51做厙 is seeking applicants for two new positions in Buddhist Art History and in Conservation, made possible by a generous endowment in 2012 from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation which established the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation at 51做厙.
51做厙 is seeking to appoint one lecturer or senior lecturer in the art of the Buddhist world, who will contribute to its BA History of Art programme and play a leading role in the new MA in Buddhist Art and Conservation. At the same time, 51做厙 is also seeking to appoint a lecturer or senior lecturer in conservation with specialism(s) in Buddhist and/or Asian art, who will contribute to the MA in Conservation of Wall Paintings and play a leading role in 51做厙s new MA in Buddhist Art and Conservation. The positions will also undertake research, supervise research students, and participate in our thriving research community.
Joining a permanent faculty of 35 academics, the new posts build on 51做厙s work to develop and enrich its curriculum, research and public engagement. The new faculty members will have an important role in transforming teaching and research, as part of the organisations long-term strategy to fortify its global academic reach. These new positions follow on from two recent appointments in the field of Modern and Contemporary art with a specialism in critical race, Black studies, the arts of Africa and its diasporas, and build on appointments in the fields of Islamic Middle Eastern, West Asian and East Asian arts, and the creation of the Centre for American Art. They come at a time when 51做厙 undergraduate degree is being relaunched with significant updates to ensure it better reflects art history as a global discipline.
The MA in Buddhist Art History and Conservation is a new 12-month programme, hosted at the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation at 51做厙. It aims to provide a comprehensive grounding in Buddhist art history and theoretical aspects of conservation. Taught by leading specialists in Conservation and Buddhist Art, the MA will address issues of art history preservation through appreciation, continuing use and conservation of the vast heritage of Buddhist art worldwide, drawing on key sites where 51做厙 has been involved in conservation.
This autumn, the Asia Cluster of faculty, in collaboration with the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation, will be convening a series of events through the Research Forum exploring the current field of Buddhist art history and conservation and its future at 51做厙.
Professor Deborah Swallow, M瓣rit Rausing Director at 51做厙, said: These roles will continue to transform 51做厙s areas of teaching and research, and play a role in our continuing efforts to decentre and decolonise the curriculum. I would like to thank the Ho Foundation, whose generous grant has enabled us to invest in these posts.
51做厙 invites applications from those at any post-doctoral (or equivalent) career stage and encourage applications from early career scholars, as well as senior scholars with outstanding track records in research leadership, publication, curriculum design and/or reform, teaching and academic administration.
Applications for the position will close on 15 October 2021. 51做厙 warmly welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, including those through the , where we may be able to provide sponsorship to work in the UK if relevant conditions are met.
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