PhD students are invited to apply for a placement which focuses on the British Library’s collection of French First World War posters. Working with the European and Americas collections curatorial team, this three-month placement offers an exciting opportunity to research, catalogue and promote the collection to the widest possible audience in the context of the anniversary of the First World War.

The collection, which spans the period 1914-1918, consists mostly of propaganda posters and includes advertisements for war loans, calls for donations to charitable causes, and official proclamations. One third of the posters are illustrated and the rest are text based.

The project will enhance the discoverability and public awareness of this collection (there are some 350 posters, but only one generic catalogue record which hides the wealth and appeal of the collection). The posters constitute invaluable primary material for research. They promote national identity, aim to sustain the morale of the home front, and demonstrate solidarity between the French army and the Allies.

During their placement at the British Library, the PhD student will produce descriptive records for the posters, researching and recording their key features (issuing organisation, artist, date, location, and context). These records will be made visible in the Library’s online catalogue.

The student will also promote the posters and their research findings by contributing posts about the collection to the European Studies blog and twitter account. They will have the opportunity to write an article on the collection for publication and to contribute to Library events.

The placement is open to PhD students from all disciplines and academic backgrounds; however, good knowledge of written French is essential, and knowledge of early 20th century European history and/or visual arts would be an advantage.

The closing date for applications is 4pm on 19 February 2018.

* For more information, view 'External Link' below or visit the following link >>> http://blogs.bl.uk/european/2018/01/phd-placement-opportunity-at-the-british-library-first-world-war-french-posters.html


** To learn about other PhD opportunities @ the British Library, view the following link >> https://www.bl.uk/news/2018/january/phd-research-placements-2018

The Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice offers residential scholarships to Italian and international PhDs and post-doc students (who must not be over 40 years old on 10 March 2018) wishing to further their studies of Italian culture – especially that of the Veneto – with an interdisciplinary approach in one of the following fields: early printed books, art history, literature, music, drama, Venetian history and comparative cultures and spiritualities.

Each scholarship is worth 3,100 euros (gross sum) and accommodation free of charge for 3 months at the Vittore Branca Center Residence in the period May 2018 – May 2019.

Info: centrobranca@cini.it

HOW TO APPLY AND SELECTION
Candidates shall send their scholarship application, complete with the required documents (see below), by registered post or courier to:

Fondazione Giorgio Cini onlus
Secretariat - Vittore Branca Center for the Study of Italian Culture
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
30124 Venice
Italy

Applications must be sent by March 10, 2018 with the following enclosed documents:
- paper application form (download: www.cini.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2015-APPLICATION-FORM.pdf);
- degree certificate(s) with marks for individual exams, or an equivalent or superior qualification – printed document;
- a copy of a degree dissertation (for PhD students) or doctorate thesis (for post-doctorate researchers) and copies of any other relevant academic works – saved on CD ROM, DVD or USB pen;
- curriculum vitae, including knowledge of languages, and authorization to handle private data according to Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003 – printed document;
- research topic and a description (around 1,500 words) of the study program that the candidate will follow, specifying aims, time scale, and materials and documents to be consulted at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini – printed document;
- three reference letters from professors and scholars who supervise or have supervised the candidate (NB the letters shall be originals printed on headed notepaper of the relevant university or institution).
- In case of need, reference letters could also be shipped separately to the Vittore Branca

Each January, the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History seeks applications from emerging to mid-career artists in printmaking for the Grant Wood Fellowship Program for the following academic year. Applications are now being accepted.

Fellowship Recipient Responsibilities:
- Teach one class per semester in The University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Printmaking Area. The candidate will teach an introductory course in the Fall semester and an advanced course in the Spring semester
- Present a public lecture about their work
- Participate in limited public outreach activities (e.g.: radio interview, discussion of your work with a local arts organization)
- Hold a shared exhibition at end of year with the Grant Wood Fellow in Painting & Drawing

Fellows receive:
- An appointment as a Grant Wood Visiting Professor in Printmaking
- $40,000 salary and benefits
- private studio
- furnished housing (in a shared, off-campus residence)

Required Qualifications:
- MFA in printmaking in hand by the start date or have an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Evidence of a national exhibition record, university level teaching experience, demonstration of a promising program of creative development using printmaking as a mode of creative expressions and experimentation through the production of a personal body of work.

Desirable Qualifications:
- Understanding of a variety of conceptual approaches in the teaching of printmaking; proficiency in critical theory and general IT proficiency.

Submission Information:
- Applications must be made at the jobs@UIOWA website. Search under requisition #72104.
- Review of applications will begin on February 1st, 2018.

Application Information
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply for all employment vacancies.

The Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston will offer at least two MHS-NEH Long-term Fellowships for the academic year 2018-2019. These fellowships are made possible by an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency. The stipend, governed by an NEH formula, will be $4,200 per month for a minimum of four months and a maximum of twelve months. The Society will supplement each stipend with a monthly allowance of $562.50 for housing and professional expenses. NEH guidelines require applicants to have completed their training for the terminal degree in their field (ordinarily the Ph.D.) by the application deadline.

About the MHS:
Manuscripts form the heart of the collections at the MHS. The Society houses more than 12 million pieces in 3,600 separate collections of personal papers and institutional records. The Society’s collections also include several hundred thousand books, more than 10,000 broadsides, 30,000 18th- and 19th-century pamphlets, 2,500 maps, 120,000 photographs, and 660 works of art.

To apply, and for more information on MHS-NEH Fellowships and other fellowships available through the MHS, click on 'External Link' below, email fellowships@masshist.org, or call 617-646-0577.

Graduate Curatorial Internships at the National Gallery of Art provide in-depth training for advanced PhD students and recent PhD recipients interested in gaining curatorial experience in a museum setting. Interns work with curators on permanent collection and exhibition projects and attend a weekly seminar that introduces the staff, departments, programs, and functions of the Gallery. The duties and responsibilities are comparable to those of curatorial assistants.

Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to doctoral students who are in the advanced stage of their dissertations and to recent PhD recipients (dissertations must have been filed no earlier than September 2016). Neither previous museum experience nor a stated goal of a museum career is required. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This is an international program.

Terms
Graduate Curatorial Interns are in residence at the Gallery from September 10, 2018, to May 10, 2019, and work full time. Interns receive a stipend of approximately $30,000 that is subject to all applicable taxes. Interns, using an authorized public transportation method, will receive an employer-provided fare subsidy to apply toward their monthly transit costs.

Curatorial: Department of Old Master Prints and Drawings ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The intern will assist and gain experience in the many and varied curatorial aspects associated with a large and very active collection of European prints and drawings dating from 1500 through the early twentieth century. The intern will not only assist in the pulling and returning of works of art for visitors (supervising them when necessary), but also will initiate public talks and teach occasional classes in an area of interest. The intern will assist with creating individual records on TMS, the Gallery’s content management system, for old master prints and drawings in albums and portfolios. The intern will be assigned a special project to produce a web feature and/or small exhibition featuring the Gallery’s Hoefnagel 'Four Elements' albums.

A demonstrated interest in the history of prints and drawings, an understanding of their techniques, and a good reading knowledge of a European language, preferably German, French, or Dutch, are required; a reading knowledge of a second European language is desirable. Current advanced graduate students in art history or 2018 graduates of such programs are invited to apply.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art announces a two-year (first year renewable) Curatorial Fellowship in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs beginning on July 2, 2018. The fellowship provides firsthand experience with curatorial work in the graphic arts. Fellows participate in all activities of a large, active curatorial department with a collection of more than 160,000 works of art on paper, located in state-of-the art facilities. Fellows will have the opportunity to organize an exhibition from the permanent collection during the second year of the fellowship. Position includes travel stipend and benefits.

Specifically, you will…
- Assist in PDP exhibition and loan preparation.
- Assist in PDP object research and cataloguing.
- Provide study room supervision during scheduled visitations or general public hours.
- Other department administrative tasks as needed.

Your diverse background includes…
- A Master’s degree in art history or a related field is required.
- A demonstrated commitment to scholarship in art history and an ability to work collaboratively.
- Prior experience in a museum environment or similar art institution.
- Technical proficiency with personal computers and Microsoft Office suite
- Prior experience with collection management software, The Museum System (TMS) is preferred.

Application Materials:
- Letter of application stating goals for the fellowship
- Resume
- Reference list with the names and contact information of three references

Winterthur invites scholars, graduate students, artists, and craftspeople to apply to submit applications to the 2018-2019 Research Fellowships. Fellowships include a 4-month postdoctoral fellowship, 1–2 semester dissertation fellowships, and 1–3 month short-term fellowships.

Winterthur is once again offering short-term “Maker-Creator” Fellowships. These short-term fellowships are designed for artists, writers, filmmakers, horticulturalists, craftspeople, and others who wish to examine, study, and immerse themselves in Winterthur’s vast collections in order to inspire creative and artistic works for general audiences.

Fellows have full access to the library collections, including more than 87,000 volumes and one-half million manuscripts and images, searchable online. Resources for the 17th to the early 20th centuries include printed and rare books, manuscripts, period trade catalogues, auction and exhibition catalogues, printed ephemera, and an extensive reference photograph collection of decorative arts. Fellows may conduct object-based research in the museum's collections, which include 90,000 artifacts and works of art made or used in America to 1860, with a strong emphasis on domestic life. Winterthur also supports a program of scholarly publications including Winterthur Portfolio: A Journal of American Material Culture.

Fellows may reside in a furnished stone farmhouse on the Winterthur grounds and participate in the lively scholarly community at Winterthur.

Fellowship applications are due January 15, 2018. For more details and to apply, visit the Research Fellowship web page (http://www.winterthur.org/?p=418) or e-mail researchapplication@winterthur.org.

The library funds four-week visiting fellowships and two-week travel grants to support research in the Library’s rich collections of eighteenth-century materials (mainly British).

In addition, the library administers two jointly funded residential fellowships.

- The LWL / ASECS Library Fellowship is awarded to an ASECS member in good standing for up to four weeks of research at the Lewis Walpole Library.
- The LWL / Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Fellowship is awarded to support up to eight weeks of research in the collections of both libraries.
- Scholars pursuing postdoctoral or advanced research, as well as doctoral candidates at work on a dissertation, are encouraged to apply. The fellowship year runs from July 1 through June 30, and all fellowships must be completed within the fellowship year.

All fellowship recipients are expected to be in residence at the library, to be free of other significant professional obligations during their stay, and to focus their research substantially on the Lewis Walpole Library’s collections. Fellows also have access to additional resources at Yale, including those in the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Yale Center for British Art.

Visiting fellowships (four- and eight-week) include:
- the round-trip cost of travel between the Lewis Walpole Library and the recipient’s home institution or residence. The library will reimburse the cost of a rental car or local travel expenses.
accommodation for four weeks (or for the LWL BRBL Fellowship, eight weeks) in an eighteenth-century house on the Library’s campus.
- a per diem living allowance to cover living expenses for 4-week Fellows*. The per diem is calculated using the US General Services Administration’s current per diem rates (M & IE portion) for the Hartford, CT area. For 2017/18 the M & IE rate is $59 per day.
or a stipend for joint LWL/BRBL fellows. Please note that federal regulations require taxes to be withheld from the stipend.
- Four-week fellows are expected to take their fellowship in one uninterrupted period. Those awarded an eight-week LWL/BRBL fellowship may break their visit into two periods of four weeks each.
*International Fellows who expect to come to Yale for other funded research during the same calendar year may be required to receive a stipend in lieu of per diem payment. Please note that federal regulations require taxes to be withheld from the stipend. Please contact Michelle Privée (michelle.privee@yale.edu) for details.

Travel grants include:

- transportation costs between the Lewis Walpole Library and the recipient’s home institution or residence. The library will reimburse the cost of a rental car or local travel expenses.
- on-site accommodation for two weeks in an eighteenth-century house on the library’s campus. Travel grant recipients are expected to take their travel grant in one uninterrupted period, to complete their fellowship within the fellowship year.
- Application details for visiting fellowships and travel grants

Applications are accepted beginning on the first Monday in November, and the deadline for submission is the second Monday in January. Decisions are based on a number of factors, including the merits of the project and fit with the collections. Application materials must be submitted directly through the listing in the Yale Grants Database.

Click the 'External Link' below for additional information and application.

Applications are currently being accepted for Short-Term Research Fellowships at the New York Public Library for the 2018-2019 cycle. These fellowships support scholars from outside the New York metropolitan area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent research. Individuals needing to conduct on-site research in the Library’s special collections are welcome to apply. Preference is given to applications making a strong case for accessing special collections materials. The submission deadline is February 15, 2018.

The Center for Italian Modern Art awards a number of Fellowships each year to support the study of Italian modern and contemporary art by scholars at the master’s, doctoral, and post-doctoral level. Citizens of all nationalities are eligible to apply. The intention of the program is to bring together emerging scholars from diverse academic backgrounds in an interactive and collaborative environment at CIMA’s New York location. While fellows may pursue their own research and study, they will also work on a “study topic” related to CIMA’s annual installation, lead guided visits of the exhibition, and participate in CIMA’s programming and other activities.

To facilitate these fellowships, CIMA collaborates with The Graduate Center, City University of New York and the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, Italy. Professors from each institution sit on the Selection Committee that chooses the fellows. Individuals awarded CIMA fellowships are welcomed into the community of scholars at these universities, afforded library and other privileges, and are able to present a paper or colloquium on their research.

- the CIMA NY Fellowships, held in conjunction with the 2018-19 Marino Marini season
- the CIMA Travel Fellowships, open to non-Italians seeking to conduct research in Italy, primarily for a PhD or book project
- the CIMA-Civitella Fellowship, a six-week residency in Italy open to art historians who are at a writing stage in their project

Fellowship Duration: Candidates for a CIMA Fellowship may request a semester length fellowship period (four to six months) or an academic year (nine to ten months); CIMA will determine whether full-year fellowships can be allocated. The semesters run from early September to early March (Fall), and early January to early July (Spring). Fellows may come from the disciplines of art history, Italian studies, and other fields in the humanities.

Stipend and Benefits: Fellowship stipends vary in range, based on need and length of term, and typically include a living allowance of about $3,000 per month. Tuition reimbursement will be included for those enrolled in degree programs at accredited universities; health insurance coverage will also be reimbursed, as will travel costs to and from CIMA. CIMA fellows’ tax liability to the U.S. government will be determined in accordance with the tax regulations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Resources: Fellows will be provided with a desk at CIMA, as well as access to a telephone, printer, and photocopier. They will be accorded visiting scholar privileges at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and may apply to receive privileges at New York City research libraries through the MARLI program.

Responsibilities: Fellows are expected to be present in New York during the term of their fellowship and to participate in the intellectual life and programming of CIMA, though a small research budget to support short research trips to archives elsewhere in the United States will be made available. Fellowship responsibilities include but are not limited to leading CIMA’s public tours (which occur twice a day on Fridays and Saturdays) as well as private guided visits for school groups and special constituents (on average once a week) through the run of the exhibition; these duties are shared evenly among the fellows. Fellows interact with a wide variety of publics, sharing their research in many different ways, including through guided looking. For this reason, CIMA is seeking candidates who have the ability to express themselves clearly in English. If their residency falls in the first-half of the season, CIMA fellows will be present for the installation of the exhibition and will collaborate on writing a biographical essay for the catalogue, due shortly after the show opens to the public.