Post-Election Statement from the Council of the Medieval Academy

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Chris

In the aftermath of the recent presidential election in the United States, the Medieval Academy of America reaffirms its commitment “to foster an environment of diversity, inclusion, and academic freedom,” as expressed in our “Statement on Diversity and Academic Freedom” published in February 2016 and available on our website. We join other scholarly associations which have recognized that in our role as teachers, scholars, and students of the humanities we can play an essential role in promoting mutual respect and understanding.

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Chris

Rare Books Cataloger, Boston Public Library

The Boston Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic, highly experienced rare books cataloger to provide original and complex bibliographic description of its rare books and manuscripts. Working in a permanent, full-time position under the title of Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarian, the successful candidate will analyze and thoroughly describe a broad range of materials, including incunabula, early and historic imprints, fine press publications, medieval and early modern manuscripts, and print ephemera, among numerous other formats and genres.

 

This is a great opportunity to work closely with many of the BPL’s signature collections (http://www.bpl.org/distinction/featured-collections/) while making significant contributions, both to the accessibility of rare materials at the BPL, and to the many fields of scholarship that rely on these collections.

 

Salary range: $57,412.62 – $77,434.65 in seven steps. Must be a resident of the City of Boston upon the first day of hire.

 

See the job posting on the City of Boston website for further information or to apply: http://ow.ly/q7Jq306nGw4

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Call for Papers – “Uses of the Past: Cultural Memory in and of the Middle Ages”

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Chris

“Uses of the Past: Cultural Memory in and of the Middle Ages”
The Twenty-Ninth Annual Spring Symposium of the Medieval Studies Institute of Indiana University
3–4 March, 2017
Indiana University, Bloomington

How is the past used (and abused) in the Middle Ages? To what purposes is it deployed in personal, social, religious, and political formation? And how has the medieval served as a foundational past for identities and practices in post-medieval periods? Recent scholarship demonstrates the importance of the past in the creation of medieval identity. In the words of Walter Pohl and Ian Wood, the past could be used “to create legitimacy, explain inclusion and exclusion, establish precedent, provide orientation, exemplify moral exhortation, inspire a sense of what was possible and what was not, to negotiate status, to argue about the right norms or to imagine the future.” Moreover, the medieval past has become a touchstone of current cultural memory, deployed in constructing the past of our own present moment.

The Medieval Studies Institute of Indiana University welcomes scholars from a range of disciplines and objects: history, literature, music; material artifacts and spaces; religion, politics, and law. We are especially interested in papers that explore global perspectives on cultural memory and the use of the past.

Please send an abstract of no more than 300 words to umestsymposium@gmail.com by December 21, 2016

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Deadlines for Newberry Fellowships

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Chris

Our fellowship deadlines are fast approaching!

Long-Term applications are due by November 15
Short-Term applications are due by December 15

All applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM CST
on their respective deadline in order to be considered.

The Newberry Library’s long-standing fellowship program provides outstanding scholars with the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking scholarship. In addition to the Library’s collections, fellows are supported by a collegial interdisciplinary community of researchers, curators, and librarians. An array of scholarly and public programs also contributes to an engaging intellectual environment.

We invite interested individuals who wish to utilize the Newberry’s collection to apply for our many fellowship opportunities:

Long-Term Fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars for continuous residence at the Newberry for periods of 4 to 12 months; the stipend is $4,200 per month. Applicants must hold a PhD by the application deadline in order to be eligible. Long-Term Fellowships are intended to support individual scholarly research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the fellowship program. The deadline for long-term fellowships is November 15.

Short-Term Fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars, PhD candidates, and those who hold other terminal degrees. Short-Term Fellowships are generally awarded for 1 to 2 months; unless otherwise noted the stipend is $2,500 per month. These fellowships support individual scholarly research for those who have a specific need for the Newberry’s collection and are mainly restricted to individuals who live and work outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. The deadline for short-term opportunities is December 15.

Many of the Newberry’s fellowship opportunities have specific eligibility requirements; in order to learn more about these requisites, as well as application guidelines, please visit our website. Questions should be addressed to research@newberry.org

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Call for Papers

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Chris

Comitatus
A JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES

CALL FOR PAPERS

Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, published annually under the auspices of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, invites the submis-sion of articles by graduate students and recent PhDs in any field of medieval and Renaissance studies; we particularly welcome articles that integrate or synthesize disciplines.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR VOLUME 48 (2017):

1 FEBRUARY 2017

The editorial board will make its final selections by May 2017.
Please send submissions to as e-mail attachments to
Dr. Blair Sullivan, Managing Editor, Comitatus
sullivan@humnet.ucla.edu.

UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
302 Royce Hall
Box 951485
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1485

http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/publications/comitatus.html

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Chris

Postdoctoral researchers in medieval history, ERC Starting Grant
New Europe College, Bucharest

Two postdoctoral positions as part of the European Research Council Starting Grant Record-keeping, fiscal reform, and the rise of institutional accountability in late-medieval Savoy: a source-oriented approach. The positions will be held at New Europe College – Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest, for two years starting on 1 October 2017.

Candidates must have a doctorate in medieval history awarded in the last five years and a solid knowledge of medieval Latin and palaeography. Familiarity with the history of medieval Savoy and the capacity for interdisciplinary research in historical anthropology / sociology are a plus.

Each postdoctoral researcher will select a sample of two fourteenth-century Savoyard castellanies and conduct the systematic analysis of their fiscal records (‘computi’). Developments in record-keeping and administration should be analysed in conjunction with local socio-economic trends. The postdoctoral researchers’ work is meant to complement the Principal Investigator’s study of five castellanies in the heartland of medieval Savoy, c. 1270-1375. Among the possible areas for the postdoctoral researchers’ sample of material are Bresse, Bugey, Chablais, Novalaise, Val d’Aosta, and Vaud.

Each postdoctoral researcher will contribute a chapter to a collective volume to be published as part of the project and an article for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Candidates should familiarise themselves with the description of the ERC Starting Grant project, available at http://www.nec.ro/data/pdfs/projects/castellany.pdf

New Europe College (http://www.nec.ro/) is an independent research institute in Bucharest, member of the Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study; it fosters an interdisciplinary research atmosphere by bringing together international scholars from all fields of the humanities and social sciences.

The researchers will divide their work time between New Europe College and field research in the relevant archives in France, Italy, and Switzerland.

The net monthly salary is approximately 1,700 euro; there is an annual travel allowance of 4,000 euro.

For inquiries, contact the Principal Investigator, Ionuț Epurescu-Pascovici, at IEpurescu@nec.ro

To apply, send (1) cover letter describing research experience and interest in the project, (2) academic CV, (3) research proposal detailing the selection of source material, the proposed methodology, and the envisaged contribution to the overall project (not more than 2,500 words, not counting references), (4) a sample of academic writing (such as a peer-reviewed article or chapter), and (5) a scan of the PhD diploma to applicationsERCStG@nec.ro, by 1 February 2017. All application materials should be in English, with the exception of the writing sample, which can be in any major language.

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed via Skype at the beginning of March 2017.

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Chris

Assistant Professor – Medieval Literature – Spanish & Portuguese and Other Humanities-Based Programs

Job #JPF01150

  • College of Letters & Science – Spanish & Portuguese

Recruitment Period

Open October 26th, 2016 through November 28th, 2016

Description

The University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Medieval literature, with an expected start date of July 1, 2017.

The position entails broad competence in literary studies, demonstrable either through formal study or publication record, and excellence in teaching. Principal area of focus is the Iberian Peninsula, with optional complimentary specializations in French, Provencal Latin, Arabic, or Hebrew, allowing for a joint appointment with the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, and another department in the Humanities. Final departmental affiliations will depend upon the expertise and qualifications of the candidate. We welcome all critical approaches and scholarly interests as long as the work has a comparative component, and all applicants must demonstrate serious interest and ability to work in more than one language and literature.

Minimum Basic Qualifications (by time of application): The minimum basic qualification to be considered an applicant for this position is the completion of all PhD, or equivalent degree, requirements except the dissertation.

The dissertation must be filed within one year of the start date of the appointment.

Additional Qualifications (by start date): Native or near-native fluency in Spanish or French and English, and demonstrated excellence in teaching and research.

Preferred Qualifications (by start date): Preference will be given to applicants demonstrating clear evidence of scholarly potential. The successful candidate will teach a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses in the departments of the joint appointment.

To apply please go to the following link: – https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01150, and submit a cover letter (applicants should discuss their research and teaching interests), a Curriculum Vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Additional statements of research and teaching are optional, as well as a statement of contributions to diversity (statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service).
Candidates under serious consideration will be asked to provide a writing sample if selected for further review.

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Summer Institute on Objects, Places and the Digital Humanities June 19-23, 2017 & June 2018

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Chris

The Summer Institute on Objects, Places, and the Digital Humanities at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina will focus on the theory and practice of digital work for topics in art, architectural, urban history or material culture.  The two-year Institute will provide “hands-on” training with tools for geospatial mapping, 3D modeling, photogrammetry, and data collection and visualization.

Participants will develop a digital component to a research project related to the lives of things as interrogations of meaning, circulation, and change over the long life of places and objects. Participants will examine how modeling, database and mapping tools can move research in new directions, reframing evidence towards new questions and expanding scholarship into new arenas of research and public outreach.

The workshop is intended for mid-career scholars engaged in research that can be expanded to include a digital dimension.  No previous experience in digital scholarship required.  The Institute will be led by Caroline Bruzelius and Mark Olson, both in the Department Art, Art History &Visual Studies and co-founders of the Wired! lab at Duke University. Application may be made until midnight February 21, 2015. Instructions are available via http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/sidh/index.htm

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Fellowships in Cyprus

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Chris

THE CYPRUS AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CAARI) in Nicosia, Cyprus, welcomes scholars and students specializing in archaeology, history, and culture of Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean. CAARI is located in central Nicosia close to the Cyprus Museum and the Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus (both with major libraries), as well as the main business and commercial district. In addition to hostel accommodation for a total of twelve residents, the institute has excellent research facilities: a 10,000-volume library, comprehensive map and artifact collections, archival material, and facilities for Internet, scanning, and photography.  For further information on CAARI: http://www.caari.org

Deadline for CAARI-sponsored fellowships: December 15, 2016

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FELLOWSHIPS AND APPLICATIONS PROCEDURES:

http://www.caari.org/Fellowships.html

CAARI at Boston University
656 Beacon Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02215
Email:  caari@bu.edu

Graduate Student Fellowships

THE DANIELLE PARKS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP:

Danielle Parks, author of The Roman Coinage of Cyprus (Nicosia, 2004), directed excavations at the Amathus Gate Cemetery. She first came to Cyprus as an Anita Cecil O’Donovan Fellow. Her death as a young scholar in 2006, deeply felt by the wide circle of her colleagues and friends, is memorialized here by a fellowship designed to open the world of Cypriot culture to young scholars.

This is a fellowship of US $2,000 for a graduate student of any nationality who needs to work in Cyprus to further his/her research on a subject of relevance to Cypriot archaeology and culture. The purpose of the fellowship is to help cover travel to and living expenses in Cyprus. Applications are invited especially from students of Hellenistic and Roman Cyprus. During his/her stay, the fellow is expected to give a presentation at CAARI on a subject related to his/her research. The fellow will periodically keep the Director of CAARI apprised of his/her research activities. The fellow will acknowledge CAARI and the Danielle Parks Memorial Fellowship in any publication that emerges from the research carried during the fellowship. Residence at CAARI is required.

Deadline: December 15, 2016.

THE HELENA WYLDE SWINY AND STUART SWINY FELLOWSHIP:

One grant of US $2,000 to a graduate student of any nationality in a college or university in the U.S. or Canada to pursue a research project that is relevant to an ongoing field project in Cyprus or that requires work on Cyprus itself. The award is to be used to fund research time spent in residence at CAARI and to help defray costs of travel. Residence at CAARI is required.

Deadline: December 15, 2016.

THE ANITA CECIL O’DONOVAN FELLOWSHIP:

Founded in memory of musician, composer, and homemaker Anita Cecil O’Donovan, this fellowship offers one grant of US $2000 to a graduate student of any nationality, enrolled in a graduate program in any nation, to pursue research on a project relevant to the archaeology and/or culture of Cyprus; to be used to fund a period of research time in residence at CAARI and to help defray costs of travel. Residence at CAARI is required.

Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Fulbright Student Program: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/selectedcountry/cyprus

*See also below for CAORC Fellowships open to US doctoral candidates.

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
PO Box 37012, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
fellowships@caorc.org
202-633-1599

Post-Doctoral Fellowships

CAARI Senior Scholar In Residence: An established scholar who commits to stay at least 30 days in succession at CAARI, ideally in the summer, and to be available in evenings and weekends to younger scholars working there, in return for 50% reduction in residency rate. Must have PhD in archaeology or ancillary field for at least 5 years prior to visit, be fluent in English (but may be of any nationality), and be committed to mentoring students. Travel and other expenses not covered.

Deadline: December 15, 2016.

CAARI/CAORC Research Fellowships: Two fellowships provide US $5500 each (up to US $1500 for transportation and an additional US $4000 for research expenses on the island) and are designed for scholars who already have their PhDs, whose research engages the archaeology, history, culture, or geography of Cyprus, and who would derive significant benefit from a month’s research time on the island. Particular consideration is given to applicants whose projects enable them to include Cyprus in their teaching.  A minimum of 30 days residence at CAARI is required. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Deadline: December 15, 2016. (NOTE: Amount available is anticipated but depends on federal appropriations which have not yet been finalized)

Fulbright Scholars Program: http://www.cies.org/country/cyprus

CAORC Fellowships Open To Both Pre- And Post-Doctoral Researchers

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Research Fellowships:

Open to scholars who already hold a Ph.D. and U.S. doctoral candidates who wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars to conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center, including CAARI. http://orcfellowships.fluidreview.com

Deadline: January 30, 2017.

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Mediterranean Regional Research Fellowships:

A focused regional fellowship program enabling scholars who have recently (within last 10 years) earned their Ph.D. and U.S. doctoral candidates to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance in countries bordering the Mediterranean and served by American overseas research centers, including CAARI. http://orcfellowships.fluidreview.com

Deadline: January 15, 2017, check website for details (also for Multi-Country above).

 *NEW* Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) NEH Senior Research Fellowships:

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is pleased to announce the National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program! This fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities for U.S. postdoctoral scholars, and foreign national postdoctoral scholars who have been residents in the US for three or more years.

Scholars must carry out research in a country which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Eligible countries for 2016-2017 are: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka or Tunisia. Fellowship stipends are $4,200 per month for a maximum of four months. This program is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI). http://orcfellowships.fluidreview.com

Deadline: January 30, 2017.

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2017 Rome Prize

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Chris

The American Academy in Rome supports innovative artists, writers, and scholars living and working together in a dynamic international community. Founded in 1894, the Academy is the oldest American overseas center for independent study and advanced research in the arts and humanities. A not-for-profit, privately funded institution, the Academy awards the Rome Prize to thirty emerging artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence and who are in the early or middle stages of their working lives. The winners are invited to Rome to pursue their work in an atmosphere conducive to intellectual and artistic experimentation and interdisciplinary exchange. The Rome Prize consists of room and board, a stipend ($28,000 for full-term fellowships; $16,000 for half-term fellowships) and separate work space, and privileged access to Rome. Rome Prize winners are the core of the Academy’s residential community, which also includes Affiliated Fellows, Residents and Visiting Artists and Visiting Scholars.

The deadline for the nationwide Rome Prize competition is Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Applications will also be accepted between November 2-15, 2016.

The on-line application is available on the  American Academy in Rome website at www.aarome.org/apply

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