Postdoctoral position associated with the project "Dressing the Saints"

Overview

Postdoctoral position associated with the project "Dressing the Saints"

About The Project

How would you dress a saint in art? Working within a historically unparalleled amalgam of an interconnected world and regional religious- and legal reforms, Netherlandish artists active at the dawn of the ʻfirst globalisationʼ were among the first to create consummate solutions to this question. Re-conceptualizing hermeneutical geographies they ordered anew the ever-expanding world of things into their religious scenes. The recently funded project "Dressing the Saints : Gendering and Othering in Netherlandish Art at the Dawn of a Globalized World" (DRESS) provides a novel research agenda for art history and material culture studies, working from the hypothesis that before the conception of non-European lands as an ʻagreeable exotic worldʼ, all textiles enrobing bodies of the heavenly hosts harboured dynamic and flexible ontologies. Applying a multidisciplinary approach that cross-fertilizes art history, Kleiderkunde (visual anthropology), archival studies, careful interpretation of data from recent advances in art technology and re-created historical artistic practices on art works, DRESS breaks new methodological ground by (1) highlighting the agency of the artist, as painter, sculptor and poet; and by (2) probing the interpretive potential from the unheeded descriptions of costumes worn by the saintsʼ ʻavatarsʼ in religious plays. The project is divided in three inter-connected work packages : WP1 "Beyond Allure : Dressing the Saints in Netherlandish Altarpieces, ", WP2 "Dressing the Other : The Black Magus in Netherlandish Art, ", WP3 "The Material Magdalene in the Early Modern Parish", and a coda, "All that Arachneʼs Art Produces Fully : Netherlandish Poet-Painters on Textile Metaphors".

More About The Position

The postdoc will develop an independent research project that aligns with the overarching aims of DRESS and we seek candidates who demonstrate strong interdisciplinary and creative thinking skills, with the ability to conceptualize and empirically ground a project that explores the research questions formulated for WP3. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the principal investigator, Associate Professor Ragnhild M. Bø to receive the full project description. The Postdoc will become part of DRESS’ core team which includes PI Ragnhild M. Bø and a PhD. The team benefit from an advisory board of internationally renowned scholars and will also be joined by a research assistant in its final year. The person appointed will be affiliated with the Faculty of Theology and the faculty’s research training. The applicant therefore is much encouraged to engage in activities by the faculty’s research groups. Moreover, as Associate Professor Ragnhild M. Bø holds a position divided between the Faculty of Theology and the Museum of Cultural History, the appointed person will also have access to the museum’s collections and research groups. The appointment is a fulltime position for a duration of 3 years. Residence in Oslo or within commuting distance from Oslo is expected during the appointment. Place of work is the Faculty of Theology at Blindern, Oslo.

Your areas of responsibility

• Carry out research of good quality.
• Participate in the research group DRESS.
• Work interdisciplinary and across borders and institutions.
• Participate in research group activities at the Faculty.

Qualifications

We offer

Application

Application with attachments must be submitted via the recruitment system Jobbnorge. Your application should include : application letter, CV, complete list of publications, project description (max 14 000 characters, excluding bibliography), transcripts and certificates, and contact information for 2-3 references (names, relation to the candidate, e-mail, telephone number). At least one reference should be a current or former employer.

When applying, retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If not available there, upload copies of transcripts or grades. Documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

General information

The best qualified candidates will be invited for interviews. Applicant lists can be published in accordance with the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act. You may request to be excluded from publication with justification, and we will decide on the exemption. The University of Oslo has a transfer agreement with all employees to secure the rights to research results etc.

We hope that you will apply for the position.

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