Centre for American Art Postdoctoral Fellow

Salary: £32,211 to £36,749 per annum including London Allowance, depending on relevant knowledge and skills
Fixed Term
Closing Date: Sunday 17 March 2019
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 265

Fixed term post to be held for any 6-month period between 1 October 2019 and 31 July 2020.

The Courtauld Institute of Art is the UK’s leading institution for teaching and research into the History of Art and the conservation of paintings, and is also home to one of the finest small art museums in the world. The post holder will be joining The Courtauld at one of the most exciting times in its history, as we move through a major transformation project, Courtauld Connects.

The Courtauld Institute of Art’s Research Forum, with the support of the Terra Foundation for American Art, is offering a 6-month post-doctoral fellowship. The fellowship can be held for any continuous 6-month period between 1 October 2019 and 31 July 2020 by agreement.

The fellowship is open to applicants who have been recently awarded a PhD in Art History in a topic on American art. The fellowship is intended to allow the successful candidate to pursue a research project and to gain experience in working in a research environment, developing, organising and promoting the activities of the Centre for American Art. The successful candidate will draw on his/her knowledge of the field of American art. This is a full-time post divided between research and administration; it does not involve any teaching and where teaching commitments are already in place they will have to be renegotiated. The fellowship is designed to enhance the appointee’s curriculum vitae and advance their prospects of obtaining other research awards and posts within the academic community.

Applicants must have been awarded a doctorate no more than two-years before the start date of the Fellowship.