Postdoctoral Researcher Within The Project museum - Leiden, Nederland - Universiteit Leiden

Universiteit Leiden

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Leiden, Nederland

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Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

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Beschrijving

Vacancy number

14868

Job type

Academic staff

Hours (in fte)

1,0

External/ internal

External

Location

Leiden

Placed on

14 May 2024

Closing date

21 June more days to apply

Postdoctoral Researcher within the project "Museum Lab" (1.0 fte from 1st of August 2024 to 31st of October, 2025)

The Postdoc will work on a series of collaborations with Leiden faculty, museum curators, and students to develop and contribute to a robust laboratory of programs consisting of enquiry-based learning workshops, student and professional conferences on museum histories and their futures, and the publication of an edited volume on museums of modern art in the Netherlands.

The Postdoc will also undertake some teaching of museum studies courses. The project is directed by Dr. Laurie Kalb Cosmo (University Lecturer in Art History and Museum Studies at Leiden University).

Museum Lab project
This project is intended to raise core conceptual questions about the ongoing value of museums in contemporary society.

Through a robust range of projects, including enquiry-based (hands-on) learning workshops, an international conference entitled "Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter," and the publication of an edited volume on the Rise of museums of modern art in the Netherlands, the Museum Lab is designed to foster active learning practices for students and advance complex museological questions in innovative educational settings.

With lively student workshops with curators, intellectual exchange at professional conferences, and the preparation of an edited book on museum histories and their futures, the "Museum Lab" presents an applied academic platform for deepened and engaged debate about current challenges facing museums, addressing such topics as nuanced solutions for restitution and decolonization, the ethical value of digital methods in museum display, links between academic research, artistic production, and museum stakeholders, and exhibition display.

The "Museum Lab" provides an outstanding opportunity for a postdoc with interests in museum history and theory to work on projects that contribute to innovative and engaged debate about core conceptual questions regarding museum formations and histories and their practices.

Key responsibilities

You will conduct historic and/or collectionsbased research on a museum history topic of your choice;
You will publish an article in a peerreviewed publication on some aspect of your research;
You will edit chapters for an edited volume on The Rise of Museums of Modern Art in the 1930s Netherlands and create an index for the book;
You will participate in the planning of an international conference "Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter," including the framing of the program and the invitation of speakers;
You will present a paper at the conference "Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter," based on your research;
You will participate in the intellectual life of LUCAS and contribute to the research profile of LUCAS;
You will contribute to the organization of the events and outreach activities of the "Museum Lab"; You teach and/or coteach courses in museum studies in the BA programme Arts, Media and Society (AMS) and MA programmes art history and museum studies;
You teach and supervise BA and MA theses on such topics as Museum history and theory, curating collections, politics and ethics in the contemporary museum, and museum futures.

Your profile

You hold a PhD with a specialisation in Art history, museum studies, cultural studies, or anthropology, awarded by the time of appointment, ideally on a topic related to museum history and/or museum theory;
You have a personal affinity with museum studies and museum histories;
You have experience with or are willing to learn about digital methods in museum presentation and ethical questions surrounding collecting and exhibiting;
You have experience with working with archival sources and/or museum collections;
You have a proven record of accomplishment in academic publications and public outreach;
You possess analytical skills, and a clear and persuasive style of writing;
You have full professional working proficiency in English (speaking, writing, reading); working knowledge of Dutch and/or another European language would be an added value;
You have proven timemanagement skills;
You are a team player and an independent thinker;
In case of teaching duties: You are willing and able to meet the requirements for a Basic University Teaching Qualification (UTQ / BKO) within two years if you do not already possess a Dutch University Teaching Qualification;
You live and are officially registered as resident in The Netherlands or are willing to relocate upon starting the position.

The organisation

We offer
We offer a 1.00 FTE position as postdoctoral researcher, starting 1st of August (or earlier, if possible) and ending on the 31st of October that