Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship 2011-2013

Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship 2011-2013

The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a residential postdoctoral
fellowship for individuals who have received their doctoral degrees in
art history or archaeology within the past five years and by the
September 1, 2011 start date. This fellowship provides curatorial
training and opportunities for scholarly research at the Metropolitan
Museum. The fellow will have a two-year term, with the possibility
of renewal for a third.

Fellows will be fully integrated into one the Museum's curatorial
departments and, while exposed to the full range of curatorial work,
will devote their time to a specific Metropolitan Museum project
developed by the hosting department. Individuals will work directly
with one or more senior curators, who will serve as supervisors and
mentors throughout the term of the fellowship. Each fellow will also
have the opportunity to undertake an independent project in
consultation with his or her supervising curator.

Project Areas:

Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: African Art

Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art: Ancient Near Eastern
cultures of the early first millennium B.C. and their interrelations

Department of Asian Art: Hindu-Buddhist South and Southeast Asian Art

Department of Egyptian Art: Ancient Egypt

Department of Islamic Art: Islamic Architecture

The deadline for the curatorial fellowship is November 5, 2010.

For further information about the projects available for the 2011-2013
term as well as instructions about how to apply, please visit our website:
http://metmuseum.org/education/er_fellowship.asp