Jobs
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FUNDING: BIPOC Scholar Prize, Nineteenth-Century Studies Association
Deadline: October 31, 2025
The Nineteenth-Century Studies Association is pleased to announce the BIPOC Scholars Prize, which recognizes excellence in scholarly studies from any discipline focusing on any aspect of the long nineteenth century (French Revolution to World War I) completed by a scholar who identifies as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or a person of color). The winning article will be selected by a committee of diverse nineteenth-century scholars representing a variety of disciplines. The winner will receive a cash award of $500 to be presented at the annual NCSA conference. NCSA encourages winners to attend the annual conference and will waive the conference registration fee. (Winners have to become NCSA members, but will be provided with a coupon during the conference registration period.)
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FUNDING: Global dis:connect fellowship, Käte Hamburger Research Centre, LMU München, Germany (2026/27)
Deadline: July 27, 2025
The Käte Hamburger Research Centre “Dis:connectivity in processes of globalisation” (global dis:connect) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich invites applications for fellowships of between 6 and 12 months for the academic year 2026/27.
The centre explores from international and transdisciplinary perspectives the interdependent, complex relationship between global inter- and disconnectedness, entanglements and disentanglements in historical and contemporary globalisation processes. Scholars from the humanities and social sciences, especially but not exclusively from the fields of history, theatre studies and art history, are invited to apply. The work of the fellows should have a clear connection to the general goals of the Käte Hamburger Research Centre and deal with at least one of its guiding topics. -
JOB: Ancient Art from Global Perspectives, The Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria (2025/26)
Deadline: June 25, 2025
The Institute of Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, seeks to appoint a scholar in Ancient Art from Global Perspectives for a one-year lectureship. The ideal candidate will have expertise in any subfield or region of Ancient Art (e.g. Egypt, Nok, Mesopotamia, Maya, Aztec, Hindu, Buddhist, Qin, Tang, Greek, Roman…). Preferably, their research will contribute to developing global perspectives, historiographies, methodologies, and theories as well as narratives and networks of intercultural and cross-cultural relationships. We are particularly interested in scholars who can bridge between historical scholarship and modern and contemporary artistic practices, topics, and debates.
Lectures can be offered in German or English.
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JOB: 1 Junior and 1 Senior Fellowship Winter Term 2026/27, University of Hamburg, Germany: "Imaginaria of Force"
Deadline: September 15, 2025
The call is addressed to advanced PhD students and postdoctoral researchers (up to a maximum of 4 years after the doctorate) respectively experienced researchers (postdoctoral researchers from 4 years after the doctorate, habilitated researchers, professors and emeriti). A prerequisite for an application is a research project related to notions and discourses of force/power in the arts and/or the history of culture and science.
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POSTDOC: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowships 2025, Coventry University, UK
Deadline: September 10, 2025
The Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities at Coventry University extends an invitation to PhDs (within 7 years of degree completion) to express their interest in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA 2025) Individual Fellowship. We welcome expressions of interest from potential applicants with expertise in Art History, History, Cultural Memory, Visual and Material Cultures, Museum Studies, with a significant focus on memory and memory-making; hidden cultural memory; traumatic memory; museums/exhibitions, cultural heritage and recreating/inventing memory or cognate fields.
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JOB: Curator for Research, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, USA
Deadline: July 16, 2025
With expertise in interdisciplinary research that integrates the arts, experience conducting research and collaborating with scholars from different professional backgrounds, the Curator for Research serves as an excellent facilitator, able to negotiate team relationships across departments and disciplines. Holding a PhD or equivalent, the Curator brings a solid foundation in curatorial practice, including collection development. The curator demonstrates strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and contribute to numerous simultaneous projects.
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FUNDING: Research Fellowships, Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Deadline: unspecified
Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University is happy to announce that we are offering packages for Visiting Scholars and Research Fellows. This would be perfect for those who wish to do research in Thailand and Bangkok directly. It would be particularly suitable for those who study Buddhism, Thai and Southeast Asian history and politics and international studies, as well as anthropologists and sociologists. The college is situated in Tha Prachan campus, in the heart of the old city of Bangkok and near to Wat Mahathat and other important sites. Our college has a growing community of scholarship, having recently held successful conferences on Buddhist amulets, Jataka Tales and, soon to be, on Ghosts in Thailand.