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Visiting Senior Fellowship Program, 2008–2009, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Landover, Maryland  (June 24, 2008)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Luce Asian Archaeology Program, junior-level archaeological professionals from East/Southeast Asian countries  (March 31, 2008)

University of Aberdeen, PhD Studentships in the Archaeology of the North  (Feb. 12, 2008)

University of Washington, PhD Fellowships in Southeast Asian Archaeology  (Oct. 24, 2007)

Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History  (Oct. 21, 2007)

University of Hawai at Manoa, Assistant Professor of Art History: South or Southeast Asia (Oct. 14, 2007)

Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS: Grants to Individuals in East Asian Archaeology and Early History (Sep. 3, 2007)

 

 

 

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Visiting Senior Fellowship Program, 2008–2009, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Landover, Maryland

 

 

 

posted June 24, 2008
 

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Visiting senior fellows are provided with studies. They have access to the notable resources represented by the collections, the library, and the photographic archives of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area.

Fields of Study
Applications will be considered for research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design, and other arts) of any geographical area and of any period. Applications are also solicited from scholars in other disciplines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for the analysis and criticism of visual form. Qualifications and Selection.
Visiting senior fellowships are intended for those who have held the Ph.D. for five years or more or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment at the time of application. Individuals currently affiliated with the National Gallery of Art are not eligible for the visiting senior fellowship program. Visiting senior fellowships are awarded without regard to the age or nationality of applicants. Applications are reviewed by an external selection committee composed of scholars in the history of art and related disciplines. Outside readers may assist in the evaluation of proposals.

Support
The Center awards up to twelve short-term (up to 60 days) Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Visiting senior fellows receive stipends that include round-trip travel and local expenses. Stipends for two-month fellowships range from $6,000 to $8,000, depending on relocation requirements. Visiting senior fellows who relocate to Washington will be provided with housing in apartments near the Gallery, subject to availability. In addition, fellows receive allowances for photography. Associate Appointments

The Center will consider appointment of associates who have obtained awards for full-time research from granting institutions other than their home institutions and would like to be affiliated with the Center. Appointments to associate status will be considered for periods of up to 60 days. Qualifications and selection for associate status are the same as those for visiting senior fellows.

Applications
Candidates for visiting senior fellowships should submit seven sets of all materials, including application forms, proposals, and photocopies of one article or chapter of a book. Two letters of recommendation in support of the application are required. Procedures for associate appointments are the same as those for the visiting senior fellowship program. Visiting senior fellowships may not be postponed or renewed.

Visiting senior fellows may receive awards in three consecutive years but thereafter must wait three years before reapplying to the Center. Individuals may not apply for other Center fellowships while an application is pending or once a fellowship has been awarded. The application deadlines and award periods are as follows:

Visiting Senior Fellowships and Associate Appointments
(up to 60 days)

* award period: March 1–August 31, 2008
deadline: September 21, 2007

* award period: September 1, 2008–February 28, 2009
deadline: March 21, 2008

* award period: March 1–August 31, 2009
deadline: September 21, 2008


For information contact:

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
National Gallery of Art
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, Maryland 20785
Telephone: (202) 842-6482
Fax: (202) 789-3026
Contact us via a Web form
http://www.nga.gov/resources/casvavissen.shtm

An application form (PDF 167k) is available here as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file that can be filled in on screen.

 

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Luce Asian Archaeology Program, junior-level archaeological professionals from East/Southeast Asian countries

 

 

 

posted March 31, 2008
 

Dear Colleagues:
We are now accepting applications for a new program designed to provide a year of coursework and training to junior-level archaeological professionals from East/Southeast Asian countries. We are particularly interested in applicants who:

1. Have B.A. degrees from their own countries
2. Have two years of professional experience in archaeology
3. Have sufficient English language competency to benefit from college-level courses

The full announcement is attached in pdf format to this email message and complete information about the Luce Asian Archaeology Program, including eligibility, application requirements, and forms is posted at http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/programs/asianarch.html


We will begin review of applications April 4, 2008 for the first cohort of participants who will begin the Program in July, 2008.

We seek help from our western colleagues as well, in circulating this announcement to potential applicants from East and Southeast Asian countries.

Best wishes,
Nancy I. Cooper
Program Coordinator asiaarch@hawaii.edu

For more Information see: pdf

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University of Aberdeen, PhD Studentships in the Archaeology of the North

 

 

posted February 13, 2008
submitted by Simon Kaner

THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Department of Archaeology
PhD Studentships in the Archaeology of the North
We are pleased to offer a number of fully-funded PhD studentships to start in the 2008-9 academic year at the University of Aberdeen’s new Department of Archaeology.
The department has a unique focus on the ‘Archaeology of the North’, defined here as including Scotland and northern Britain, Scandinavia and northern Europe, the North Atlantic and the circumpolar region encompassing Siberia, the North Pacific and the high latitudes of North America. We are looking to recruit a new generation of research students who are willing to play an active role in the development and expansion of current research strengths within the department.
We are the UK’s youngest archaeology department, established in 2007 but located on the 15th-century campus of one of Britain’s ancient universities. Our growing institution is at the centre of a lively and close-knit community of scholars from anthropology, geography, history, Scandinavian and Celtic studies, and the natural sciences, all of whom have active research interests in the northern world.
The department is also at the centre of a formal network of academic contacts, ensuring that research students have easy access to resources, supervision and materials at some of the world’s leading research centres, including the Smithsonian Institution, SILA, and universities across Russia, North America and Fenno-Scandia. Staff languages include Danish, Norwegian, Russian and Swedish. We are able to supervise a diverse range of research in both the humanities and sciences. Students have access to the extensive collections of the Marischal Museum, chemistry, geology and geography laboratories and a wide range of analytical equipment.
PhD candidates who wish to pursue research in one of the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply:
• Archaeological ethics
• Archaeology of conflict
• Archaeology of ideologies, identity and world-views
• Archaeology of pre-Christian ritual and religion, especially shamanism
• Circumpolar archaeology
• Dispersal of innovations in northern societies
• Diet, health, demography and mobility of hunter-gatherers
• Mortuary archaeology
• Early medieval archaeology, especially the Viking Age
• Ethnoarchaeology
• Human-environment interactions
• Northern migrations, colonisations and culture contacts
• Post-colonial approaches to material culture studies
• Urban development in the north

Studentship Details
Fees at Home/EU rate and Subsistence at the standard research council student stipend rate (minimum stipend for £12,940 for 2008-9)

Application Procedures
Candidates are requested to send in a CV, an outline of their intended research project, and a statement indicating why they would like to undertake doctoral research at the University of Aberdeen, to:
Professor Neil Price (Head of Department)
Department of Archaeology
University of Aberdeen
St Mary's Building
Aberdeen AB24 3UF
Tel: 01224 272363
neil.price@abdn.ac.uk

Informal enquiries are also welcome.

Enquires concerning the application procedure should be directed to:
Graduate School Admissions Unit
University of Aberdeen
St Mary's Building
Aberdeen AB24 3UF
Tel: 01224 272655
Fax: 01224 272818
kim.paterson@abdn.ac.uk

Closing date: Friday 21st March 2008
Departmental Web Page: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/archaeology/

 

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University of Washington, PhD Fellowships in Southeast Asian Archaeology

 

 

posted October 24, 2007
 

Fellowship Description:
These fellowships, funded in part by the Henry Luce Foundation, are open to incoming graduate students who plan to study the archaeology of Southeast Asia at the University of Washington (UW). Funding includes three years of tuition, stipend and health benefits. Awardees will also have opportunities to participate in summer field projects in Southeast Asia and are eligible to apply for pilot research funding in the summer of their second or third year. One  Fellowship will be awarded each year in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Application Procedures:
Applicants should submit a standard application to the UW Archaeology Program (see below for forms) and discuss their research interests and experience in Southeast Asian archaeology in their Statement of Purpose. UW Archaeology Program faculty will select awardees based on the strength of their overall application.

Deadline:
Next deadline is January 15, 2008; non-US residents should begin application procedures by November 1, 2007.

Application forms:
http://depts.washington.edu/anthweb/programs/grad_applications.php

Additional information:
Dr. Peter Lape
Department of Anthropology
University of Washington
Box 353010
Seattle, WA 98195 USA
plape@u.washington.edu
http://faculty.washington.edu/plape/Luce.htm

 

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Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History

 

 

posted October 21, 2007
 

Dear colleagues,

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce a third year of the program of grants to individuals in the archaeology and early history of East and Southeast Asia. This program is undertaken in cooperation with the Henry Luce Foundation.

The full description of the program and the application forms are available at www.acls.org/eaaeh.htm.

We are especially concerned that this information is received by scholars in East and Southeast Asia. Please contact your colleagues in East and Southeast Asia, those who might wish to apply, or those who might know potential candidates.
Sincerely,
Kyrylo Danylenko
International Programs
American Council of Learned Societies
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6795
Tel.: (212) 697-1505 x 135
Fax: (212) 949-8058
E-mail: kdanylenko@acls.org 
http://www.acls.org/
 

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University of Hawai at Manoa, Assistant Professor of Art History: South or Southeast Asia

 

 

 

posted October 14, 2007
 

UHM College of Arts and Humanities, Department of Art and Art History,  (Manoa), tenure track, full-time, 9-month, to begin August 2008, pending position clearance and availability of funds.

Duties:
Teach courses in South and Southeast Asian Art History at the undergraduate and graduate level; conduct and publish research; participate in the teaching of global survey of art; supervise graduate students; advise undergraduate students and develop curriculum; participate in the governance of the department; and other duties as assigned by the Chair.

Minimum Qualifications:
PhD in art history or the equivalent, with a specialization in South or Southeast Asian Art or Visual Culture; college teaching experience in art history; ABDs will be considered if all requirements for the PhD are completed by date of hire.

Desirable Qualifications:
Secondary specialization in global Islam, Art of the Philippines, or Korean Art; publications; evidence of integrating post-colonial or cross-cultural perspectives into their teaching and research.

Pay range: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

To apply: Submit Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and/or desirable qualifications, C.V., statement of teaching philosophy, writing/publication sample(s), official transcripts (copies are acceptable, however, official transcripts will be required at the time of hire), names and contact information of 3 professional references, and a self-addressed and stamped envelope for the return of application material. Application address: Chair, Art History Search Committee, Department of Art and Art History, 2535 McCarthy Mall, University of Hawai at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822. Inquiries: Kate Lingley (lingley@hawaii.edu) or 808-956-8291.

Continuous recruitment: Review of applications will begin on December 20, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. EEO/AA Employer.

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Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History

 

 

 

posted September 3, 2007
 

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the third annual competition for grants to individuals in the archaeology and early history of East and Southeast Asia. This program is undertaken in cooperation with the Henry Luce Foundation.

Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials.

For the purposes of this program, "East and Southeast Asia" refers to Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

ACLS grants to individuals are part of the comprehensive Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History that also includes a competition for invited institutions-universities and museums- administered by the Luce Foundation's Asia Program. Applicants should indicate on the application form the type of grant for which they wish to apply and should address the specific objectives and circumstances of that grant category in the required application essay.
Fully completed applications must be received by November 14, 2007.

TYPES OF GRANTS STUDY AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
- will be awarded to doctoral candidates and recent recipients of the PhD degree for a full academic-year residence at a university, research institute, or museum in the United States or Canada for study of new methods and comparative perspectives relevant to their research, to the courses they teach, or to their other professional responsibilities.
Award: $28,000 for ten months (amount reduced pro-rata for shorter tenure) plus travel allowance. Priority will be given to scholars early in their careers. Proposals should build on the knowledge and skills applicants possess and should aim to enhance their current research or teaching.

SUMMER FIELD-SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS - will be awarded to scholars, archivists, curators, conservators, and other professionals for study of archaeological techniques and comparative perspectives at excavation sites outside of East and Southeast Asia administered by US or Canadian institutions. An advanced degree is not required to apply for this grant. A list of approved field schools is available from ACLS. Applicants should contact the field school/s of their choosing directly, indicating on the ACLS application form the school/s to which they have applied or intend to apply, and should supply an update on their field-school choices and status no later than February 1, 2008. Updated information may be emailed to grants@acls.org, with the subject heading "Field-School Application Update." ACLS awards will be paid to awardees contingent on their acceptance at an approved field school.
Award: up to $5,000 plus travel allowance.

 TRANSLATION GRANTS -will be awarded to scholars (including PhD candidates) for translation of scholarly works of significant value to the field, from English into an East or Southeast Asian language, that fill a critical gap in East or Southeast Asian literature. Applicants should provide evidence of formal training or practical experience in translation. Proposed plans of work should include residence at an institution at which the translator can consult with the author of the original text or with a specialist in the field who works primarily in the original text's language. Funds will be available for a minimum residence of one academic semester.
Award: $20,000 for six months (amount reduced pro-rata for shorter tenure) plus travel allowance.

ADVANCED TRAINING GRANTS -will be awarded to individuals possessing an appropriate degree or professional experience, for training in the United States or Canada at museums or other collections of artifacts or archives. An advanced degree is not required to apply for this grant. Work proposed should build skills in archaeological science, conservation, preservation, or the technical analysis and cataloguing of materials. Work should be planned in cooperation with a US or Canadian institution. A list of possible partner institutions is available from ACLS. Funds will be available for a minimum of six months.
Award: up to $22,000 for 10 months (amount reduced pro-rata for shorter tenure) plus travel allowance.

For instructions on application and more details please consult the website (http://www.acls.org/eaaeh.htm) and then contact the program officer listed.


 

for previous Jobs & Grants see:

Jobs & Grants 2007

Jobs & Grants 2006

 

 

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