Chair in the History of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculty of Humanities

Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU

Chair in the History of Modern and Contemporary Art
Amsterdam, (The Netherlands),
The Universiteit van Amsterdam

Job description: The duties associated with this chair comprise teaching
and research in the field of the History of Modern and Contemporary Art,
with a special emphasis on fine and decorative arts in the Western world
between circa 1750 and the present. They relate both to the study of the
form, technique, content, function and reception of works of art and to
the development of ideas and theories about art. In the local context, the
chair is part of a network of academic institutions and museums including
not only the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum and
the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN), but also the COBRA
Museum in Amstelveen, the many galleries in and around Amsterdam, and
institutions of higher education in the arts, such as the Rietveld
Academy, the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten and the Amsterdam School
of the Arts (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten).

IMPORTANT
The full description of this vacancy, including information on context,
appointment and on how to apply, is available on www.uva.nl/vacancies or
via the link below, ‘Additional information'. It is highly recommended to
read the full text before applying.

Requirements Required education/skills:IMPORTANT
The full description of this vacancy, including information on context,
appointment and on how to apply, is available on www.uva.nl/vacancies or
via the link below, ‘Additional information'. It is highly recommended to
read the full text before applying.

Job type: ENG_Onderzoek/ Advies
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
- Professor, senior lecturers, lecturers

Organization The Universiteit van Amsterdam
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities undertakes teaching and research with a strong
international orientation in a large number of disciplines within the
field of language and culture. The faculty is situated in the centre of
Amsterdam and maintains close contacts with many cultural institutions in
the city. It employs almost a thousand staff members and its courses are
attended by approximately 5,500 students.

Conditions of employment
Additional Information Or additional information can be obtained through
one of the following links:

About the organization (http://www.english.uva.nl)
About the function
(http://www.english.uva.nl/actueel/object.cfm/objectID=21D234F1-6791-4F92-B9F21A3BC89948FA)

Application You can apply for this job before 29-11-2004 (dd-mm-yyyy)

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Date of input: 16/11/04

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