2013 Post Doctoral/ Pre-Doctoral Fellowship at University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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The Andrew W Mellon Foundation funded Post Doctoral/ Pre-Doctoral fellowship at Wits Art Museum, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013

Study Subject(s):African visual art, African music, African performance arts, African dress

Course Level:Post Doctoral/ Pre-Doctoral

Scholarship Provider: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

Scholarship can be taken at: South Africa

Eligibility:The positions will preferably be filled by Postdoctoral candidates, but we will consider strong applications from candidates with MA degrees intending to enroll for, or currently enrolled for PhDs.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: We invite applications for 2 Fellowship in the Wits Art Musem at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. These fellowships are funded by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation and will be situated in the Wits Art Museum. The positions will preferably be filled by Postdoctoral candidates, but we will consider strong applications from candidates with MA degrees intending to enroll for, or currently enrolled for PhDs. The fellows will work with the curators of the Wits Art Museum and the Chair in the Centre for the Creative Arts of Africa on a research-driven reengagement with the collections of historical and contemporary African arts in the Wits Art Museum. We are therefore looking for fellows with research experience in one or more of the following fields: African visual art, African music, African performance arts, African dress. One of the main tasks of the fellows will be to help academic divisions in Wits and at other institutions access, engage with, and use the collections in teaching and research. They will have to outline and drive a series of seminars which will, at the end of the project, be published as a collection of essays. Fellows will be expected to participate in exhibitions and publications planned within the Wits Art Museum.

How to Apply: By Electronically

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 July 2012

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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