Postdoctoral Fellowship, Early Modern Art History, UCLA

Hannah and Edward W. Carter Postdoctoral Fellow in Early Modern European Art (1400-1750).

Los Angeles, Oct 01, 2026 Application deadline: Jun 1, 2026

Position description:

The Department of Art History invites applications for the Hannah and Edward W. Carter postdoctoral fellow in Early Modern European Art (1400-1750) for a Ph.D. whose work focuses on European early modern art and ecological questions. The two-year position begins October 1, 2026. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have received their Ph.D. after January 1, 2019. International applicants are welcome. The fellow will be responsible for obtaining a visa, if required, as well as accommodation, travel, . . . → En lire plus

Research Grant, Yves Klein Fondation, Lugano

Research Grant, Yves Klein Fondation, Lugano

Application deadline: Jun 15, 2026 yvesklein.com/en/fondation/

The Yves Klein Foundation works to promote and foster the public understanding of Yves Klein’s work through exhibitions, research projects, publications, the preservation of his body of work and the development of the catalogue raisonné.

Based in Lugano (Switzerland), the Foundation carries forward the fundamental mission initiated by its founding members, Rotraut Klein-Moquay, Yves Klein’s widow, and Daniel Moquay: to preserve, study, share with a large audience and highlight the artist’s major contribution to the history of art in the second half of the 20th century.

A key figure of the avant‑garde, Yves Klein played a decisive role in redefining art, calling for the “overcoming” of its “problematic.” He radically and poetically transformed what art . . . → En lire plus

French Nineteenth-Century Art Network Summer Symposium

French Nineteenth-Century Art Network Summer Symposium: Lightning Talks

Online, Jun 18, 2026 Deadline: May 8, 2026

Did you conduct archival research this year? Write a dissertation chapter or an article? Find inspiration while reading, visiting museums, or traveling? As a wrap-up to the 2025–26 academic year, we invite speakers to give brief lightning talks (8–10 minutes) on an aspect of their current research. Any topic related to Francophone visual and material culture within the long nineteenth century is welcome. We hope to provide a platform for emerging scholars to workshop developing ideas and to engage with an informed, supportive audience, and we actively encourage presentations on projects that are still in progress. Let’s highlight together your fantastic research and celebrate the start of summer!

If you are a current graduate . . . → En lire plus

Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

The Art History Program in the School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in Early Modern European Art History (1300-1700) to a one-year, non-tenure-track faculty appointment (up to 100% time for up to 9 months). The proposed start date is August 16, 2026.

Qualifications We seek a specialist in Early Modern art to teach courses on European art between 1300 and 1700. The successful candidate will teach 3 courses/semester and have the capacity to work with studio-art and design students, art-history majors, and art-history graduate students. We seek candidates who are . . . → En lire plus

APAHAU : Recrutement d’un/une secrétaire de rédaction pour le BLOG de l’Apahau

APAHAU : Recrutement d’un/une secrétaire de rédaction pour le BLOG de l’Apahau

Date limite des candidatures : 15 mai 2026

L’Apahau recrute un/une jeune chercheuse/chercheuse (masterant.e/doctorant.e/post-doctorant.e en sciences humaines) en tant que secrétaire de rédaction de son BLOG. Sa mission consistera à effectuer une maintenance informatique sur le blog (sauvegarde, mise à jour), valider les billets proposés, maintenir le blog à jour, relayer les activités de l’association sur les réseaux sociaux. Il ou elle travaillera avec le directeur de la rédaction du Blog (Olivier Bonfait) et le bureau de l’Apahau (Claire Maingon, présidente ; Aurélie Petiot, secrétaire générale ; Maël . . . → En lire plus

Bourse Focillon 2026 (séjour en 2027) : jeune recherche dans le monde académique en France

La bourse Focillon est une bourse d’étude créée au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, pour instituer des liens entre la France et les États-Unis. Elle porte le nom du grand historien de l’art Henri Focillon (Dijon, 1881-New Haven (Yale) 1943), directeur du musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, professeur à la Sorbonne, et dans différentes universités américaines à partir de 1932. Financée à son origine par le ministère des Affaires étrangères, elle est portée depuis 2010 par le ministère de la Culture, précisément par la délégation à l’inspection, la recherche et l’innovation (DIRI), au sein de la Direction générale des patrimoines et de l’architecture. Elle est placée sous l’égide du Comité français d’histoire de l’art.

Le montant de la . . . → En lire plus

INHA : Post-doctorant ou post-doctorante, projet IMENTET, domaine « Histoire de l’art de 100 000 avant notre ère au Ve siècle »

INHA : Post-doctorant ou post-doctorante, projet IMENTET, domaine « Histoire de l’art de 100 000 avant notre ère au Ve siècle »

Département des Études et de la Recherche Poste ouverts uniquement aux contractuels Contrat post-doctorant (cf article L.412-4 du code de la recherche) Contrat CDD de 2 ans pour prise de poste au 01/10/2026 Catégorie A

Date limite de candidature : 11 mai 2026 à minuit

Modalité de recrutement :

 

Doctorat, obtenu depuis moins de 3 ans en histoire de l’art ou en archéologie.

(cf. article L.412-4 du code de la recherche et dans le décret n° 2021-1450 du 4 novembre 2021 relatif au contrat post-doctoral de droit public prévu par l’article L. 412-4 du code de la recherche.)

 

Les candidates et . . . → En lire plus

INHA : Post-doctorant ou post-doctorante, domaine « Histoire des disciplines et des techniques artistiques »

Post-doctorant ou post-doctorante, domaine « Histoire des disciplines et des techniques artistiques »

Département des Études et de la Recherche Poste ouverts uniquement aux contractuels Contrat post-doctorant (cf article L.412-4 du code de la recherche) Contrat CDD de 2 ans pour prise de poste au 01/10/2026 Catégorie A Date limite de candidature : 11 mai 2026 à minuit

Modalité de recrutement :

 

Doctorat, obtenu depuis moins de 3 ans en histoire de l’art ou en archéologie.

(cf. article L.412-4 du code de la recherche et dans le décret n° 2021-1450 du 4 novembre 2021 relatif au contrat post-doctoral de droit public prévu . . . → En lire plus

Professor Martin Warnke Program, Madrid, Museo del Prado

Professor Martin Warnke Program, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Application deadline: Apr 15, 2026

The research stays named after the distinguished art historian Martin Warnke (1937-2019), a scholar of the work of authors as present in the Prado collections as Rubens, Velázquez and Goya, have been instituted by the Museo Nacional del Prado in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Madrid to facilitate short study stays for academics and researchers with habitual residence in a country of the European Union.

The program provides for a four-week consecutive residency for one researcher.

The residency period is set from September 1 – September 30, 2026. Exceptionally, . . . → En lire plus

Tenure Track Pos., Max Planck Institutes, Lise Meitner Research Group

Tenure Track Pos., Max Planck Institutes, Lise Meitner Research Group

“Free science is as natural as free breathing.” – Lise Meitner.

The Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.) is a world-leading, independent, non-profit research organization with the goal to promote cutting edge basic research. Over 26,000 employees across 85 Max Planck Institutes and research facilities conduct basic research in the life and natural sciences as well as the humanities, social sciences and law and have a strong interest in innovative and interdisciplinary research.

Lise Meitner Research Group (Tenure track positions at Max Planck Institutes) The Max Planck Society invites outstanding applicants to apply . . . → En lire plus

Gianni Franzone Fellowship 2026, Centro Studi Wolfsoniana, Genova

The Centro Studi Wolfsoniana announces the Forth edition of the international call for the Fellowship in memory of Gianni Franzone (1964-2022), twentieth-century art historian and curator of the Wolfsoniana in Genoa, promoted and supported by the family Franzone.

The fellowship is destinated to under 35 researchers in the history, culture and visual arts of the period pertaining to the Wolfsoniana collection (1870-1950), with special attention to aspects related to decorative and propaganda arts and to architecture.

Terms and conditions The applicants are invited to present research projects pertaining to the main themes documented by the collection, library and archives of the Wolfsoniana, aimed both to elaborate an in-depth study of these materials, and to trace the new perspectives of those historical problems whose legacy still sets a strict . . . → En lire plus

Two Postdoctoral Positions, EPFL Lausanneart and architecture of the early modern Mediterranean world,

Two fully funded postdoctoral positions are available to begin in the 2026-27 academic year, working primarily with Professor Cammy Brothers. It is a one year, renewable position.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or be in their final year of their doctoral program with the expectation of a degree by October 1, 2026. The field is defined broadly as the art and architecture of the early modern Mediterranean world, 1100-1700, but the specific focus is open.

Deadline: Applications should send the following in a single pdf by March 2, 2026: a letter of interest (1 page) indicating the candidate’s background and reason for pursuing a postdoctoral position; a description of the proposed research and writing project to be pursued during the fellowship year (2-4 pages, it can be distinct from the . . . → En lire plus

4A_Lab: Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026/2029

4A_Lab: Art Histories, Archaeologies, Anthropologies, Aesthetics Fellowships 2026/2029 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows (M/F/D)

The Berlin-based research, fellowship, and mentoring program 4A_Lab invites excellent early career and mid-career scholars to apply for up to three predoctoral and three postdoctoral residential fellowships (6 to 36 months for predoctoral and 6 to 24 months for postdoctoral fellows).

4A_Lab: Art Histories, Archaeologies, Anthropologies, Aesthetics is a joint program of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (www.khi.fi.it), and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (www.preussischer-kulturbesitz.de), in collaboration with further partners in Berlin. The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz is an internationally outstanding cultural and scientific institution with unique museums, archives, libraries, research institutes and facilities. The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz is a highly connected Max Planck Institute for art historical research, in dialogue with other disciplines, . . . → En lire plus

Research Fellowships, Image Center, Toronto

Research Fellowships, Image Center, Toronto

The Image Centre (IMC) is Canada’s leading institution dedicated to the exhibition, research and collecting of photography. Established in 2012 at Toronto Metropolitan University, in the heart of the city, the IMC welcomes visitors to explore the intersection of photography and culture. Through compelling exhibitions and engaging public programming, the IMC showcases work by emerging, renowned, and anonymous photographers, past and present. With a growing collection of nearly 500,000 photographic objects and an innovative scholarly research program, the IMC is also a vibrant hub for the preservation and study of photography.

Since 2014, The Image Centre has offered a variety of fellowships for research related to photography. Research fellows have the opportunity to study select areas of The . . . → En lire plus

Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships, Bibliotheca Hertziana

The department of Prof. Dr. Tristan Weddigen (Art of the Modern Age in a Global Context) at the Bibliotheca Hertziana is pleased to offer

Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships for the 2026/27 academic year.

Under the overarching theme of Art of the Modern Age in a Global Context, the department welcomes projects addressing – but not limited to – one of its five research priorities: Rome Contemporary, Materiality and Mediality, Italy in a Global Context, Transnational History of Art History, and Digital Visual Studies. Please find further information about these research priorities and other projects on the department’s website: https://www.biblhertz.it/en/dept-weddigen.

Applicants should be at an early stage in their career and can propose a funding period of three to twelve months. Scholarship recipients may request . . . → En lire plus

Summer Teaching Workshop. History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture Group: Global Environmental History (Cambridge, 13-17 May 26)

The MIT Department of Architecture is welcoming applications for its second Summer Teaching Workshop, hosted by the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art Group.

This intimate four-day intensive Workshop will give early- and mid-career instructors teaching architectural history at the undergraduate level the opportunity to collaboratively discuss and develop materials and methods for survey and introductory courses. The goal is to create space and time for intimate dialogue about pedagogy, and to allow early- and mid-career teacher-scholars to learn from one another and reimagine the syllabus and other course materials.

The theme of this year’s Workshop is Global Environmental History. We understand by . . . → En lire plus

Bourse ZI pour recherche en arts décoratifs

The Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT), offers an annual award for early career research in the field of applied arts. The award is funded by Claudia Oetker.

The purpose of this award, funded by Claudia Oetker, is to encourage younger scholars to address neglected topics and to bring the results of their work to the attention of a broader public. Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or scholarly publication, completed within the last three years and dealing with art historical questions which involve the applied arts. Applicants should have graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 7,000, . . . → En lire plus

Theodor Fischer Award (Munich, ZI)

The Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT), offers an annual award for early career research in the field of the history of architecture. The purpose of this award, named after the architect Theodor Fischer (1862-1938), is to encourage younger scholars to bring the results of their work to the attention of a broader public.

Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or scholarly publication, completed within the last three years and dealing with art historical questions in the history of architecture. Applicants should have graduated within the last five years.

The winning candidate, chosen by . . . → En lire plus

Wolfgang Ratjen Award (Munich, ZI)

The Wolfgang Ratjen Award is an annual award for early career research in the field of graphic arts. The prize, funded by the Foundation Wolfgang Ratjen, is curated and presented by CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte.

The purpose of this award, which honours the memory of the collector Wolfgang Ratjen (1943-1997), is to encourage younger scholars to address neglected topics and to bring the results of their work to the attention of a broader public.

Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or publication, completed within the last three years and dealing with art historical questions which involve drawings or prints in Western art. Applicants should have been graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent . . . → En lire plus

Willibald Sauerländer Award (Munich, ZI)

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 the Zentralinstitut . . . → En lire plus