McGill University seeks two postdoctoral fellows to join a large, international, interdisciplinary research project, Making Publics: Media, Markets, and Association in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700. The MaPs project is developing a transformative account of the cultural and social life of Europe from 1500 to 1700.
Members of the team, from Canada, the USA, and Europe, include scholars in Art, Literature, Music, Theatre History, History of Science, History of Religion, Sociology, Human Geography, Media Studies, Social and Intellectual History, and Education. At the heart of the work is the study of the creation of small-scale forms of association that represented a new way of connecting with others, a kind of connection not founded in family, rank or vocation, but rather a form of voluntary community built on the shared interests, tastes, and desires of individuals.
The central research questions of the projecthow did public-making change early modern society? how did it contribute to the emergence of modernity? how does public-making change the way we understand the social and political dimensions of artistic and intellectual works?are crystallizing into a substantially new way of understanding early modernity and modernity itself.
Please visit the project website for further information on the project and members of the research team: http://makingpublics.mcgill.ca
1) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Studies of Early Modern Europe
The start date for the year-long position is July 1, 2008. There is the possibility of a one-year renewal. Candidates will have a PhD in one of the following fields: Art History, Literary Studies, Music History, History of Religion, History; and a strong research program relevant to the central interests of the project. The Fellow will be expected to assist the project director with the planning and organization of project activities as needed, and to work closely with colleagues in an interdisciplinary context. The Fellow may have opportunities to teach courses in his or her area of specialization. The fellowship will be approximately $30,000 CAD per annum.
2) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Early Modern Studies and Humanities Computing
The start date for the year-long position is July 1, 2008. There is the possibility of renewal. Candidates will have a PhD in one of the fields relevant to the project and a research program that connects substantially with MaPs. It is expected that part of the Fellows research program will have to do with the educational and social dimensions of web-based resources in the Humanities. The Fellow will work closely with colleagues in an interdisciplinary context. With help and guidance from team members Wes Folkerth and Kevin Kee, the Fellow will be principally responsible for the continued maintenance and development of the project website. The fellowship will be approximately $30,000 CAD per annum.
Members of the team, from Canada, the USA, and Europe, include scholars in Art, Literature, Music, Theatre History, History of Science, History of Religion, Sociology, Human Geography, Media Studies, Social and Intellectual History, and Education. At the heart of the work is the study of the creation of small-scale forms of association that represented a new way of connecting with others, a kind of connection not founded in family, rank or vocation, but rather a form of voluntary community built on the shared interests, tastes, and desires of individuals.
The central research questions of the projecthow did public-making change early modern society? how did it contribute to the emergence of modernity? how does public-making change the way we understand the social and political dimensions of artistic and intellectual works?are crystallizing into a substantially new way of understanding early modernity and modernity itself.
Please visit the project website for further information on the project and members of the research team: http://makingpublics.mcgill.ca
1) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Studies of Early Modern Europe
The start date for the year-long position is July 1, 2008. There is the possibility of a one-year renewal. Candidates will have a PhD in one of the following fields: Art History, Literary Studies, Music History, History of Religion, History; and a strong research program relevant to the central interests of the project. The Fellow will be expected to assist the project director with the planning and organization of project activities as needed, and to work closely with colleagues in an interdisciplinary context. The Fellow may have opportunities to teach courses in his or her area of specialization. The fellowship will be approximately $30,000 CAD per annum.
2) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Early Modern Studies and Humanities Computing
The start date for the year-long position is July 1, 2008. There is the possibility of renewal. Candidates will have a PhD in one of the fields relevant to the project and a research program that connects substantially with MaPs. It is expected that part of the Fellows research program will have to do with the educational and social dimensions of web-based resources in the Humanities. The Fellow will work closely with colleagues in an interdisciplinary context. With help and guidance from team members Wes Folkerth and Kevin Kee, the Fellow will be principally responsible for the continued maintenance and development of the project website. The fellowship will be approximately $30,000 CAD per annum.
Application
Applications, consisting of a description of research program, writing sample, CV, plus three letters of recommendation, must be sent by regular post by December 30, 2007 to:
Prof. Paul Yachnin
Department of English
Arts Building
McGill University
853 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T6
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