Museum and Visual Culture Studies PostDoc at ANU

ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Research School of Humanities

Postdoctoral Fellow
Academic Level A

Fixed Term – 3 years

Salary Range: $49,690 - $59,963pa plus 17% super

Reference: RSH 3736

The Research School of Humanities is a newly-established initiative at The Australian National University incorporating the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research (CCR), Humanities Research Centre (HRC), National Europe Centre (NEC) and the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC). The School is offering two targeted three-year postdoctoral fellowships to enable early career academics to undertake a program of research within nominated research programs.

The successful applicants will undertake a 25% teaching component into one of 2 postgraduate coursework programs – either Museums and Collections or Visual Culture Research- by contributing to related coursework provision. They will also be encouraged to undertake some graduate student supervision and participate in the School's conference, seminar and graduate training programs.

The applicant appointed to the Museums and Collections program would take up the position in February 2007, and the applicant appointed to the Visual Culture Research program would take up the appointment in mid 2007.

Selection Criteria: http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/jobs/ or from Ms Suzanne Knight, T: 02 61253901, E: Suzanne.Knight@anu.edu.au

Enquiries:
Museums and Collections: Dr Kylie Message; T: 02 6125 5429, E: kylie.message@anu.edu.au
Visual Culture Research: Dr Melinda Hinkson; T: 02 6125 8246 E: melinda.hinkson@anu.edu.au

For further information relating to the Research School of Humanities please contact Professor Adam Shoemaker; 02 6125 4583, dean.arts@anu.edu.au

Closing date: Friday 8 December 2006
Information for applicants: http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/How_to_Apply/index.asp
Job Application Cover sheet: http://info.anu.edu.au/policies/Forms/Human_Resources/Recruitment/HR86.asp.

Information Courtesy of Haidy Geismar.