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Fellowship Opportunities in American Art at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., invite applications for research fellowships in art and visual culture of the United States.
A variety of predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior fellowships are available. Fellowships are residential and support independent and dissertation research.
The stipend for a one-year fellowship is $30,000 for predoctoral fellows or $45,000 for senior and postdoctoral fellows, plus generous research and travel allowances. The standard term of residency is twelve months, but shorter terms will be considered; stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.
Deadline: January 15, 2012.
Contact: Fellowship Office, American Art Museum, (202) 633-8353, AmericanArtFellowships@si.edu.
For information and a link to the online application, visit www.AmericanArt.si.edu/fellowships.
Post-doctoral research fellowship Henry Moore Institute
Location: UK, England, Leeds
Closing date: 30/06/2011 d/m/y
Annual Grant: £21,000 per annum on a fixed two-year non-renewable contract.
The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture in the heart of Leeds. An award-winning exhibitions venue, research centre, library and archive, the Institute aims to expand the understanding and scholarship of historical and contemporary sculpture. It is supported by The Henry Moore Foundation, set up by the sculptor Henry Moore in 1977 to encourage appreciation of the visual arts, especially sculpture.
The Institute invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral research fellowship. Based in Leeds, the focus of the Fellow’s research should be the study of pre-20th-century sculpture in the expanded field, paying particular attention to the ways in which history is engaged with the present. The Research Fellow will initiate public events relating to their own specialist research and take an active role within the Institute.
Fellowship Specifications:
- The Research Fellow will take responsibility for the research, organization and realisation of one workshop (year 1) and one two-day international conference (year 2) at the Henry Moore Institute
- The Research Fellow will research, organize and realise one series of four public evening talks in relation to an exhibition of the researcher's choice within the Institute's programme.
- The Research Fellow will take an active role within the day-to-day activities of the Institute, assisting with the Research Team's work with Research Fellows and events.
- The Research Fellow will take part in Henry Moore Institute events and major staff meetings, providing additional academic response and feedback to research and exhibition development.
- The Research Fellow will deliver, as a representative of the Henry Moore Institute, at least two academic papers at conferences / universities /museums relating to the Fellow's own research.
- The Research Fellow will develop their own research by developing an exhibition / conference / publication proposal during the tenure, providing regular six-month updates to HMI staff at team meetings.
- The Henry Moore Institute Research Fellow will receive a grant of £21k per annum on a fixed two-year non-renewable contract payable quarterly. This grant is to cover living and all research associated expenses. The Fellow will be expected to be based at the Henry Moore Institute, and to work with the Research Team for a minimum of two days per week.
If you have any enquiries please contact Kirstie Gregory (Research Programme Assistant at the Henry Moore Institute) by email: kirstie@henry-moore.org
Applicants for this fellowship should submit:
- A proposal for one large, two-day international conference on a subject related to his/her interests
- A curriculum vitae
- References from the their doctoral supervisor and one other academic referee
- A synopsis of their doctoral research
Applications, marked 'post-doctoral awards' should be sent by email to:
Kirstie Gregory (Research Programme Assistant at the Henry Moore Institute): kirstie@henry-moore.org
The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2011.
Interviews will take place in Leeds; dates to be announced.
For more information and full application details visit
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Art History, University of the Free
There is a wonderful research opportunity at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa for excellent Art Historians who have earned a Ph D in the last ten years. The idea is that he or she contribute to research at the University by finishing a book or several research articles for the credit of this university. It is worth R 200 000,00 p. a. and one can make an adequate living on that in South Africa.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
The University of the Free State (UFS) is seeking 10 exceptional research fellows to conduct full-time postdoctoral research in any discipline. The value of the fellowship is R 200,000.00 per annum renewable for a maximum of three (3) years, to the most accomplished young and emerging researchers.
General selection considerations include the following:
1. Successful applicants will demonstrate exceptional academic performance and intellectual potential.
2. The selected cohort will reflect the University's equity and diversity imperatives, including those for gender, racial/cultural and intellectual diversity.
3.Successful applicants will demonstrate potential to contribute to the creation of knowledge in their future academic career, including person-embodied knowledge in the form of postgraduate research supervision.
4. Minimum requirement a PhD in the last 10 years
5. Postdoctoral fellow to commence fellowship by 01 August 2011 or soon thereafter.
Application deadline: 30 June 2011
To apply for one of these positions please download the application form. For enquiries, contact Mrs Natalie Le Roux at telephone +27 (0)51 401 3442 or email lerouxna@ufs.ac.za
Regards
Suzanne Human
Prof E S Human
Departementele Voorsitter
Mede-Professor
Departement Kunsgeskiedenis en Visuele Kultuurstudies
Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe
Die Universiteit van die Vrystaat
Mabaleng C23
Posbus 339
BLOEMFONTEIN 9300
Tel 051-4012281/4012315
Fax 051-4012315
Prof E S Human
Departmental Chair
Assistant Professor
Department of Art History and Visual Culture Studies
Faculty of the Humanities
The University of the Free State
Mabaleng C23
P O Box 339
Bloemfontein 9300
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel 051-4012281/4012315
Fax 051-4012315
Forschungspreis Angewandte Kunst 2011 & Theodor-Fischer-Preis 2011
Forschungspreis Angewandte Kunst 2011
Internationaler Nachwuchsförderpreis des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte in München für herausragende Forschungsarbeiten zur Angewandten Kunst, gestiftet vom Verein der Freunde des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte e.V. CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT
Ziel der Preisvergabe ist die Nachwuchsförderung und die Auszeichnung junger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, die auf dem Gebiet der Angewandten Kunst arbeiten.
Ausgezeichnet wird eine Forschungsarbeit zur Angewandten Kunst (Dissertation, Magisterarbeit, abgeschlossene Publikation). Der Preis wird an eine/einen Graduierte/n vergeben und besteht in einem dreimonatigen Forschungsstipendium am Zentralinstitut für
Kunstgeschichte. Der Preis ist mit insgesamt € 4.500,- dotiert. Über die Vergabe entscheidet eine unabhängige Fachkommission. Der Antritt des Stipendiums kann nach Absprache individuell gewählt werden, sollte jedoch innerhalb eines Jahres nach der Preisvergabe erfolgen.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf, Zeugnisse, Publikationsliste) und einem Exemplar der Forschungsarbeit werden bis zum 29. April 2011 erbeten an den:
Direktor des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte
Katharina-von-Bora-Str. 10
80333 München
Theodor-Fischer-Preis 2011
Internationaler Nachwuchsförderpreis des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte in München für herausragende Forschungsarbeiten zur Architekturgeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, gestiftet von CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT, Verein der Freunde des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte e.V.
Ziel der Preisvergabe ist, die wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit dem genannten Fachgebiet zu fördern.
Der Name des Preises erinnert an den Architekten, Hochschullehrer und Münchener Stadtbaurat Theodor Fischer (1862-1938).
Ausgezeichnet wird eine Forschungsarbeit zur Architekturgeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts (z.B. Dissertation, Magisterarbeit). Der Preis wird an eine/einen Graduierte/n vergeben und besteht in einem dreimonatigen Forschungsstipendium am Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte. Das Stipendium ist mit € 5000,- dotiert.
Über die Vergabe entscheidet eine unabhängige Fachkommission. Der Antritt des Stipendiums kann nach Absprache individuell gewählt werden, sollte jedoch innerhalb eines Jahres nach der Verleihung erfolgen.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf, Zeugnisse, Publikationsliste) und einem Exemplar der Forschungsarbeit werden bis zum 29. April 2011 erbeten an den
Direktor des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte
Katharina-von-Bora-Str. 10
80333 München.
Internationaler Nachwuchsförderpreis des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte in München für herausragende Forschungsarbeiten zur Angewandten Kunst, gestiftet vom Verein der Freunde des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte e.V. CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT
Ziel der Preisvergabe ist die Nachwuchsförderung und die Auszeichnung junger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, die auf dem Gebiet der Angewandten Kunst arbeiten.
Ausgezeichnet wird eine Forschungsarbeit zur Angewandten Kunst (Dissertation, Magisterarbeit, abgeschlossene Publikation). Der Preis wird an eine/einen Graduierte/n vergeben und besteht in einem dreimonatigen Forschungsstipendium am Zentralinstitut für
Kunstgeschichte. Der Preis ist mit insgesamt € 4.500,- dotiert. Über die Vergabe entscheidet eine unabhängige Fachkommission. Der Antritt des Stipendiums kann nach Absprache individuell gewählt werden, sollte jedoch innerhalb eines Jahres nach der Preisvergabe erfolgen.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf, Zeugnisse, Publikationsliste) und einem Exemplar der Forschungsarbeit werden bis zum 29. April 2011 erbeten an den:
Direktor des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte
Katharina-von-Bora-Str. 10
80333 München
Theodor-Fischer-Preis 2011
Internationaler Nachwuchsförderpreis des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte in München für herausragende Forschungsarbeiten zur Architekturgeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, gestiftet von CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT, Verein der Freunde des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte e.V.
Ziel der Preisvergabe ist, die wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit dem genannten Fachgebiet zu fördern.
Der Name des Preises erinnert an den Architekten, Hochschullehrer und Münchener Stadtbaurat Theodor Fischer (1862-1938).
Ausgezeichnet wird eine Forschungsarbeit zur Architekturgeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts (z.B. Dissertation, Magisterarbeit). Der Preis wird an eine/einen Graduierte/n vergeben und besteht in einem dreimonatigen Forschungsstipendium am Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte. Das Stipendium ist mit € 5000,- dotiert.
Über die Vergabe entscheidet eine unabhängige Fachkommission. Der Antritt des Stipendiums kann nach Absprache individuell gewählt werden, sollte jedoch innerhalb eines Jahres nach der Verleihung erfolgen.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf, Zeugnisse, Publikationsliste) und einem Exemplar der Forschungsarbeit werden bis zum 29. April 2011 erbeten an den
Direktor des Zentralinstituts für Kunstgeschichte
Katharina-von-Bora-Str. 10
80333 München.
Daniel Marot Fonds onderzoeksbeurzen
Het Daniel Marot Fonds heeft als doel het stimuleren van de belangstelling voor en het onderzoek naar interieurs en kunstnijverheid in Nederland. Voor het jaar 2011 stelt het fonds opnieuw twee onderzoeksbeurzen van maximaal € 1000.- elk ter beschikking, bedoeld voor Nederlandse onderzoekers (al dan niet afgestudeerd) met een onderwerp op het gebied van binnenhuiskunst of kunstnijverheid van vóór 1925. Het geld kan worden aangewend voor een studieverblijf in binnen- of buitenland, voor het bestellen of laten vervaardigen van beeldmateriaal, enzovoort. Onderzoek dat zal resulteren in een publicatie geniet de voorkeur.
Aanvragen voor een beurs, vergezeld van een beknopt cv en een omschrijving van het project waar steun voor wordt gevraagd, dienen vóór 1 juli 2011 te worden gericht aan het secretariaat van het Daniel Marot Fonds, Keizersgracht 526, 1017 EK Amsterdam. Voor nadere inlichtingen: marotfonds@kpnmail.nl.
Terra Summer Residency in Giverny, France
Application Deadline for Programs: January 15, 2011
Terra Summer Residency in Giverny, France
June 14–August 8, 2011
The Terra Foundation for American Art annually offers ten Terra Summer Residency fellowships in Giverny, France, to artists and scholars from the United States and Europe for the independent study of American art and visual culture within a framework of interdisciplinary exchange and dialogue. During the eight-week stay, senior artists and scholars are in residence to mentor the fellows and pursue their own work. Fellowships are awarded to doctoral students researching a subject on American art and visual culture and/or its role in a context of international artistic exchange, and to artists who have completed their studies at the master’s level within the past five years. Fellows are selected on the quality of the proposed project, the level of excellence and intellectual rigor or artistic creativity achieved in the applicant’s previous studies or work, and the applicant’s ability to engage in a community environment. Applications are by nomination only. For further information, please visit www.terraamericanart.org/scholarship/fellowships or contact the Terra Summer Residency offices at tsr@terraamericanart.eu.
Terra Summer Residency in Giverny, France
June 14–August 8, 2011
The Terra Foundation for American Art annually offers ten Terra Summer Residency fellowships in Giverny, France, to artists and scholars from the United States and Europe for the independent study of American art and visual culture within a framework of interdisciplinary exchange and dialogue. During the eight-week stay, senior artists and scholars are in residence to mentor the fellows and pursue their own work. Fellowships are awarded to doctoral students researching a subject on American art and visual culture and/or its role in a context of international artistic exchange, and to artists who have completed their studies at the master’s level within the past five years. Fellows are selected on the quality of the proposed project, the level of excellence and intellectual rigor or artistic creativity achieved in the applicant’s previous studies or work, and the applicant’s ability to engage in a community environment. Applications are by nomination only. For further information, please visit www.terraamericanart.org/scholarship/fellowships or contact the Terra Summer Residency offices at tsr@terraamericanart.eu.
Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants 2011
Application Deadline for Program: January 15, 2011
The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants support travel to the United States for research purposes. Foreign nationals enrolled in European universities whose research projects concern American art or transatlantic artistic relations prior to 1980 are eligible. Three predoctoral grants of $5,000 and three postdoctoral grants of $7,500 (for researchers who have been awarded their doctorate within the past ten years) are available. Applications must be received by one of the partnering institutions: Courtauld Institute of Art, London (www.courtauld.ac.uk); Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris (www.inha.fr); John F. Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien, Freie Universität Berlin (www.jfki.fu-berlin.de); or Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (www.zikg.eu).
The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants support travel to the United States for research purposes. Foreign nationals enrolled in European universities whose research projects concern American art or transatlantic artistic relations prior to 1980 are eligible. Three predoctoral grants of $5,000 and three postdoctoral grants of $7,500 (for researchers who have been awarded their doctorate within the past ten years) are available. Applications must be received by one of the partnering institutions: Courtauld Institute of Art, London (www.courtauld.ac.uk); Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris (www.inha.fr); John F. Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien, Freie Universität Berlin (www.jfki.fu-berlin.de); or Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (www.zikg.eu).
Smithsonian Fellowship Opportunities in American Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery invite applications for research fellowships in art and visual culture of the United States. Fellowships are residential and support full-time independent and dissertation research.
The collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum spans the nation’s artistic heritage, representing outstanding visual accomplishments from the seventeenth century to the present day. Comprising more than 42,000 objects, this unparalleled collection includes special strengths in nineteenth- and twentieth-century marble and bronze sculpture, nineteenth-century landscape painting, Gilded Age and American impressionist paintings, twentieth-century realism, photography and graphic art, folk art, Latino art, and African American art.
Resources
Each scholar is provided a carrel in the Fellowship Office located across the street from the Museum. Available research resources there include a 180,000-volume library that specializes in American art, history, and biography; the Archives of American Art; the National Portrait Gallery; and the graphics collections of American Art and the Portrait Gallery; as well as a variety of image collections and research databases. Conveniently located in downtown Washington, D.C., the Museum and Fellowship Office are a short walk from other Smithsonian museums and libraries, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the National Gallery of Art. During their stay at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, scholars will be part of one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished fellowship programs in American art, and will have the opportunity to attend a wide variety of lectures, symposiums, and professional workshops. Short research trips are also possible.
Support
The stipend for a one-year predoctoral fellowship is $30,000, plus research and travel allowances. The stipend for a one-year postdoctoral or senior fellowship is $45,000, plus research and travel allowances. The standard term of residency for fellowships is twelve months, but shorter terms will be considered; stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.
Research Proposals
All applicants are encouraged to discuss their research proposals with potential Smithsonian advisors before submitting applications. For research consultation, contact: Dr. Virginia Mecklenburg at mecklenburgv@si.edu; or Dr. Cynthia Mills at millsc@si.edu.
Deadline
Applications are due January 15, 2011. The online application will be available starting on October 1st at AmericanArt.si.edu/fellowships. For more information, please email AmericanArtFellowships@si.edu.
The collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum spans the nation’s artistic heritage, representing outstanding visual accomplishments from the seventeenth century to the present day. Comprising more than 42,000 objects, this unparalleled collection includes special strengths in nineteenth- and twentieth-century marble and bronze sculpture, nineteenth-century landscape painting, Gilded Age and American impressionist paintings, twentieth-century realism, photography and graphic art, folk art, Latino art, and African American art.
Resources
Each scholar is provided a carrel in the Fellowship Office located across the street from the Museum. Available research resources there include a 180,000-volume library that specializes in American art, history, and biography; the Archives of American Art; the National Portrait Gallery; and the graphics collections of American Art and the Portrait Gallery; as well as a variety of image collections and research databases. Conveniently located in downtown Washington, D.C., the Museum and Fellowship Office are a short walk from other Smithsonian museums and libraries, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the National Gallery of Art. During their stay at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, scholars will be part of one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished fellowship programs in American art, and will have the opportunity to attend a wide variety of lectures, symposiums, and professional workshops. Short research trips are also possible.
Support
The stipend for a one-year predoctoral fellowship is $30,000, plus research and travel allowances. The stipend for a one-year postdoctoral or senior fellowship is $45,000, plus research and travel allowances. The standard term of residency for fellowships is twelve months, but shorter terms will be considered; stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months.
Research Proposals
All applicants are encouraged to discuss their research proposals with potential Smithsonian advisors before submitting applications. For research consultation, contact: Dr. Virginia Mecklenburg at mecklenburgv@si.edu; or Dr. Cynthia Mills at millsc@si.edu.
Deadline
Applications are due January 15, 2011. The online application will be available starting on October 1st at AmericanArt.si.edu/fellowships. For more information, please email AmericanArtFellowships@si.edu.