Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship in East Asian Art History
Application deadline: 18 February 2022
Institution: Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA
Description
A Postdoctoral Research Scholarship / Lectureship will be offered by the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University for a period of two years beginning July 1, 2022. Ph.D. or equivalent required. The degree must have been awarded between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2022. Specialization may be in any field of the history of Japanese, Chinese, or Korean art. In addition to conducting their own research, Fellows teach Art Humanities: Masterpieces of East Asian Art (approx. 20 students, twice a week). In the second year, Fellows have the option of teaching an undergraduate seminar in their own field of specialization in lieu of one semester of Art Humanities. The annual salary will be $60,000.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications: All candidates must demonstrate excellent scholarship and show promise for development as scholars and teachers.
Application Instrutions
Applications should be submitted to the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. Please send a PDF of the following required materials: (1) cover letter of application; (2) curriculum vitae, highlighting teaching experience; (3) list of references; (4) table of contents and opening or closing sections of the dissertation (10-15) pages. The application to this position requires a minimum of three reference letters. The application and reference letters (separate from application) should be sent under the subject heading “Burke Center Postdoc” to Midori Oka at the following email address: mo2486@columbia.edu.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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