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Bourses post-doctorales – Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices

Call for Applications

The Berlin-based FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN invites scholars to apply for up to ten postdoctoral fellowships within the framework of the research program Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices. Kunstgeschichte und ästhetische Praktiken for the academic year 2016/2017.

Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices is a research and fellowship program which questions and transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries of art history in a transcultural, global horizon. By creating a space of dialogue for scholars from all continents and regions, it aims to discuss the potentials and contours of a plural history of art. It especially invites scholars from Islamic, Asian, African, Australian, European  art histories and those of the Americas to join the program, but also addresses neighboring disciplines such as Archaeology and other fields dealing with the history of visual cultures. Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices analyses the connectivity of larger historical spaces in a transregional perspective and investigates artistic and aesthetic practices and the history of artifacts in a comparative approach, experimenting with new methodologies and forms of collaborative research. The concept of Aesthetic Practices introduced by this program, is an invitation to study artifacts with their biographies as well as processes of transfer and transformation in a transcultural, postcolonial and global perspective. The program has no chronological or geographical constraints. It collaborates with the museums of Berlin, the Berlin universities, as well as other international and national academic partners, and aims at an intense interaction of art historical institutions. Its scholarly environment is designed to enable and encourage both fellows and the wider community to experiment and refine transregional approaches to the history of visual cultures and aesthetic practices.

For more detailed information about the program please visit www.arthistories.de

Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices is an initiative of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence (KHI), Max-Planck-Institute  at the FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN, Berlin. Art Histories is directed by Hannah Baader and Gerhard Wolf and cooperates with the program Connecting Art Histories in the Museum (Berlin State Museums/KHI Florenz).

Candidates

Applicants should have obtained their doctorate within the last seven years (before their application). We welcome applications from all continents and regions, with various disciplinary backgrounds, such as Art Histories, Archaeologies and all relevant neighboring fields dealing with artifacts, artistic production, and aesthetic practices relating to objects, images and architectures. Applicants should be interested to engage in reflexive and transdisciplinary research. Art Histories fellows are given the opportunity to pursue their individual research projects within a transdisciplinary and transregional context. They are expected to engage in the program activities, such as regular seminars, workshops, conferences and a travelling seminar. In the overall context of the Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices program and the framework of the FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN, the fellows will be part of a creative, intellectually stimulating and discursive environment.

Fellowships

The fellowhip starts on 1 October 2016 and ends on 31 July 2017. In particular cases, shorter fellowship terms may be considered. Postdoctoral fellows will receive a monthly stipend of € 2.500 plus supplements depending on their personal situation. Organizational support regarding visas, insurances, housing, etc. will be provided. Successful applicants become fellows of the program Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices at the FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN and are expected to take up residence in Berlin.

Application Procedure

To apply, please send the following documents exclusively by e-mail as separate word or PDF files:

—            a curriculum vitae (in English)
—            a project description (no longer than five pages / in English)
—            a sample of scholarly work (about 20 pages of an article, conference paper, or dissertation chapter)
—            names of two referees (including their e-mail addresses)

The complete application should be submitted latest by 15 January 2016 and addressed to arthistories@trafo-berlin.de
Successful candidates will be notified by April 2016. Information about the current status of the evaluation process will be published on the website www.arthistories.de

Institutional Framework

Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The research program is integrated in the Berlin-based FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN, a research platform that connects systematic and region-specific questions, addressing entanglements and interactions beyond national, cultural or regional frames. The FORUM works in tandem with established institutions and networks that are engaged in transregional studies and is supported by an association of directors of universities, research institutes and networks mostly based in Berlin. It supports three research programs: ZUKUNFTSPHILOLOGIE: Revisiting the Canons of Textual Scholarship, and EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST—THE MIDDLE EAST IN EUROPE (EUME). The FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN cooperates with the Max Weber Stiftung and is funded by a public-private partnership.

Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices collaborates closely with the following Berlin-based institutions:

—            Berlin State Museums, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
—            Freie Universität Berlin, Department for Art Histories
—            Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Art and Visual History
—            ICI Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry

Contact

Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices
c/o Forum Transregionale Studien
Wallotstrasse 14 | 14193 Berlin | Germany
arthistories@trafo-berlin.de

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Offre d’emploi – Associate Lecturer in Byzantine Studies, Macquarie University

Associate Lecturer in Byzantine Studies
Macquarie University

Macquarie is the university of pioneering minds. Globally recognised as one of Australia’s leading research universities, Macquarie is a place where extraordinary new possibilities come to light. We’ve helped people to hear, introduced wireless internet technology to the world and broken through traditional boundaries by appointing Australia’s first female vice-chancellor.

At Macquarie you’ll join a vibrant community of diverse perspectives, all working towards a brighter future for our communities and our planet. Surrounded by a beautiful parkland campus, our students and staff are free to explore and discover, supported by facilities including a high-tech library, private teaching hospital, gym and pools, childcare facilities, a campus train station and the newly expanded Macquarie Centre shopping complex next door.

One of the leading arts and humanities faculties in Australia, Macquarie’s Faculty of Arts is home to bold thinkers and passionate educators who are asking the big questions about the world. United in the spirit of interdisciplinary discovery we explore the human story from its earliest foundations in ancient cultures to its exciting future.  Our research is gaining global recognition and with two research centres, two museums and state-of-the-art media facilities, we empower our staff to transform themselves and the world around them.

The Department of Ancient History in the Faculty of Arts is the largest department in Australasia with teaching and research programs in the areas of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece and Rome, Ancient China, Late Antiquity, Coptic Studies, and Byzantium, focusing on the history, society, languages, religions, and material cultures of these civilizations. Areas of study directly associated with Byzantine Studies include Judaism, Early Christianity, Hellenistic and Roman History, Late Antiquity, Early Medieval History, Archaeology, Latin, Greek, Coptic, Art History, Numismatics, Silk Road Studies, and Heritage Studies. The University’s Ancient Cultures Research Centre is recognised nationally and internationally for its contribution to the study of ancient world history, attracting visiting scholars from overseas and collaborative research projects.

Join us and start seeing the world in a different light.

The Role 

The Department currently has an opportunity for an Associate Lecturer with scholarly expertise in Byzantine Studies. The successful applicant will be expected to make a contribution to research and to teach units in the relevant disciplines within Ancient History at an appropriate level. The applicant will also be expected to contribute to the administration of the Department, Faculty and University.

Selection Criteria

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate the below requirements in your CV and a 1-2 page cover letter:

·  A relevant Bachelors (honours) degree or Masters research degree in a relevant discipline and a completed or nearly completed PhD.

·  Demonstrated teaching experience and evidence of high quality teaching contributions at an appropriate level, including online teaching.

·  Knowledge at a high level of one or more relevant ancient language.

·  Demonstrated ability to conduct scholarly research and publications of internationally excellent quality appropriate to Byzantine Studies.

·  Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

Salary Package: from $66,334 – $89,320 p.a. (Level A), plus 17% employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading.

Appointment Type: full-time, continuing

Specific Role Enquiries:  Dr Ian Plant, Head of Department, Department of Ancient History on ian.plant@mq.edu.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 13 December 2015 at 11.55pm

Macquarie University is an EO Employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications are encouraged from people with a disability; women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles); Indigenous Australians, people who identify as GLBTI; and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Applications need to be submitted through the Macquarie University online recruitment system. Where circumstances such as disability or remote location prohibit your access to our online system please contact the enquiries person listed in this advertisement for assistance.

Advertised: Aus. Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Aus. Eastern Standard Time

 

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Offre de bourse – Fondation Hardt pour l’étude de l’Antiquité classique

 

Hardt Foundation for the Study of Classical Antiquity

Vandoeuvres, near Geneva, Switzerland

Call for Candidates

Research Scholarships for Young Researchers

The Hardt Foundation for the Study of Classical Antiquity, in pursuit of its ambition to promote the study of the culture and civilization of Greco-Roman antiquity, offers young researchers an opportunity to apply for research scholarships covering stays of two to four weeks.

Areas of research supported are Greek and Latin language and literature, ancient history, ancient philosophy and ancient law. The aim of the research stay is the publication of articles, books or other written contributions.

 Application Deadlines:

·      November 30th for stays requested between early February and the end of June

·      April 30th for stays requested between early September and the end of November

http://www.fondationhardt.ch/en/les-hotes_en/bourses-de-recherche_en/

 

Fondation Hardt pour l’étude de l’Antiquité classique

Vandoeuvres, près de Genève, Suisse

Appel à candidatures

Bourses de recherche

pour jeunes chercheuses et chercheurs

La Fondation Hardt pour l’étude de l’Antiquité classique, désireuse d’intensifier le rayonnement de la culture et de la civilisation du monde gréco-romain, offre sur candidature des bourses assurant aux jeunes chercheuses et chercheurs un financement pour des périodes pouvant aller de deux à quatre semaines.

Les disciplines retenues sont la langue et la littérature grecques et latines, l’histoire ancienne, la philosophie et le droit antiques. L’objectif des recherches est la rédaction d’articles, de livres ou d’autres études.

 

Dates limites de candidatures :

·      le 30 novembre pour les demandes de séjour entre début février et fin juin

·      le 30 avril pour les demandes de séjour entre début septembre et fin novembre

http://www.fondationhardt.ch/les-hotes/bourses-de-recherche/

 

 

 

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Offre de bourse doctorale – Nicholas Frangiscatos Scholarship

Nicholas Frangiscatos Scholarship
in Late Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies

 Exeter College, Oxford, seeks to elect a Nicholas Frangiscatos Scholar from among students who wish to conduct doctoral research in the fields of late Byzantine and post-Byzantine studies (1261-1669) at Oxford University in the academic year 2016-2017. For more information and how to apply and by when, see:

http://www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/graduate/finances/scholarships

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Offre de bourse – Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations

Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations Fellowships

Koç University invites applications from junior and senior scholars specializing in the archaeology, art history, history, and allied disciplines of Turkey from the Neolithic through the Ottoman eras. Fellowships, which include accommodation, travel, and stipend, will be given to approximately 10 Ph.D candidates and 10 scholars with Ph.D to spend one academic year in Istanbul at Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations. Successful candidates will be required to be resident in Istanbul during the 9-month academic year (September 15-June 15). Some senior fellowships may be granted on a semester basis (September 15-January 31 or February 1-June 15). A small number of Non-Residential fellowships is also available for those already resident in Istanbul and/or with families.

Deadline: December 15th

More information on the RCAC Website: https://rcac.ku.edu.tr/en/fellowships-0