GABAM – SRII JOINT FELLOWSHIP

 

KOÇ UNIVERSITY STAVROS NIARCHOS

FOUNDATION CENTER FOR LATE ANTIQUE AND

BYZANTINE STUDIES (GABAM) AND THE SWEDISH RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN ISTANBUL (SRII)

WILL GRANT A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN BYZANTINE STUDIES with a SPECIALIZATION IN MATERIAL AND VISUAL CULTURE

 

Description

This joint fellowship supports a Post-Doctoral or Senior Scholar that will contribute to the digital exhibition “Nordic Tales, Byzantine Paths”, a collaboration between GABAM and the SRII which will be presented in the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Venice, August 2022). Other duties will include the preparation of a large EU project grant about artistic interconnections between the Byzantine and Nordic worlds.

 

Fellowship will include the monthly stipend, insurance and free housing at the guesthouse of SRII. It will be for six months and the expected starting date is in February 2022. Depending on the pandemic conditions, the fellowship may begin online for a certain period, during which the stipend will be paid. The fellow will have access to the libraries and research facilities of both Koç University and the SRII.

 

Preferences

The study and working language of Koç University is English. Knowledge of any Scandinavian language is an asset, along with the experience in digital humanities and exhibitions as well as team spirit.

 

Application

Applications should be submitted to donen@ku.edu.tr no later than 20th of December 2021 and include a cover letter, curriculum vitae with list of publications and other scholarly work, and the names of two referees (the reference letters will be asked only from shortlisted candidates). Questions concerning the fellowship can be directed to ijevtic@ku.edu.tr or olof.heilo@sri.org.tr 

Space, Sound, and Senses
The Design of Liturgical Experience in
Sant’Apollinare in Classe and its Landscape
International Workshop in Ravenna
7-8 October 2021