Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities in cultural property, art crime research, antiquities trafficking research, provenance studies, and related things. Postings are not endorsements.
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1. PhD Candidate for Risk and vulnerability in the assetization of expensive pre-owned watches, PhD/Job, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Come join my team! I am hiring for someone to do a criminology/sociology PhD on crime and value related to high value watches. This will be part of the bigger PRICELESS project which studies value manipulation related to watches and artwork. Fully funded, real job, visas supported, and I am happy to answer questions but DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.
When: Apply by 14 August
Where: Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Pay: €2541—€3245 per month plus other benefits
More Info: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/329986/phd-candidate-risk-and-vulnerability-in-the-assetization-of-expensive-pre-owned-watches/
Contact: d.yates@maastrichtuniversity.nl
2. PhD Candidate for The value appraisal of high-value artworks, PhD/Job, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Come join our team! I’m not supervising this position, but my lovely colleagues are. We are seeking someone to do an anthropology/sociology PhD on crime and the appraisal of artworks. This will be part of the bigger PRICELESS project which studies value manipulation related to watches and artwork. Fully funded, real job, visas supported, and I am happy to answer questions but DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.
When: Apply by 14 August
Where: Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Pay: €2541—€3245 per month plus other benefits
More Info: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/329985/phd-candidate-the-value-appraisal-of-high-value-artworks/
Contact: christoph.rausch@maastrichtuniversity.nl
3. Postdoctoral Research on Global Elites and Private Museums, Job, Amsterdam
Olav Velthuis is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the project project “The Return of the Medici? The Global Rise of Private Museums for Contemporary Art”. This is a sociological position looking at the impact of economic elites on the arts field.
When: Apply by 25 August
Where: University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pay: €3974—€5439 per month but at .8FTE, .2FTE teaching top up possible.
More Info: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/329571/postdoctoral-researcher-in-sociology/
Contact: o.j.m.velthuis@uva.nl
4. Head of Provenance Research, Job, New York City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking someone to lead their new Provenance team. The requirements for this role are mid-careerish and they are projected to start with the Americas collection. Complicated but perhaps some potential to do something interesting with this depending on how this role is structured.
When: Apply ASAP
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Pay: $140,000–$160,000
More Info: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3656418749/
5. Zur restitution von objekten aus kolonialismus und nationalsozialismus: historische rechts- und eigentumsvorstellungen, Conference, Gießen, Germany
A last minute addition to the list but if you are near the University consider attending.
When: 12–14 July 2023
Where: Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen, Germany
6. Interdisciplinary work attribution and provenance research, Course, Bern, Switzerland
This course is “aimed at professionals and master’s students from the fields of conservation and restoration, art, law and natural sciences, forensics and the art trade”
When: Apply by 15 September
Where: Hochschule der Künste Bern, Switzerland
Cost: CHF 5,650
More Info: https://www.hkb.bfh.ch/de/weiterbildung/cas/werkzuschreibung-provenienzrecherche-interdisziplinaer/
Contact: continue education@hkb.bfh.ch
7. 25 Years of Washington Principles: Tendencies and Theses, Lecture, Bonn, Germany
Jasmine Hartmann, Prof. Dr. Matthias Weller, Prof. Dr. Christoph Zuschlag will discuss this topic.
When: 12 July 2023
Where: Kunstmuseum Bonn, Helmut Kohl-Allee 2, 53113 Bonn
More Info: https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstaltungen/25-jahre-washingtoner-prinzipien-tendenzen-und-thesen
Contact: sekretariat.weller@jura.uni-bonn.de
8. Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property: A Global Approach to a Global Challenge, Online course
This online postgraduate level course from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice features a strong cast of instructors on this important topic.
When: Apply by 29 September 2023
Where: Online
Cost: € 7500,00
More Info: https://www.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/en/master/illicit-trafficking-in-cultural-property-a-global-approach-to-a-global-challenge/
Contact: schoolmaster.challengeschool@unive.it