New Europe College-Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest is at the forefront of interdisciplinary research and international collaboration in the humanities and social sciences in Romania.

It is seeking applications for a postdoctoral fellow who will contribute to the ERC-funded project Art Historiographies in Central and Eastern Europe. An Inquiry from the Perspective of Entangled Histories (Starting Grant 2018-23). The Fellowship requires the candidate to undertake substantial new research into questions pertaining to the art and architectural histories produced in Central and Eastern Europe between 1850-1950. The project will test the methodological value of an ‘entangled histories’ approach as a means of tracing relationships between the art histories produced in the region and farther afield from a non-hierarchical perspective. The Fellow will be expected to consolidate his/her academic profile and expertise through publications and collaborations, as well as to contribute to the research culture of New Europe College. Residency in Romania is not a necessary condition, although study facilities will be provided in the College should the Fellow choose to live in Bucharest.

The Fellow will join an international team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr Ada Hajdu. The project has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 802700).

Work type: Fixed term for 2 years starting as soon as possible (full time)
Salary: 2500 Euro/ month (gross/before taxation)

Applicants should have completed within the last five years a PhD in Central or Eastern Europe art history, preferably with a historiographical focus. They should have an excellent early career research record and present evidence of outstanding potential. An ability to read one or more Central or Eastern European languages is required, as is a high level of academic English.

Further details about the project can be viewed here https://arthist.ro/

Application procedure:

Applicants are requested to send a CV (including all publications), a detailed research proposal (of around 2500 words, including planned research outcomes), and a writing sample (20-30 pages, a published paper or a chapter of the PhD thesis, in English) to arthistceenec.ro. Two letters of recommendation should be sent by referees directly to arthistceenec.ro.

The deadline for the application is 15 March 2020. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a Skype interview that will take place at the end of March.
For any inquiries or assistance, please write to Mihnea Mihail at arthistceenec.ro.