Jobs and Opportunities

This section contains information about art and design history related jobs and opportunities.  

This section contains information about art and design history related jobs and opportunities. For more info on jobs in art history and related disciplines, try the following links:

Fellowship Opportunity: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LIBRARY AND DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCE JOINT FELLOWSHIP IN PRE-RAPHAELITE STUDIES

Newark, DE, and Wilmington, DE (June 2009)—The University of Delaware Library, in Newark, Delaware, and the Delaware Art Museum are pleased to announce their second annual joint Fellowship in Pre-Raphaelite Studies. This short-term, one-month Fellowship, to be awarded in 2010, is intended for scholars conducting significant research in the lives and works of the Pre-Raphaelites and their friends, associates, and followers. Research of a wider scope, which considers the Pre-Raphaelite movement and related topics in relation to Victorian art and literature, and cultural or social history, will also be considered. Projects which provide new information or interpretation—dealing with unrecognized figures, women writers and artists, print culture, iconography, illustration, catalogues of artists’ works, or studies of specific objects—are particularly encouraged, as are those which take into account transatlantic relations between Britain and the United States.

The recipient will be expected to be in residence and to make use of the resources of both the University of Delaware Library and the Delaware Art Museum. They may also take advantage of these institutions’ proximity to other collections, such as the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Princeton University Library, and the Bryn Mawr College Library. Each recipient is expected to make a public presentation about his or her research during the course of Fellowship residence.

Up to ,500 is available for the one-month Fellowship. Housing is not provided, but the funds may be used for this purpose, or for travel and other research expenses.

The Fellowship is intended for those who hold a Ph.D. or can demonstrate equivalent professional or academic experience. Applications from independent scholars and museum professionals are welcome.

By arrangement with the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, scholars may apply to each institution for awards in the same year; every effort will be made to offer consecutive dates.

To apply, send a completed application form (available at www.delart.org/fellowships.html), together with a description of your research proposal (maximum one page) and a curriculum vitae or resume (maximum two pages), to the address given below. These materials may also be sent via email to: fellowships@delart.org. Letters of support from two scholars or other professionals familiar with you and your work are also required. These must be sent by mail to:
Pre-Raphaelite Studies Fellowship Committee
Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806

The deadline for applications is October 15, 2009.

Position:  Postdoctoral Research Associate (Surrealism and Sexuality),
Art History and Visual Studies/Centre for Studies of Surrealism and its Legacies, University of Manchester.

Salary: £28,839 p.a.

Details: The Centre for Studies of Surrealism and its Legacies at the University of Manchester currently has a major AHRC-funded project on Surrealism and sexuality. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate for a post-doctoral position working closely with Professor David Lomas. The post has become vacant following the appointment of Dr James Boaden to a lectureship at the University of York. You should have a PhD in a relevant subject area. This is likely to be in Surrealist studies with a demonstrable interest in gender and sexuality. You will be a key member of our small team, assuming a major role in organising academic events and contributing to other activities and outputs of the project. In addition, you will be expected to pursue individual research with definite publication plans. You will undertake some teaching and research student supervision. The position is available from 1 October 2009 and is tenable for up to two years.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor David Lomas (david.c.lomas@manchester.ac.uk). Please visit the University of Manchester website (www.manchester.ac.uk/jobs) for further particulars about this job (HUM/90736) and how to make an application. Applications should include a covering letter, a full c-v, names of two referees, and a description of your research and publication plans.

Application deadline: Friday 3rd July 2009.


Position: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Western Art History

The Graduate Institute of Art History of NTNU invites applications for an open-rank full-time position specializing in Western art history. Responsibilities of the position include active pursuit of research and teaching, service to the department and university. The successful candidate will be expected to teach three courses per semester. Ph.D. required and teaching experience preferred. Applicants must be able to teach in English or Chinese. If within three years, the employee passes teaching and research review, the employee may attain tenure.

To apply, please submit letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, two letters of recommendation, sample syllabi for courses taught or prepared to teach, three publications and a photocopy of Ph.D. diploma to:

Chair of Search Committee
Graduate Institute of Art History
National Normal Taiwan University
No. 162 Sec. 1 He-ping East Road
10610 TAIPEI, TAIWAN

Contact: Miss Yang
Tel: +886 (0) 2 2395-9885
Fax: +886 (0) 2 2395-9886
Email: hoart@deps.ntnu.edu.tw
Our Web (in Chinese): http://www.ntnu.edu.tw/arthistory/


Application Deadline August 31st, 2009

Course: Liverpool Hope University is pleased to announce its new MA in Art History and Curating which is one of only a few Postgraduate courses of its kind in the country. The new MA, which will be delivered in conjunction with Tate Liverpool, offers a theoretical and critical approach to the study of art history and curatorial practice up to the present day.

For further information please see the online prospectus entry at:
http://www.hope.ac.uk/postgraduate-2009/arthistory-curating.html

International Call for Video Artists: SEA OF SEAS

Media artist Orly Aviv is seeking video artists to shoot a video from their country sea shore for this International collaborative project. The exhibition will take place in October 2009 at The Slade Research Center, at the University College in London, UK.

Deadline July 30, 2009

For prospectus and further information, please contact Orly Aviv at orly.aviv.art@gmail.com


Job: DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART

The University of Michigan invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) in Ann Arbor.
The University of Michigan’s art collection is among the oldest university collections in the nation. In 1856, years before the great civic art museums in Detroit, Toledo, or Chicago were founded, UM students and the general public had free access to an art gallery on campus. UMMA is now one of the finest university art museums in the country. Its nearly 19,000 objects represent 150 years of art collecting that spans the Western tradition from medieval times to the present, with deep holdings in African and Asian art.

One of UMMA’s most important roles is its contribution to the academic mission of the University. From the research and study uses of the extraordinary works of art in the collections, to the teaching implications of all of its temporary exhibitions, the Museum plays an increasingly central role in the academic life of the University, even as it connects to broad regional and national community audiences. A dynamic schedule of special exhibitions and interpretative programs connects visitors with the rich artistic legacy of the past and today’s avant-garde.
This March, UMMA opened a landmark 53,000-square-foot expansion and major restoration of its historic, 41,000-square-foot home, Alumni Memorial Hall, in the center of the University campus. Designed by principal architect Brad Cloepfil at Allied Works Architecture, the .9 million transformation not only more than doubles the space available for collections display, temporary exhibitions, programs and educational exploration, but also fulfills the Museum’s mission to bridge visual art and contemporary culture, scholarship and accessibility, tradition and innovation. The addition of classrooms, an auditorium, and a variety of gathering spaces contributes to making UMMA a vital town square for the arts at the heart of a major research university.

Reporting to the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the next Director will provide overall leadership and management for the Museum, including care of the collection, fundraising, collaboration with University departments and schools, community outreach, and volunteer management. The Director is an integral part of the University's academic leadership, while ensuring the continued development of the Museum’s rich collections and applying innovative approaches to teaching, research, and scholarly communication.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and energetic leader with a strong background in a discipline relevant to UMMA’s mission. S/he will have demonstrated leadership experience in a museum or art institute; a record of strong institutional and financial management; a capacity for developing and sustaining relationships within the University and among a wide variety of external constituencies; a talent and enthusiasm for outreach and fundraising; and a commitment to supporting a diverse staff. A terminal degree in a relevant discipline is required, with a notable record of scholarly and/or creative accomplishment and other qualifications appropriate for a senior faculty appointment.

Nominations and/or applications, accompanied by a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references, should be submitted to:


Judith A. Auerbach and Kit J. Nichols
Auerbach Associates, Inc.
385 Concord Avenue, Suite 103
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel: (617) 451-0095

Electronic submissions preferred: email ana@auerbach-assc.com


Research Support Grant: THE WILHELMINA BARNS-GRAHAM RESEARCH SUPPORT GRANT

The Barns-Graham Charitable Trust was created by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in her lifetime, and came into effect following her death in January 2004. The Trust has decided to instigate The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Research Support Grant which will be awarded annually to a scholar or researcher in the field of 20th Century British painting. The grant is for £2,000 to assist with travel, subsistence and other research costs and will be administered by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

Details of the award will be found on the Fellowships and Grants pages of our website at www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/19/ and the closing date for applications will be 15 September each year.

For further information on the Barns-Graham Charitable Trust see www.barns-grahamtrust.org.uk

SCHOOL OF WORLD ART STUDIES AND MUSEOLOGY

INTRODUCING ‘PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS AND REVIEWS (PPR)’

The Philosophical Papers and Reviews (PPR) publishes high-quality solicited and unsolicited articles, in all areas of the subject. All articles published in PPR will be peer-reviewed. The following types of papers are considered for publication:

Original articles in basic and applied research.
Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays.

Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue.

Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website www.academicjournals.org/PPR. Prospective authors should send their manuscript(s) to PPR@acadjourn.org

Open Access
One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. PPR is fully committed Open Access Initiative by providing free access to all articles (both abstract and full PDF text) as soon as they are published. We ask you to support this initiative by publishing your papers in this journal.

Invitation to Review
PPR is seeking for qualified reviewers as members of the review board team. PPR serves as a great resource for researchers and students across the globe. We ask you to support this initiative by joining our reviewer’s team. If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, kindly send us your resume to PPR@acadjourn.org

Publication Alert
We will be glad to send you a publication alert showing the table of content with link to the various abstracts and full PDF text of articles published in each issue. Kindly send us an email if you will like to receive publication alert.

Philosophical Papers and Reviews (PPR)
E-mail: PPR@acadjourn.org
www.academicjournals.org/PPR


Opportunity: Translating the Past: A Workshop on Medieval and Renaissance Sources devoted to Art, History, and Literature.

Details: In recent years significant changes in university curricula, both in Europe and the U.S. and Canada have made increasingly difficult for students to receive advanced training in philology, palaeography and codicology – subjects crucial for the study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance across the disciplines at postgraduate level. Consequently a number of universities and institutions have decided to take a first step to fill this serious gap.

Starting on 1 June 2010 they will offer a one-month summer workshop in Florence that will be devoted to these disciplines, to be taught by a team of internationally recognised specialists noted for their scholarly contribution and their teaching experience. Students participating in the workshop will acquire both a methodological and a practical introduction to the subjects, through lectures, seminars and hands-on assignments. They will also explore the collections in such famous local archives and libraries as the Archivio di Stato, the Biblioteca Nazionale and the Biblioteca Ricardiana. Classes will be held in the Palazzo Rucellai in central Florence which was one of the first and most active sponsors of this initiative thanks to the efforts of the director, Andreian Bianchini, and Professor Stefano U. Baldassari.

This programme aims to introduce graduate students to the following subjects: philology, diplomatics, codicology, paleography. Its nature will be primarily practical, as students will be taught to read, describe and edit Latin and Italian vernacular sources from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (ca. 1200-1600). To this purpose, lectures will alternate with visits to archives and libraries in Florence. All classes will be taught in English. Since knowledge of Latin and Italian is a prerequisite to the study of the disciplines mentioned above, students will practise translating documents and printed texts from these languages into English. To better contextualize their work, they will also be expected to attend lectures on topics related to medieval and Renaissance culture, such as history, art and architecture, translation theory, economics, patronage, philosophy, reception theory, and literature.

Participating institutions:
The Charles Singleton Center (Johns Hopkins University)
Georgetown University at Villa Le Balze
The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai
Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo
Istituto Universitario Olandese di Storia dell’Arte
The Society for Renaissance Studies
Villa I Tatti (The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies)

Advisory Committee:
Stefano U. Baldassarri (The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai), Andreina Bianchini (The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai), Christopher S. Celenza (Johns Hopkins University), Joseph Connors (Villa I Tatti), James Hankins (Harvard University), Michael Kwakkelstein (Istituto Universitario Olandese di Storia dell’Arte); John E. Law (Swansea University; Society for Renaissance Studies), Stefano Lorenzetti (Kent State University Florence Program), Giuseppe Mazzotta (Yale University), Massimo Miglio (Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo), John Monfasani (The Renaissance Society of America), Fabrizio Ricciardelli (Georgetown University), Bruno Wanrooij (Georgetown University).

Instructors:
David Marsh (Rutgers University: Philology), Andrea Gáldy (Florence University of the Arts: Latin), Antonella Ghignoli (Università di Firenze: Paleography and Diplomatics), David Rundle (University of Oxford: Codicology and Incunabula).

Visiting Lecturers:
Alison Brown (Royal Holloway, University of London), Virginia Brown (The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto), Humfrey Butters (University of Warwick), William J. Connell (Seton Hall University), Edward Muir (Northwestern University).

Course description and schedule:
A total of 116 hours throughout June (beginning June 2010) scheduled as follows:

a. Morning: 48 hours (9.00 am -12.00 pm, Mon.-Thurs. at The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai) + 12 hours (9.00 am-12.00 pm on Friday four times a month to visit archives, libraries and museums in Florence)

Topics:

  • Latin
  • Paleography and diplomatic

b. Afternoon: 32 hours (3.00 pm-5.00 pm, Mon.-Thurs. at The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai) + 8 hours (3.00 pm-5.00 pm on Friday four times a month: lectures by visiting professors on topics relevant to morning classes to be held at Georgetown University at Villa Le Balze, The Institute at Palazzo Rucellai and the Istituto Universitario Olandese di Storia dell’Arte)

Topics:

  • Italian (late medieval and early Renaissance)
  • Philology and translation (theory and practice)

Codicology and incunabula

Fees: US$ 4.000,00 (tuition + housing). Housing will be in single rooms in apartments located in downtown Florence. Successful applicants for the workshop are invited to seek advice on sponsorship.

Upon completion of the course, students will be awarded a certificate issued by the Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo.

Further information can be obtained from Professor Stefano U. Baldassari (sbaldassari@palazzorucellai.org)

Postgraduate Opportunity: MA ART, HISTORIES AND INTERPRETATIONS

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arthistory/

Available full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years).

A taught MA programme, combining a range of course options with a supervised dissertation on a subject of your choice. The programme is broadly based, and designed to appeal to all humanities graduates. It provides an entry to the subject for anyone new to the History of Art, as well as developing the skills and knowledge of those who may have studied History of Art or a related discipline before.

The Department of History of Art at Bristol is a thriving centre for the study of visual art and art criticism. Students are encouraged to explore a diversity of historical periods and critical approaches, from medieval altarpieces, through French nineteenth-century painting, to German Expressionism and Soviet public monuments. A strength of the department is its concentration on British art, where staff specialisms include Tudor portraits, Victorian aestheticism, Edwardian cosmopolitans, and contemporary diasporic art in Britain. A programme of collaborations with national and regional museums offers an exceptional opportunity to work in museum and curatorial contexts while studying for a postgraduate degree in History of Art.

For staff profiles see www.bristol.ac.uk/arthistory/department/staff/

Department of History of Art, 43 Woodland Rd, Bristol BS8 1UU art-history@bristol.ac.uk


Position: Part time tutors in art history and architectural history

Salary: £24 per hour plus expenses
Details: We are looking for art history and architectural history tutors to teach 10 and 20 week non – accredited adult education courses starting September in London. These courses are usually 2 hours per week, day and/or evening, at various venues throughout London. All students are enthusiastic. Our tutors tell us that teaching for the WEA is one of the nicest experiences they’ve had as a tutor.

Contact and further information details: Steve Rushton, srushton@wea.org.uk - 0207 4261974

Application Deadline: ongoing


Opportunity: Scottish Society for Art History, Research Support Grants

Details: The Scottish Society for Art History promotes scholarship in Scottish art and art located in Scotland. To facilitate this, the SSAH offers research support grants from £50 to £300 to assist with research costs and travel expenses. Applicants must be working at a post-graduate level or above and should either be resident in Scotland or doing research that necessitates travel to Scotland. The SSAH will accept applications throughout the year, awarding grants as funds are available. Our aim is to handle submissions within three months of receipt. Recipients will be given a one-year membership in the SSAH and will be asked to write a report for the SSAH newsletter, explaining how the grant was used.To apply please send:

  • a cover letter
  • current curriculum vitae
  • a brief project description (300-500 words) specifying how the grant will be used and how it relates to a broader research agenda
  • a budget
  • the name and e-mail address of one reference

Address applications to:
SSAH Research Support Grants
c/o Daniel F. Herrmann
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Road
Edinburgh EH4 3DR

For further information contact dherrmann@nationalgalleries.org

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