historian (PhD) specialized in the history or theory of photography. In particular, this project focuses on (a) photography of architecture; (b) photographic reproductions of art works; and (c) art photography.

This full-time post-doctoral position is part of the fedtwin program that facilitates the collaboration between federal museums and universities in Belgium. The candidate will combine two part-time positions, working at Ghent University and RMAH . . . → En lire plus

Postdoc , La ville ornée, Université de Fribourg

Postdoc position , La ville ornée, Université de Fribourg / Universität Freiburg, Sep 01, 2021 Application deadline: May 15, 2021

Dans le cadre du projet de recherche FNS « La ville ornée. Pour une étude globale des façades peintes à l’époque moderne (Suisse/Europe) » (2021-2024) la chaire d’Histoire de l’art des Temps modernes de l’Université de Fribourg met au concours un poste de post-doctorant·e à 100 %. Les informations relatives au projet peuvent être consultées à l’adresse : https://www.unifr.ch/art/fr/recherche/projets-de-recherche.html

Activités: Rédaction d’une thèse d’habilitation sur le sujet: – questions à l’échelle européenne relatives aux conditions d’apparition juridique, politique, sociale, économique des façades peintes – conditions liées . . . → En lire plus