Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate in History of Art and Architecture and Archaeology of the Ancient Americas | Brown University - Military Veterans

Brown University invites applications for a 2-year International Humanities Postdoctoral Research Associate in 2025-2027, with a specialization in the History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology of the Ancient Americas. This position, effective July 1, 2025, is to be held jointly at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities and the Department of the History of Art & Architecture and is affiliated with the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World. Our goal is to appoint an exceptional scholar working in any aspect of visual and material cultures and the built environments of the precolonial Americas. The successful candidate will teach two courses per year in the Department of the History of Art & Architecture, cross-listed with Archaeology and the Cogut Institute for the Humanities. The research associate is expected to participate in the Cogut Institute?s weekly Tuesday seminars as well as other activities. The department is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. Applicants should have a PhD in hand by July 1, 2025, or the degree must have been awarded within the last five years. Recipients of a Ph.D. from Brown University are ineligible. The successful candidate will be employed as postdoctoral research associates with standard benefits and a $2,000 per year reimbursable research fund. Scholars from outside the United States are appointed under J-1 visas (exchange visitors status) only. Applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, a dissertation abstract, and 3 confidential letters of recommendation through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/160197 . Applications will be reviewed until February 1, 2025. As an EEO/AA employer, Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person?s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our University policies.