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ACLS invites applications for Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art, made possible by the generous support of the Getty Foundation. These fellowships are intended to support an academic year of research and/or writing by early career scholars from around the world for a project that will make a substantial and original contribution to the understanding of art and its history. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects.ACLS will award 10 fellowships, each with a salary-replacement stipend of $60,000, plus $5,000 for research and travel during the award period. The fellowships are portable and are tenable at the fellow's home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for the work proposed. Awards also will include a one-week residence at the Getty Research Institute following the fellowship period.Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships may not be held concurrently with other fellowships and grants, though they may be combined with sabbatical. Tenure of the award must encompass the entirety of the 2019-20 academic year, during which fellows must devote themselves to full-time research and writing.Please read carefully through the eligibility, application requirements, and evaluation criteria detailed here as well as accompanying FAQ.Eligibility  Applicants must have a PhD that was conferred between September 1, 2013 and December 31, 2017. Applicants who earned their PhDs in and/or are currently employed in any humanistic field may apply, so long as they demonstrate that their research draws substantially on the materials, methods, and/or findings of art history, and contributes to the field. Scholars may propose new approaches to art historical scholarship and/or explore connections between art history and other humanistic disciplines. This program welcomes proposals from applicants without restriction as to citizenship, country of residency, location of work proposed, or employment. An application must be completed in English by the applicant.Application RequirementsApplications must be submitted online and must include: Completed application form Proposal (no more than five pages, double spaced, in Times New Roman 11-point font) Up to three additional pages of images or other supporting non-text materials (optional) Project bibliography (no more than two pages) Publications list (no more than two pages) Two reference lettersEvaluation CriteriaPeer reviewers in this program are asked to evaluate all eligible proposals on the following four criteria: The potential of the project to advance the field of art history and make an original and significant contribution to knowledge of art and its history. The quality of the proposal with regard to its methodology, scope, theoretical framework, and grounding in the relevant scholarly literature. The feasibility of the project and the likelihood that the applicant will execute the work within the proposed time frame. The applicant’s scholarly record and potential for scholarly achievement.Voir l'appel complet sur le site du ACLS