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- POSITION> Sheng Yen Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Buddhism, Columbia University
- CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS> Site and Space in Southeast Asia
POSITION> Sheng Yen Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Buddhism, Columbia University
by Charles Muller
With the generous support of the Sheng Yen Education Foundation, the Center
for Buddhism and East Asian Religions (C-BEAR) at Columbia University is
pleased to invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship, with the
likelihood of renewal for another year. The initial term of appointment is July
1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.The fellowship is intended to foster the academic careers of recent PhDs whose area of research is Chinese Buddhism. In addition to pursuing his or her own research, the fellow is expected to teach one course per year, give a public lecture, and take part in the regular events of the C-BEAR. It is envisioned that after the fellowship period, the fellow will continue his or her academic career in teaching and research on Chinese Buddhism.
Compensation includes a highly competitive annual salary, research fund, and health benefits. Additional financial support is available for the fellow to organize workshops, conferences or speakers' series in his or her area of research. The fellow will be provided with office space, access to the library system, and other related administrative assistance.
Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2018 and continue until the position is filled.
For further details, see: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56128
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS> Site and Space in Southeast Asia
by Stephen Whiteman
The organisers of Site and Space in Southeast Asia
seek applications for participation in a two-year funded research opportunity
exploring the art, architecture, and landscape of Southeast Asia.Site and Space in Southeast Asia explores the intersections of urban space, art and culture in three cities—Yangon, Penang, and Huế—through collaborative, site-based research. With major funding from the Getty Foundation and partners from within and beyond the region, Site and Space in Southeast Asia seeks to support innovative research in the art and architectural histories of the region, foster professional networks among early career scholars, and expand engagement with an ever more global field.
The concept of site offers a rich and multivalent point of entry for constructing connected histories of art, architecture, and cultural production. Engaging with cities as sites that generate cultural narratives, Site and Space in Southeast Asia will explore spaces of memory, interaction, and production across national and regional boundaries. With a chronological span from the colonial period through independence and into the contemporary, a period of dynamic, often divergent political and social development, Site and Space in Southeast Asia seeks to enrich the study of art and architectural histories of Southeast Asia through engagement with site and space.
Over the course of the two-year research period commencing in June 2018, three small teams of researchers will be funded to conduct field and archival research exploring the physical and cultural histories of three project cities, with a particular interest in their artistic and built environments. Annual whole-of cohort workshops will allow comparative discussion of findings and mapping of future research directions. During the first year, collaborative research will allow a “coming to terms” with the city as site and its intersecting art historical themes. During the second year, researchers will pursue individual projects emerging from these themes. The project will culminate in one or more collective outputs to be determined through discussions with participants and institutional partners.
Applications are invited from early career researchers working in related areas (including art and architectural history, landscape studies, urban studies, film studies, anthropology, etc.), and are particularly welcomed from those connected to institutions in the region; with experience in modes of spatial analysis in the humanities; and with interest in digital approaches to site-based research. Although research will be conducted in all appropriate languages, participants must have strong spoken and written capacity in English. Participants will be funded for all related program activities; please note, this is not a full time research position.
Organized in partnership by researchers at the University of Sydney, Nanyang Technological University, National Gallery Singapore, the University of Malaya, the University of Toulouse, and Dumbarton Oaks, Site and Space in Southeast Asia is primarily funded by the Getty Foundation’s Connecting Art Histories initiative.
Project leaders include:
Caroline Herbelin (Toulouse), Field Director, Huế
Yin Ker (NTU), Field Director, Yangon
Mark Ledbury (Sydney), Chief Investigator
Simon Soon (Malaya), Field Director, Penang
Adrian Vickers (Sydney), Chief Investigator
Stephen Whiteman (Sydney), Chief Investigator, Project Director
Applications:
To apply, please complete the online application via submittable, including basic biographical information and two short essays. Please also attach a current CV and a writing sample.
For questions relating to the project or the application process, please contact the project director, Dr Stephen Whiteman at stephen.whiteman@sydney.edu.au.
Deadline: 14 January 2018
