Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christliche Archäologie

The Department of the History of Art invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor to begin fall semester 2012. We are searching in two areas and plan to conduct interviews at the College Art Association for candidates in both fields. Comparative and interdisciplinary interests are encouraged. The PhD must be completed by Fall 2012. We will accept and review applications on a rolling basis until November 21st. The first area is  ancient and/or Colonial Latin American Visual Culture with emphasis on the visual arts of South America and the Caribbean. Ideally, the successful candidate would teach courses in both time periods.
The chronological frame is flexible. We are especially interested in applicants with broad theoretical knowledge and interest in issues of indigeneity. The second area is the Visual Culture of Byzantium in the Mediterranean World, 500-1200 A.D. The department seeks a specialist in the visual culture of Byzantium with broad-ranging interdisciplinary and comparative interests, with a desired chronological spectrum of specialization from 500-1200 A.D. We are particularly interested in candidates who consider Byzantium and its culture in relation to the Islamic world, and/or to the 'Catholic West,' and who possess the linguistic portfolio to carry out in-depth research in the area of comparison. Priority will be given to those applications received by Nov. 15th. Electronic applications are required. Applicants may apply at academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1070. All required elements of the application may be uploaded to the online site. Cornell is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator.

Kontakt: Prof. Shirley Samuels, Dept. of the History of Art, Cornell University, GM08 Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, Tel (607) 255-9861, Fax (607) 255-0566

verstegen, 11.10.11, 23:11

Die Volkswagen Stiftung in Zusammenarbeit mit The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation bietet begabten Nachwuchswissenschaftler/innen für das akademische Jahr 2012/2013 die Möglichkeit zur Einwerbung von Post-doctoral Fellowships in den Geisteswissenschaften an Universitäten und Forschungsinstituten in den U.S.A. an. Bewerbungen können bis zum 30. November 2011 eingereicht werden.

verstegen, 11.10.11, 23:09

Die Universität Princeton hat zum 1.11.2011 folgende Stelle am Index of Christian Art ausgeschrieben:

Art Historian: Byzantine Medievalist. Associate Professional Specialist-scholar/cataloguer in the Index of Christian Art. PhD preferred. Knowledge of Byzantine / Early Christian art essential. General duties include cataloguing works of medieval art from the existing paper files into an electronic database as well as original research in different media. Reading knowledge of foreign languages required. Ability to work with databases essential.
Applicants should apply online at http://jobs.princeton.edu and submit a CV, cover letter and contact information for three references.

Informationen unter: https://jobs.princeton.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=182284

verstegen, 03.08.11, 11:17

Located at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Archaeological Centre (AAC) brings together scholars active in Classical Archaeology, Roman and Medieval Archaeology (with a focus on cultural landscapes, on burial practices, central places and pottery studies). Research is concentrated on the archaeology of the Mediterranean, on the archaeology of the Roman provinces and on the archaeology of the Medieval and Post-Medieval periods in Europe.

The Amsterdam Archaeological Centre has a vacant PhD position per March/April 2011 as part of the NWO funded VIDI-project Material Culture, Consumption and Social Change: New Approaches towards Byzantine and Ottoman Archaeology in the Mediterranean. The PhD candidate will be based in Amsterdam (with substantial periods of study in Turkey, especially in Istanbul and Tarsus), and will be supervised by Dr J.A.C. Vroom (UvA) in collaboration with Prof. F.C.W.J. Theuws (UvA) and Prof. V.V. Stissi (UvA).

PhD position at the Amsterdam Archaeological Centre: 1.0 FTE (4 years)

Within the VIDI-project the PhD candidate will work on the material culture of Tarsus in eastern Turkey, ranging from circa the 7th to the 20th centuries after Christ. The central dataset will consist of the Byzantine, Early Islamic (Abbasid), Later Medieval and Ottoman pottery assemblages excavated at the Gözlükule Mound of Tarsus by an international team  under the direction of Dr A. Özyar of Boğaziçı/Bosporus University in Istanbul. Particular emphasis will be on the archaeology of frontier life in eastern Turkey during Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman times, especially on its socio-economic implications. Because of the extreme political and ethnic fragmentation in this border area, special attention will be focused on the changing expressions of social identity through the material culture of Tarsus. During the duration of the project, the PhD candidate will be based in Turkey for substantial amounts of time in order to study the pottery assemblages from the Tarsus excavations.

Tasks
The candidate is expected to research and complete a PhD thesis within a period of four years, and to participate in the VIDI group's research events and activities (such as conferences, workshops, exhibitions and publications). Apart from writing a PhD thesis in four years, he/she will also write a co-authored  paper for a symposium/conference to be held at the Dutch Institute in Istanbul during his/her third year.

Requirements
A Master's Degree (MA-diploma) in Archaeology. Acquaintance with pottery research is required. A broad perspective on material culture will strongly enhance the prospects of the candidate. Mastery of both written and spoken English.

Deadline of submission is 10 January 2011. Applications received after this date or those that are incomplete will not be taken into consideration.

Full details about the vacancy, including application procedure and terms of employment, can be found on the UvA website:
www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/843E582F-C654-4758-AB6B0353EEA7C52E

verstegen, 06.12.10, 21:16

The British School at Rome is a leading humanities research institute with outstanding facilities and an international reputation for research and interdisciplinarity in Italy and across the Commonwealth. Our highly competitive and prestigious awards have provided many leading scholars with a critical base for their subsequent careers. Applications are invited for a number of residencies, for research on the archaeology, history, art history, society and culture of Italy from prehistory to the modern period. These awards offer accommodation in our recently refurbished residence, food, 24-hour access to our historic library collection and, in some instances, a research grant; they are tenable for three or nine months.

The awards available for 2011-12 include: Rome Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards in Ancient, Medieval and Later Italian Studies; the Balsdon Fellowship; and the Hugh Last Fellowship.
Further details (including eligibility criteria) and applications forms are available at www.bsr.ac.uk. For any further information, please contact Gill Clark at bsr@britac.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 18 January 2011

verstegen, 02.12.10, 21:31

Das Landesamt für Archäologie in Dresden bietet vom 1.12.2010 zwei Fortbildungsplätze für den Beruf der / des geprüften Grabungstechnikerin / Grabungstechnikers für die Dauer von drei Jahren an. Voraussetzung ist eine erfolgreich abgeschlossene Berufsausbildung in einem handwerklich-technischen Ausbildungsberuf (z. B. Tischler, technischer Zeichner, Vermessungstechniker oder ähnliches).
Bewerbungsschluss ist der 31.10.2010.
Die Stellenbeschreibung sowie weitere Formalia finden Sie hier.

verstegen, 21.10.10, 23:10