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The Max Weber Stiftung - India Branch Office (IBO)invites applications from postdoctoral scholars for the position of a JuniorResearch Associate for 2 years to be based at the IBO in New Delhi. Thecandidate is expected to contribute to the international research network “Bilderfahrzeuge(Image Vehicles): Aby Warburg’s Legacy and the Future of Iconology”, supportedby the German Ministry of Education and Research, and realized in acollaboration of the Warburg Institute, London, with German partnerinstitutions (see list below). The objective of this project is to explore themigration of images, objects, and ideas in a broad historical and geographicalperspective. In particular, it seeks to provide a contribution to the historyof images which is based on Aby Warburg’s approach and method, rethinking themin the light of new interdisciplinary, international scholarship. For furtherinformation on the research network see https://iconology.hypotheses.org/.The position in Delhi will be part of a sub-project onIndian / South East Asian art histories and cultural heritage studies, directedby Gerhard Wolf. Projects, concentrating on the 17th to 21th century, with afocus on visual and media studies, the transformation and relocation of imagesor artefacts across time, space and media in a broader cultural ortranscultural perspective are especially welcome.The suitable candidate will hold a PhD degree in arthistory, history, media studies or related fields and have some years ofresearch experience, ideally in international research groups or networks.This is a full-time position and the salary is approx. 80,000 INR per month plus Annual Bonus, Employee Provident Fund and medical benefits.Please apply electronically in one pdf.-document withcover letter, CV, copy of PhD degree, project description (max. 4 pages), awriting sample and names of two referees to Prof. Dr. Gehard Wolf &#160;(dirwolf@khi.fi.it) by 20 November 2018.Start date: 1 January 2019Directors of the Bilderfahrzeuge (Image Vehicles)project: Andreas Beyer/Basel (Speaker), Horst Bredekamp/Berlin,Uwe Fleckner/Hamburg, Bill Sherman/London, Gerhard Wolf/Florence/Berlin. Permanentmembers of the board: Charlotte Klonk/Berlin and Hubert Locher/Marburg.