Stellenangebot vom 17. Juni 2025
Max Weber Foundation’s Research Centre Ukraine, Lviv, October 27-31st
Supported by The Getty Foundation Connecting Art History initiative (Los Angeles) as a part of Connecting Art HIstories initiative, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History (Rome), Max Weber Foundation’s Research Centre Ukraine (Lviv)
Organized by Kateryna Filyuk PhD, Lesia Kulchynska PhD, Oleksandra Osadch PhD
Rationale and scope. The Methodology Seminars for Art History in Ukraine is a two-year scholarly initiative dedicated to rethinking the foundations and future directions of art history within Ukraine. The Seminars serve as a platform for early-career researchers from Ukraine to collaborate on critical and practice-oriented reflection on art historical methodology. It aims to foster deeper awareness of how knowledge is produced, transmitted, and situated — and to explore how disciplinary practices might be reconfigured in response to both local contexts and global shifts within the humanities.
Structure. The first iteration of the Seminars, titled Methodology and Ideology, will bring together 12 Ukrainian early-career scholars working in art history or related fields. At the application stage, candidates will be asked to submit an abstract of a research topic connected with art history/art theory and visual culture they are currently pursuing or plan to develop (e.g., a scholarly article, monograph chapter, or dissertation section). There are no geographical or chronological limitations on topics; we welcome a wide range of proposals.
The initial phase of the 1st Seminar will take place online from late July to September 2025. During this period, participants will work together during eight webinars focused on theoretical readings curated by the organizing team, while concurrently developing their individual research projects. In September, each participant will receive personalized feedback on their work during a one-on-one session with an invited senior international expert.
The 1st Seminar will conclude with a week-long residency in Lviv (October 27–31, 2025), where participants will present their research topics and take part in lectures, and workshops led by senior experts.
Terms and participation. Each selected participant will receive an honorarium of 500 EUR, awarded upon successful completion of the Seminar. Travel, accommodation, and per diem expenses for the on-site portion of the program will be fully covered. We strongly emphasize that participation in all the webinars is mandatory. Each week, an assigned moderator from the group will gather a written feedback of one or two pages from participants and prepare a concise summary and questions about the assigned readings. Webinar topics will take place weekly in the late afternoon, each lasting two hours. The final schedule will be shaped in consultation with the selected participants. We ask all applicants to ensure their full commitment to the program and active contribution to the group’s collective work.
Eligibility. Eligible are doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in Art History and related fields from Ukraine or Ukrainian citizens of Ukraine residing abroad. The working language of the Seminars is English; therefore, a proficient command of the language is required.
Experts. To ensure the scholarly level and efficiency of the project, the Seminars will be supported by the following group of specialists: PD Dr Mateusz Kapustka, Dr Olenka Pevny, Edit András. The Advisory Board: Dr Bohdan Shumylovych, Dr Stefaniia Demchuk, Oksana Barshynova, PD Dr Iryna Klymenko, Prof Dr Tristan Weddigen.
Application. To apply, candidates must submit:
- A CV (PDF)
- A motivation letter (PDF, max. 2 pages)
- A short research proposal (PDF, max. 2 pages)
Applications must be submitted via the following platform: https://recruitment.biblhertz.it. Results of the selection process will be communicated by mid-July. For more information, please see here.
The applications are accepted till July 7th, 2025 (inclusively).
We warmly welcome any inquiries that could be addressed to the grantforurkaine@gmail.com.