Postdoc MPIWG Berlin
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science,
Berlin (Max Planck Research Group Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe;
Director: Prof. Dr. Sven Dupré) announces
one postdoctoral fellowship for one year with possibility
of renewal for a second year
starting date September 1, 2013. Outstanding junior
scholars are invited to apply.
Candidates should hold a doctorate in the history of
science and technology (including art technology) or a related field at the
time of application and show evidence of scholarly promise in the form of
publications and other achievements. Tenure of a prior postdoctoral fellowship
will be to the candidate’s advantage.
Research projects should address the history of knowledge
and art up to the eighteenth century (with a preference for the period between
1350 and 1750), and may concern any geographical area within Europe, and any
object of the visual and decorative arts. Especially welcome are projects
related to the research group projects on 'Art and Alchemy', 'Colour in Art and
Colour in Nature', Artist’s Optical Knowledge, Artist Inside Collections, and
'From Cennini to De Mayerne: Artists' Recipes'. For short descriptions of these
projects, see
Postdoctoral fellows are expected to take part in the
scientific life of the Institute, to advance their own research project, and to
actively contribute to the project of the Max Planck Research Group Art and
Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe.
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science is an
international and interdisciplinary research institute (http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/index.html).
The colloquium language is English; it is expected that candidates will be able
to present their own work and discuss that of others fluently in that language.
Fellowships are endowed with a monthly stipend between 2.100 € and 2.500 €
(fellows from abroad) or between 1.468 € and 1.621 € (fellows from Germany).
Candidates of all nationalities are encouraged to apply;
applications from women are especially welcome. The Max Planck Society is
committed to promoting handicapped individuals and encourages them to apply.
Candidates are requested to submit a curriculum vitae
(including list of publications), a research proposal on a topic related to the
project (750 words maximum), one sample of writing (i.e. article or book
chapter). They should arrange to have two referees sent letters of
recommendation under separate cover to:
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte Max
Planck Research Group Dupré Boltzmannstr. 22
14195 Berlin
Germany
(Electronic submission is also possible: officedupre@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de)
by March 15, 2013.
For questions concerning the Max Planck Research Group on
Art and Knowledge in Pre-Modern Europe, please see http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/MRGdupre.or
contact Sven Dupré (officedupre@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de).
For administrative questions concerning the position and the Institute, please
contact Claudia Paaß (paass@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de),
Head of Administration, or Jochen Schneider (jsr@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de), Research
Coordinator.