MCLC: Amsterdam postdoc position

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Weststeijn, Thijs <M.A.Weststeijn at uva.nl>
Subject: Amsterdam postdoc position
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VACANCY: Postdoctoral researcher in the Cultural History of China
(Sinology)

University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Humanities
Publication date: 24 January 2014
Salary indication: €3,259 to €3,491 gross per month, based on 38 hours per
week
Closing date: 15 March 2014
Hours: 26,6 hours per week
Vacancy number: 14-025

The Amsterdam Centre of Cultural Heritage and Identity (ACHI) of the
Faculty of Humanities is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in the
Cultural History of China (Sinology) as part of the project “The Chinese
Impact: Images and Ideas of China in the Dutch Golden Age” (NWO-Vidi).
This project explores the mutual perceptions that resulted from the
cultural exchange between China and the Low Countries (Northern and
Southern Netherlands) in the seventeenth century.

Project description

During the first period of intensive contacts between China and Europe,
Dutch traders were the main importers of Chinese goods. Their network
complemented the Catholic mission in China which was seminal to the
exchange of knowledge. Amsterdam and Antwerp became central nodes in the
flow of images and information. In China, prints from the Low Countries
were the most widely disseminated European art form; furthermore,
porcelain was frequently made after Dutch designs. This postdoctoral
project addresses the Chinese viewpoint in the cultural confrontation. The
analysis ranges from early reports on the foreign “redhaired devils”, to
the Chinese reaction to Dutch trading efforts and the scientific ambitions
of Catholic missionaries in Beijing. The research focuses on written
documents and may also extend to works of art.

Requirements 

-       A fully completed PhD in Sinology or a pertinent field;
-       the applicant has an excellent reading competence in modern and
classical Chinese; and an excellent command of English in reading,
writing, and speaking;
-       affinity with comparative research into historical relations
between Europe and Asia is an additional plus.

Further information
For more information on the research project The Chinese Impact and the
selection procedure, please contact: Thijs Weststeijn
(thijs.weststeijn at uva.nl), principal investigator

Appointment

The appointment, 26,6 hours per week, is for a period of three years at
the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam, beginning after
1 September 2014. The appointment is initially for a period of one year;
contingent on satisfactory performance it will be extended by a maximum of
two additional years. The gross monthly salary (on a full-time basis) will
range between €3,259 and €3,491, based on 38 hours per week, in accordance
with the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities.

Job application
Applications should include:

-       a cover letter stating your motivation for this position;
-       a copy of your PhD thesis and other relevant publications;
-       a full academic CV;
-       up to three letters of recommendation;
-       a copy of the PhD certificate.

Please submit your application to solliciteren2014-FGW at uva.nl before 16
March 2014.

Thijs Weststeijn PhD
Amsterdam Centre for Cultural Heritage and Identity
University of Amsterdam
Dept. Media & Culture
Turfdraagsterpad 9
1012 XT Amsterdam – NL
Mobile: 0031 (0)6 5588 2294
Tel. 0031(0)20 525 6563
www.uva.nl/profiel/m.a.weststeijn
<http://www.uva.nl/profiel/m.a.weststeijn>
http://cchi.uva.nl/