The Medici Archive Project, Florence

1 three-year fellowship
2 twelve-month fellowships

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The Medici Archive Project is offering one three-year fellowship 
(September 15, 2006 - July 15, 2009) with 20 months of full-time 
document assessment and description for the Documentary Sources database 
in collaboration with the Project's research team onsite in the Archivio 
di Stato di Firenze and 10 months of independent research on a topic 
related to the Medici Granducal Archive, carried out in two 5-month 
segments in the second and third year of the fellowship period.

Fellows will have the following qualifications: a completed PhD or 
equivalent in a humanities field relevant to 16th-18th century European 
history and culture; fluency in English and Italian (a knowledge of 
other languages is desirable); substantial research experience with 
original documentary material; the ability to master database programs 
and work in a computer environment; a personal commitment to a scholarly 
career involving archival research.

The fellowship stipend is $36,000 per year plus an allowance for travel
expenses. This fellowship is supported by the National Endowment for the
Humanities and is offered to scholars who are United States Citizens or 
have been residents of the United States for three years at the time of
application.

The application deadline is April 30, 2006. Application details can be
downloaded from Fellowship Application Instructions. The application 
cover sheet can be downloaded from Fellowship Application Cover Sheet or 
requested by email from [log in to unmask]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Harms
Fellowship Coordinator
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http://www.medici.org/positions/neh.html

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The Medici Archive Project is offering two twelve-month fellowships (16
October, 2006 - 15 October, 2007) devoted to building the Documentary
Sources database and pursuing an independent research project related to
Siena and its territory during the period 1537-1743. The Fellows will 
carry out their work on-site in the Archivio di Stato di Firenze in 
collaboration with the Project's research team, making use of the 
volumes of the Medici Granducal Archive. The fellowship is divided into 
three phases: training in the use of the database; evaluation and data 
entry of documents from the Mediceo del Principato related to Siena; 
finalization and presentation of the fellow's research project. Fellows 
will have the following qualifications: a completed Ph.D. or the 
equivalent in a humanities field relevant to Early Modern European 
history and culture; fluency in English and Italian (a knowledge of 
other languages is desirable); substantial research experience with 
original documentary material; the ability to work with computer 
database programs and commitment to a scholarly career involving 
archival research. The fellowship stipend is Euro 30.000 plus an
allowance for travel expenses. Those fellowships are supported by the
Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena.


Applications will be submitted electronically to the following email
addresses:

Fellowship Coordinator - Martin Harms
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President - Ippolita Morgese
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Director for Administration - Rachel Harms
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Complete applications will include:

1. An application Cover Sheet (available online at
http://www.medici.org/positions/applicationcoversheet.pdf or requested 
by email as an attachment from [log in to unmask])
2. A full Curriculum vitae, including archival and computer experience.
3. A concise discussion of the applicant's previous experience in 
archival research (three pages maximum) with specific references to 
sources used in both Sienese and Florentine archives.
4. A concise proposal for research and publication related to Siena and
relevant to the work of the Medici Archive Project (three pages maximum).
5. The names and addresses of two scholars who can comment on the
applicant's qualifications and the merits of the research proposal 
(please do not include letters of recommendation with the application).

Further details:

1. The application deadline is April 30, 2006.
2. All materials submitted by the applicant should be in English.
3. All materials should be in Microsoft Word or pdf format.
4. All materials should be submitted electronically as separate 
attachments and clearly labeled (i.e.: James Smith: research 
proposal.doc) unless submitted as one pdf file.
5. Please do not include supplementary material (publications, papers,
syllabi, etc.). If additional material is needed, it will be requested 
by the Fellowship Coordinator.
6. Please include a header on every page of each element of the 
application, specifying: document title, full name of applicant and page 
number (for example: Research Proposal/Maria Bianchi/p.2).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Harms
Fellowship Coordinator
Email: [log in to unmask]

http://www.medici.org/positions/fmps.html

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A Research Fellowship in Art History / Visual Culture


King's College, Cambridge, wishes to appoint a Research Fellow (a 
four-year faculty level position), in any aspect of Visual Culture.

The field is conceived as broadly as possible. As well as traditional 
areas of Art History, applicants may for example be working on non- 
European art, relationships between cultures, aspects of material 
culture, inter-relations between different media, history of new media, 
visual theory, scientific illustration.

The Fellowship will be tenable for up to four years from 1 October 2006.

Graduates of any university are eligible, subject to the condition that
they shall have obtained, or expect to obtain, a PhD or equivalent. The
successful candidate will be a member of King's College and will be
expected to take a full part in College life and to reside in Cambridge.

Further details are available at the link below, and an application form 
is available on-line. Specific questions may be addressed to Professor 
Simon Goldhill, Research Co-ordinator (email: [log in to unmask]).

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 25 April 2006; short-listed
candidates must be available to attend interviews on Thursday 13 July 2006.

King's College follows an equal opportunities policy.

www.kings.cam.ac.uk/news/vacancies/FellowArtHistoryVisualCulture06M.html