The Medici Archive Project, Florence

1 three-year fellowship
2 twelve-month fellowships

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The Medici Archive Project is offering one three-year fellowship (September
15, 2006 - July 15, 2009) with 20 months of full-time document assessment
and description for the Documentary Sources database in collaboration with
the Project's research team onsite in the Archivio di Stato di Firenze and
10 months of independent research on a topic related to the Medici Granducal
Archive, carried out in two 5-month segments in the second and third year of
the fellowship period.

Fellows will have the following qualifications: a completed PhD or
equivalent in a humanities field relevant to 16th-18th century European
history and culture; fluency in English and Italian (a knowledge of other
languages is desirable); substantial research experience with original
documentary material; the ability to master database programs and work in a
computer environment; a personal commitment to a scholarly career involving
archival research.

The fellowship stipend is $36,000 per year plus an allowance for travel
expenses. This fellowship is supported by the National Endowment for the
Humanities and is offered to scholars who are United States Citizens or have
been residents of the United States for three years at the time of
application.

The application deadline is April 30, 2006. Application details can be
downloaded from Fellowship Application Instructions. The application cover
sheet can be downloaded from Fellowship Application Cover Sheet or requested
by email from fellowshipsnymedici.org

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Harms
Fellowship Coordinator
Email: martinharmsearthlink.net
http://www.medici.org/positions/neh.html

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The Medici Archive Project is offering two twelve-month fellowships (16
October, 2006 ? 15 October, 2007) devoted to building the Documentary
Sources database and pursuing an independent research project related to
Siena and its territory during the period 1537-1743. The Fellows will carry
out their work on-site in the Archivio di Stato di Firenze in collaboration
with the Project?s research team, making use of the volumes of the Medici
Granducal Archive. The fellowship is divided into three phases: training in
the use of the database; evaluation and data entry of documents from the
Mediceo del Principato related to Siena; finalization and presentation of
the fellow?s research project. Fellows will have the following
qualifications: a completed Ph.D. or the equivalent in a humanities field
relevant to Early Modern European history and culture; fluency in English
and Italian (a knowledge of other languages is desirable); substantial
research experience with original documentary material; the ability to work
with computer database programs and commitment to a scholarly career
involving archival research. The fellowship stipend is Euro 30.000 plus an
allowance for travel expenses. Those fellowships are supported by the
Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

Applications will be submitted electronically to the following email
addresses:

Fellowship Coordinator ? Martin Harms
martinharmsearthlink.net <mailto:martinharmsearthlink.net>

President ? Ippolita Morgese
fellowshipsitalymedici.org <mailto:fellowshipsitalymedici.org>

Director for Administration ? Rachel Harms fellowshipsnymedici.org
<mailto:fellowshipsnymedici.org>

Complete applications will include:

1. An application Cover Sheet (available online at
http://www.medici.org/positions/applicationcoversheet.pdf
<http://www.medici.org/positions/applicationcoversheet.pdf> or requested by
email as an attachment from fellowshipsnymedici.org
<mailto:fellowshipsnymedici.org> )
2. A full Curriculum vitae, including archival and computer experience.
3. A concise discussion of the applicant?s previous experience in archival
research (three pages maximum) with specific references to sources used in
both Sienese and Florentine archives.
4. A concise proposal for research and publication related to Siena and
relevant to the work of the Medici Archive Project (three pages maximum).
5. The names and addresses of two scholars who can comment on the
applicant?s qualifications and the merits of the research proposal (please
do not include letters of recommendation with the application).

Further details:

1. The application deadline is April 30, 2006.
2. All materials submitted by the applicant should be in English.
3. All materials should be in Microsoft Word or pdf format.
4. All materials should be submitted electronically as separate attachments
and clearly labeled (i.e.: James Smith: research proposal.doc) unless
submitted as one pdf file.
5. Please do not include supplementary material (publications, papers,
syllabi, etc.). If additional material is needed, it will be requested by
the Fellowship Coordinator.
6. Please include a header on every page of each element of the application,
specifying: document title, full name of applicant and page number (for
example:

Research Proposal/Maria Bianchi/p.2).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Harms
Fellowship Coordinator
Email: martinharmsearthlink.net <mailto:martinharmsearthlink.net>

http://www.medici.org/positions/fmps.html
<http://www.medici.org/positions/fmps.html>