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Professorship in the History of Art, Science and Folk Practice – Mellon Chair at the University of London

By Hiba Seager · Monday, May 1st, 2017

The Warburg Institute has been awarded a grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a chair in the history of art, science and folk practice and an associated post-doctoral research position. The Institute is seeking an historian of science, an historian of art, or an anthropologist who, ideally, combines work in the areas of the history of art and images, the history of science, and both historical and present folk practices. The parameters of these fields will be broadly conceived, but the cross-disciplinarity implicit in the description of the post takes its cue from the work of Aby Warburg in each of these areas.

The successful candidate will be critical to restoring, developing and elaborating the theoretical, cultural historical and anthropological implications of Aby Warburg’s work to the Institute. S/he will hold a PhD and will have substantive research experience and an outstanding publications record in his/her field.

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a comprehensive CV and covering letter, through the University of London careers page. Applications close midnight on May 21, 2017. For more information and to apply, please refer to the attached job listing.

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Postdoctoral Researcher, History of Medicine and/or Technology – Maastricht University

By Hiba Seager · Monday, May 1st, 2017

Applicants are invited for a 3-year postdoctoral position within the project “Making clinical sense: A comparative study of how doctors learn in digital times.” The project is funded by the European Research Council (Starting Grant), awarded to the principal investigator, Anna Harris.

Application Deadline: May 27, 2017

The historian will attend to doctors’ learning and teaching with technologies. He/she will work independently and in collaboration with the two PhD ethnographers and the principal investigator (PI) of the project, Anna Harris. The postdoctoral researcher will have the opportunity to expand on the details of their own research based on their expertise, the material they gather and their own ideas, in consultation with the PI. They will also work synergistically and collectively with the rest of the team. For example, they will: play a crucial role in the conceptual and methodological innovations required by the project as a collective endeavour; lead, and contribute to, academic publications; participate in team meetings; offer active support to the PhDs; engage in presentations; and be involved in the co-organisation of workshops and other events related to the project.

Historians who have a completed PhD in the history of medicine and/or technology (or another relevant topic/field, such as the senses, media or education for example), with methodological experience in oral history interviewing, are invited to apply. The postdoctoral researcher will be based in Maastricht and will spend several months conducting interviews in Hungary and in Ghana. The successful candidate must be willing to travel, be open to working together with a team of anthropologists and STS scholars on a collaborative project, and have excellent organisational abilities. Excellent communication and writing skills in English are a prerequisite, since the candidates will be engaging on an international level, collaborating with other team members in English and producing English-language publications. Knowledge of Hungarian or a Ghanaian language is an advantage, however not essential as interpreters will be hired for the oral history interviews if necessary.

Starting date is ideally November 1, 2017. For more information and to apply, please refer to the attached document and address questions to Anna Harris: [email protected].

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Fulbright Opportunities in Sustainable Development in the Western Hemisphere

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, April 19th, 2017

The 2018-19 Core Fulbright U.S Scholar Program competition is now open and accepting applications for awards in Sustainable Development and Sustainability. The Institute of International Education’s Council for International Exchange of Scholars, administers the Fulbright Scholar Program on behalf of the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This award gives scholars the opportunity to teach and/or research at institutions of higher education, NGOs or research centers. Priority specializations include sustainable local development, sustainability of production processes and sustainable management of forest ecosystems.

Further opportunities in Sustainable Development can be found in the catalog of awards.

Applicants are encouraged to review the Eligibility Criteria and Application Guidelines, which provide helpful tips to reference during the process. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, and the deadline for complete applications is August 1, 2017.

 

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Learn More: Science and Art Events in New York City

By Hiba Seager · Friday, April 14th, 2017

New York City is home to several exciting science and art collaborations this spring and summer. From traditional art exhibitions that explore the relationship between nature and art to interactive workshops, there’s an opportunity for everyone to explore how science and art enrich one another.

Date: April 7, 2017 – June 11, 2017; New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York, NY 10024

Featuring 28 works from two time periods, Big Bird: Looking for Lifesize contrasts a group of exceptional European watercolors from the 1500s—which were recently featured to great acclaim in an exhibition in France—with spectacular examples of the rarest jewel of the New-York Historical Society’s extraordinary Audubon collection. On view April 7, 2017 – June 11, 2017.

Date: April 09, 2017–September 25, 2017; MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101

The Museum of Modern Art is proud to host Ian Cheng: Emissaries, opening April 9. The exhibition that the artist’s complete Emissary trilogy (2015-2017), a series of three live simulation video works dedicated to the history of cognitive evolution. These works ask us to imagine technology not as a subordinate reflection of our own minds, but as a tool to model a non-anthropomorphic vision of history and consciousness. Using an engine for developing video games, Emissary is made up of open-ended animations with no fixed outcome or narrative—a format Cheng calls live simulation. The trilogy was recently acquired by The Museum of Modern Art.

Date: Friday, April 14 to Sunday, July 16, 2017

The Drawing Center opened Exploratory Works: Drawings from the Department of Tropical Research Field Expeditions on April 14. This exhibition brings to light for the first time an archive of images that illustrate the formation of our modern definition of nature. William Beebe (1877–1962) was one of America’s greatest popularizers of ecological thinking and biological science. Beebe literally took the lab into the jungle, rather than the jungle to the lab. Until July 16th.

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2017 – May 19, 2017; Washington Heights Branch of the New York Public Library

A public exhibition, Biodiversity and Its Histories, will open Earth Day, April 22, 2017 at the Washington Heights Branch of the New York Public Library. The exhibition is designed and produced by students of Barnard College and Columbia University. Contributors include: Arielle Alterwaite, Stephanie Barral, Tristan Brown, Gabrielle Bruno, Lyra Cooper, Robert Corban, Rosalind Donald, Linda Gordon, Sara Heiny, Maggie Israel, Petros Krommidas, Lila Livingston, Laura McLean, Anna McNulty, Julie Moon, Melissa Morris, Camila Puig Ibarra, Claire Sabel, Zhuoxuan Tian, Daniel West, Adrien Zakar, Mollie Zanger, Wenrui Zhao, Professor Deborah Coen. Until May 19th.

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2017, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM; Pratt Institute, Myrtle Hall, 536 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Pratt Institute – PreCollege Lecture Series – Art & Science is a lecture/workshop/performance starting with a 15-min audiovisual presentation on how art and science are really more similar than most people think. A variety of contemporary artists that use electronics and technology in their artworks will be briefly presented. Aimed at high school students as part of the Pratt Institute’s PreCollege Lecture Series. RSVP here.

Date: Monday, Apr 24, 2017 at 7:00 pm; Pioneer Works, 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn

On April 24, The Science Studios at Pioneer Works presents The Universe in Verse, an evening of poetry celebrating great scientists and scientific discoveries hosted by Maria Popova, Janna Levin and the Academy of American Poets. For tickets, please visit the event’s website.

Date: April 25, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm; American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, New York City

Inspired by the museum’s current exhibition on the art of Eugen Gabritschevsky, individuals are invited to learn the art of science illustration with the Dialogue + Studio: Science Illustration workshop. Participants will learn the fundamentals of science illustration and how to draw from bones. Limited to 20 participants. All materials will be provided. For more details, please visit the event’s website. Tickets range from $15-20.

Date: until April 30; New York Hall of Science · 47-01 111th St., Corona, NY

The New York Hall of Science’s Vanitas (in a Petri dish) is a series of digital prints by contemporary bio-artist Suzanne Anker, who uses some of the tools, materials and methodologies of biotech researchers, along with the artistic tools of photography, symbolism and metaphor. This exhibition runs until April 30. Free with NYSCI admission; please visit the website for more details.

Date: May 4, 6-7PM ($3-6); American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, New York City

Contemporary artist Marina Zurkow will lead a tour through the exhibition Eugen Gabritschevsky: Theater of the Imperceptible, discussing the relationship among the animal, art, and science.

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Visualizing and Drawing Anatomy Workshop

By Hiba Seager · Friday, April 14th, 2017

The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
New York, NY 10029

$250 for Academy Fellows, Friends, Students and Seniors | $290 General Public
The deadline is May 2; for more information and to register, please visit the NYAM website.

This four-week workshop led by Kriota Willberg utilizes live models as well as anatomical illustrations from The New York Academy of Medicine’s historical collections to teach participants to look beneath the skin of the human body and draw the structures and tissues giving the body its shape and character. Each class starts with an exploration of body parts and systems in the Academy’s Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room. Afterwards, Willberg will draw musculoskeletal structures on a live model so that students may practice visualizing and drawing the skeleton and muscles of a living body. This is not a figure drawing workshop. Our focus will be on visually locating and rendering the anatomy of the body on the page in order to enhance (figure) drawing skills. All skill levels are welcome. Participants should bring a sketchpad and drawing implements of their choice. Handouts are provided. Homework assignments will be given to participants wanting further practice of these skills.

Through graphic narratives, teaching, and needlework, Kriota Willberg explores the intersection between body sciences and creative practice. Her comics are seen on online sites such as Intima, Broken Pencil, 4 PANEL, and in the anthologies Sub Cultures, Awesome ‘Possum, and the upcoming Graphic Canon. Willberg transposes medical imagery of herself and friends into needlework as a form of portraiture. She teaches anatomy for artists at a variety of institutions including The New York Academy of Medicine Library, the Center for Cartoon Studies, and the Society of Illustrators. You can see more of her work at http://kriotawelt.blogspot.com/.

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Precision Medicine and Society Pilot Grant Program

By Hiba Seager · Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Pilot grant awards for Columbia faculty, post-docs, and graduate students are available from the Precision Medicine and Society Program, part of Columbia’s Precision Medicine Initiative.

Deadline: June 1, 2017

Amount:  $7,500 – $15,000

These awards are designed to support work on issues relating to the social, legal, economic, humanistic and ethical impact on society of the introduction of precision medicine and new genomic technologies. Examples of possible foci include:  the impact of genomic information on personal privacy; the intersection of precision medicine with movements for patients’ and disability rights; the creation of new diagnostic categories and with them, new identities and biosocial groupings; the emergence of problems of translation among genetic, clinical, and bureaucratic systems of classification; the influence of genetic knowledge on social welfare policies; the disentangling of concepts of race/ethnicity and genetics; the ownership of genomic data; the effect of increasing knowledge of behavioral genetics on attributions of responsibility in criminal and civil contexts; the economic impact of precision medicine; the effect of new modalities of diagnosis and treatment on health disparities and the social cost of illness; and implications for regulation of drug development and testing.

Projects should have the potential to lead to broader explorations of the area, whether through funded research, development of followup workshops or conferences, curricular development, articles or book proposals. Collaborative projects involving participants from more than one discipline are encouraged, as is the exploration of issues that represent a new focus of work for applicants. Proposals will be considered in two categories: smaller proposals (generally involving a single applicant) at budgets up to $7,500; and larger proposals (generally involving multiple applicants) at budgets up to $15,000. Additional support may be available from the Precision Medicine and Society Program for followup projects.

Applicants should submit a research proposal that details the specific aims of the project, background to the project, preliminary data (if any), research plan (including plan for data analysis), innovation/significance, and future plans, with a limit of 1,000 words; a curriculum vitae for the applicant and any associated investigators; a detailed budget with explanations of the purpose of proposed expenditures. Funding can be used for expenses such as support of research assistants, access to datasets, assistance with data analysis, travel to archives, and expenses involved in collaboration (e.g., travel for collaborators).

Proposals will be scored on the basis of innovativeness and potential significance of the project, quality and intellectual merit of the project, and likelihood of serving as a foundation for further explorations of the issues addressed.

Studies “piggy-backed” on existing research projects are welcome. The Precision Medicine and Society Program actively supports diversity and welcome submissions that address diverse populations, and proposals from investigators of all backgrounds, especially those underrepresented in research careers.

Proposals should be submitted electronically as a single PDF document to Manuela Cangiamila ([email protected]) by June 1, 2017. Funding will begin July 1, 2017 and funds must be utilized by June 30, 2018. Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief final project report and to be available to present their work at a Precision Medicine and Society lecture, seminar or workshop. Questions may be addressed to the co-directors of the Program: Prof. Alondra Nelson ([email protected]) or Prof. Paul Appelbaum ([email protected]).

Additional information about the Precision Medicine and Society Program is available on their website.

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Active Learning Institute: Flipped Classrooms and Beyond (Workshop, June 6-8)

By Hiba Seager · Monday, April 10th, 2017

The Active Learning Institute provides in-depth training for faculty interested in increasing active learning and preparing to flip their courses. During the Institute, participants explore the purposes and outcomes of active learning and apply research-based practices to the process of developing active, student-centered course units.

Through a combination of hands-on activities, presentation, and discussion, participants will work through the essential components of designing engaging student experiences through active learning techniques. Topics covered will include facilitating individual and collaborative learning activities, planning and creating effective online materials, and fostering and maintaining an inclusive course climate. Throughout the Institute, participants will focus on aligning assessments and activities to student learning objectives.

The 2017 Institute will be held on Tuesday, June 6 – Thursday, June 8, 2017 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Applications are due May 5, 2017. Interested participants must submit an application; please visit the opportunity’s website for more information.

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Call for Applications: Summer Internship Positions with the Earth Institute

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, April 5th, 2017

This summer, the Earth Institute is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the institute. All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply. These internships are funded at a rate of $15/hour for up to 35 hours per week. Descriptions of the opportunities include:

–Characterizing Past North Pacific Ocean Circulation Using Nd Isotopes

–Game theory, child psychology and enhanced methods of monitoring and incentivizing wearing of sensors via a smartwatch app

–Improving minute ventilation estimates through short term field calibrations

–Invasion of ticks and their pathogens in the New York metropolitan area

–Mapping Air Pollutants in NYC

–Sabin Center Summer Internship

–Sea Ice Variability over Antarctica: Testing Climate Model Data with Weather Stations and Satellite Data

Applications are due by April 26th at 11:30 pm. Please see the Earth Institute website for more details about each position and to apply.

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Learn More: Weaving, Textiles, and Technology Events in New York City

By Hiba Seager · Friday, March 31st, 2017

Weaving is an art and a science. To coincide with Weaving: Cognition, Technology, Culture next week, we have created a list of upcoming events in New York City that explore textiles and technology. These events explore different facets of weaving: historical perspectives of textile making, creative design, and the technology of fibers and fabric. Whether you’re an experienced weaver or new to the history of the art form, there’s something for everyone!

The Met opened Carpets for Kings: Six Masterpieces of Iranian Weaving, which features six small Iranian carpets of the 16th and 17th centuries that have been recently treated by conservators for display. On view until August 27.

Date/Location: March 3 – August 27, 2017; The Met Museum, Fifth Avenue (Gallery 458)

For those interested in the technology of textiles, Secret Life of Textiles: Synthetic Materials opened March 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition explores the synthetic material boom, and how the unstable nature of the synthetics leads to a shorter lifespan than traditional fabrics. On view through September 4.

Date/Location: March 6, 2017 – September 4, 2017; The Met Museum, Fifth Avenue

On March 31, Irene Soto will give a gallery talk on The Trade and Technique of Late Antique Textiles at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU). Free and open to the public; begins at 6pm. RSVP required at isaw.nyu.edu/rsvp or to 212.992.7800.

Date/Location: March 31, 2017 at 6pm; Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)

The Fashion Institute of Technology is hosting a talk about Asian textiles on April 4th from 11AM-12PM. It is part of FIT’s Primary Sources in Costume/Textile History and Design, a talk series sponsored by History of Art and funded by the Student Faculty Corporation. For more details, visit FIT’s April event calendar.

Date/Location: April 4, 2017, 11am-12pm; D211 Pomerantz, Fashion Institute of Technology

Historian Marie-Louise Nosch will give a talk on Texts and Textiles as the The Iris Foundation Awards Lecture. She will focus on “the intersection of texts and textiles, drawing on examples from both history and archaeology.” Free and open to the public; please visit the website for more details.

Date/Location: April 4, 2017, 5:30 – 7:00 pm; 38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall

Cooper Hewitt’s latest exhibition, Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse, confronts textile waste and challenges our society to find alternative approaches of disposing such materials. On view until April 23rd.

Date/Location: until April 23rd, 2017; Cooper Hewitt, 2 E 91st Street

The New York Guild of Handweavers presents artisan Camille Meade and Exploring the Art of Basket Weaving. Most Guild meetings begin at noon with a social hour; show and tell is at 12:30pm. The program begins at 1:00pm. For more details, visit the guild’s website.

Date/Location: April 29, 2017; The School of Visual Arts, Room 602C, 133 West 21st St. (bet. 6th & 7th Ave)

The Frick Library explores Using Computed Weave Maps to Gain Art-Historical Insight from Vermeer’s Canvases on Tuesday, May 2 at 4pm. The lecture is part of the Digital ARt History Lab Lectures series, and is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please visit the event website. http://ow.ly/O0yX309YAez

Date/Location: May 2 at 4pm; Music Room of The Frick Collection

Edward Bleiberg of the Brooklyn Museum will discuss Coptic Art, Modern Design, Art History: The Changing Value of Late Antique Textiles at the Brooklyn Museum at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU) on May 19th. Free and open to the public; begins at 6pm. RSVP required at isaw.nyu.edu/rsvp or to 212.992.7800.

Date/Location: May 19, 2017 at 6pm; Lecture Hall, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (NYU)

The Cathedral of St John the Divine has finally completed a 16 year restoration of lavish tapestries commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini. The Cathedral’s new exhibition, The Barberini Tapestries: Woven Monuments of Baroque Rome, explores the process. Currently on view.

Date/Location: On view at St John the Divine, 112th and Amsterdam

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Call for Applications: Fellowship in the History of Knowledge, German Historical Institute

By Hiba Seager · Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017

The German Historical Institute, Washington, DC, is now accepting applications for a 6- to 12-month Fellowship in The History of Knowledge. Potential projects could focus on (but are not limited to) the following areas: the dynamics of knowledge transfer, communication and dissemination (or restriction) of knowledge, the preservation, collection, and curation of knowledge, and the transformative nature of knowledge and its impact on societies. It is essential that the proposed research projects make use of historical methods and engage with the relevant historiography. The fellowship term begins September 1, 2018.

The Fellow is expected to be in residence in Washington, DC, and participate in GHI activities and events. The Fellow will have the opportunity to make use of the resources in the Washington metropolitan area, including the Library of Congress and the National Archives, while pursuing his or her own research. Travel within the US to work in archives and libraries will also be possible. Candidates doing original research for a dissertation or a second book project will be given preference.

The fellowship is open to both doctoral and postdoctoral scholars. The monthly stipend is € 1,700 for doctoral students and € 3,000 for postdoctoral scholars from European institutions; students and scholars based at North American institutions will receive a stipend of $1,900 or $3,200 respectively. In addition, fellowship recipients based in Europe will receive reimbursement for their round-trip airfare to the U.S.

Applications are due December 1, 2017. For more information and to apply, please visit the fellowship’s website.

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