Twelve-weeks in Spring (January – March) 2012 or 2013

Open to junior and senior professors with a salary of up to US $21,000 (payment will be in £ sterling, subject to tax and National Insurance deductions). Additionally a package for research, travel and living expenses is available with a value of up to US $12,500

With the sponsorship of the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Research Forum is offering one short-term (twelve-week) Visiting Professorship in American art.  This fellowship is part of an initiative of the Terra Foundation that aims to internationalise the field of historical American art, building a network of scholarly peers and has been awarded in conjunction with similar fellowships at the Freie Universität Berlin and the Institut national d’histoire de l’art in Paris. For information about this initiative, please see the Terra Foundation website http: www.terraamericanart.org     

This appointment will be offered to a scholar of American Art whose work plays a defining role in the disciplines of art and architectural history and conservation and who is willing to share their research with The Courtauld’s community formally (through lectures and seminars) and informally. In addition to presenting their research, the Visiting Professor is expected to teach a BA course and meet with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to discuss their individual projects. The Professorship will be held during The Courtauld’s spring term (January to March 2012 or 2013).

Applicants are asked to submit (1) a completed application form; (2) two letters of recommendation (these can be sent separately); (3) an equal opportunities monitoring form. For further details please visit The Courtauld’s website www.courtauld.ac.uk or email recruitment@courtauld.ac.uk or telephone 020 7848 1881. Please return completed application forms to the Human Resources Manager, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN, marking the envelope private and confidential, or send by email to recruitment@courtauld.ac.uk.

Closing date: 15 January 2011

Candidates will be notified of the result by mid-March 2011.

The Courtauld Institute of Art promotes equal opportunities.