Terra Foundation for American Art

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, the
Université de Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense, and the Université François
Rabelais de Tours.

September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2011

Annual stipend : Euro equivalent of US $50,000

Description : http://www.dhta.ens.fr/spip.php?article70

Aims of the Fellowship

With sponsorship from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Ecole
Normale Supérieure, the Université de Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense and
the Université François Rabelais de Tours are pleased to announce a new
two-year fellowship for the teaching and study of historical American art
(pre-1980). The award will enable a recent postdoctoral scholar to teach
in these institutions, and to participate in research related to their
fields of study. These activities will enhance the appointee?s curriculum
vitae and advance his/her prospects of obtaining other research awards and
positions within the academic community.

Applicants are expected to be at an early stage of their career, not
currently holding, or having held a permanent university position and
having received a Ph.D. within few years of taking up the award.
Background

The Ecole Normale Supérieure is a prestigious ?grande école? and an
internationally renowned center for the study of the sciences and
humanities, founded in 1789. The Université de Paris-Ouest Nanterre La
Défense is situated in the western portion of the capital and is one of
the three Parisian universities where art history is taught. The
Université François Rabelais de Tours is one of the best known
universities in the field of art history in France. The fellow will work
together with the art history departments of these universities, and will
participate in their research projects. He/she will have the opportunity
to meet experts in the field of nineteenth and twentieth-century European
and American art history.

Courses will take place at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, in the historical
and intellectual center of Paris (?Quartier latin?), during the first
year, and at the Institut National d?Histoire de l?Art, also in the
historical center (not far from the Georges Pompidou Center and the
Louvre) during the second year of the fellowship.

All courses will be taught in English, and will address students from the
third year of university to the doctorate level ; they will be either
students in art history, or students in American or Anglo-Saxon studies.

During the two years of the fellowship, the fellow will have the benefit
of a private office at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. The fellow will also
be provided with a ?multi-function? identity card from this institution, -
which gives access to an extensive library for the humanities ? and to the
restaurant of the Ecole Normale Supérieure. The fellow will furthermore
have access to the INHA art history library, where the Université
Paris-Ouest has its offices.

The fellow will pursue his/her research project while in France. The
fellow?s scholarly interests will be posted on the websites of the three
institutions. He/she will be given opportunities to share the results of
this research through seminars, conferences, or other scholarly convenings.
Responsibilities of the Fellow

The Fellow is expected to teach two semester-long courses, one during
semester 1 (September 2009 ? January 2010) at the Ecole Normale
Supérieure, the other during semester 3 (September 2010 ? January 2011) at
the INHA. The fellow may also be invited to give a lecture at the
Université de Tours. The subjects of the two courses will focus on
American art topics (nineteenth century, twentieth century, either pre- or
post-WWII), but courses related to American art methodologies and topics
(history of art and cultural studies) will also be considered. A course
proposal based on international artistic relationships (transatlantic or
transpacific) would also be welcome.

The Fellow will act as main interlocutor in Paris for the two Terra
visiting professors participating in the program.

During semesters 2 (February ? June 2010) and 4 (February ? June 2011),
the fellow will be relieved of teaching duties and will be responsible for
the organization of a three-day conference in Paris or its vicinity.
He/she will be mentored in this task by French professors from the three
institutions. This conference will deal with American art history,
methodological questions (history of art and the question of cultural
studies) and/or cultural exchanges. The model for this conference will be
the event called ?La semaine internationale de printemps en histoire
de l?art? of the Réseau international en histoire de l?art
(http://www.proartibus.net/) : a
meeting of senior scholars (either
American or European, including French) and graduate students who present
papers to the assembled group.

The fellow will submit three reports on the progress of the fellowship to
the board of the program and the head of the INHA in June 2010, December
2010, and finally in June 2011 ? reports which will be forwarded to the
Terra Foundation for American Art.

The Selection Process and Closing Date

Completed applications are due on February 1, 2009, for preliminary
overview at the Selection Committee?s February meeting.

Several members of the Committee will proceed to interview a few selected
applicants, either in Los Angeles during the last week of February (for
candidates living in the United States) or in Paris during the first week
of March (for candidates living in Europe). Applicants selected for these
interviews will be notified between February 10 and February 15, 2009.

If you would like us to acknowledge receipt of your application, please
enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your application file.

Candidates will be notified of the final selection by mid-March 2009.