PhD Position, Project Portraying Medieval Women, University of Fribourg

Qui sommes-nous?

The SNSF PRIMA Project Portraying Medieval Women: The Materiality of Female Images and Art Patronage in the Latin East (12th–15th centuries) (https://data.snf.ch/grants/grant/208477), hosted at the Chair of Medieval Art History at the University of Fribourg, offers a four-year doctoral position focused on female representations and patronage in Southern Italy under Latin rule (12th–15th century). Her/his dissertation will be dedicated in the compilation of a comprehensive catalogue of the extant material in the assigned territories.

Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?

L’Etat-employeur encourage la conciliation vie professionnelle et vie privée et offre un environnement et des conditions de travail attractifs à ses collaborateur-trice-s. Pour en savoir plus, suivez ce lien.

Vos missions

• The most important task of the PhD researcher will be the carrying out of original research and the completion of her/his dissertation. Moreover, she/he is expected to actively participate in all the project’s research activities and scientific events, such as workshops, conferences and research trips.

Profil souhaité

• MA in Art History with specialization in Medieval or Byzantine Art
• Proficiency in Italian
• Very good language skills in English
• Good command of French and/or German

For further information, you can contact the project’s PI, Asst. Prof. Rafca Nasr: rafca.nasr@unifr.ch