A Full-time Phd Position On The Snsf-funded Project

vor 4 Monaten

Bern, Schweiz Universität Bern Vollzeit

PhD position on the SNSF-funded project led by Dr Zuzanna Sarnecka at the Institute of Art History,
University of Bern (limited to four years).

The history of Renaissance art is often told as a story of triumph, of technical problems solved, perhaps laboriously, but successfully. But could Renaissance artists ever afford to fail? The proposed project will analyse ceramic workshops that operated in different parts of Central Europe during the sixteenth century to integrate failed experiments and non-linear processes of artmaking into the history of European art. The making of tin-glazed earthenware was a lengthy and complex process, and sixteenth-century ceramicists remained uncertain about the outcome of their efforts, as they had to rely on many variables, including the quality of clay bodies, pigments and glazes, and on the skill of professional kiln masters responsible for firing their ware.

The AFIRE project will highlight the interconnectedness of Central Europe where from the 16th century patrons and artists strove to establish local production of tin-glazed earthenware at the highest level. The project seeks to create an overview of the types of technical failure across artistic workshops in areas considered peripheral by mainstream art history, areas as distant from each other as Lesser Poland, Moravia and Istria. Those areas were characterised by different geological conditions, political systems, economic potential, and religious practices.
The AFIRE project will showcase failure as a driving force of aesthetic pursuit. It will integrate ceramics into early modern narratives of the making of art and connect artistic activity in lesser-studied areas and in a long-neglected medium to arrive at a better understanding of the artistic output of early modern Europe. The research will foreground the technical, social and economic circumstances of the making of art. In order to address the complex issues related to the process of making of ceramics, the project will develop new research methods, which transcend the traditional boundaries of art history.

Tasks

Tasks include
- The writing of a PhD thesis
- The participation in the activities of the project (jours fixes, reading courses, project presentations, workshops, lectures, conferences)

**Requirements**:

- An above-average Master's degree in art history, conservation of cultural heritage, history, archaeology or related fields
- Fluent oral and written communication skills in English
- Very good reading skills in Italian, knowledge of Croatian and Serbian will be advantageous
- A willingness to undertake research trips to Italy and Croatia
- A residence in Switzerland or the willingness to move to Switzerland
- Reliability and the ability to work in a team
- A willingness to participate in a German language course organised by the University of Bern (for non-German speakers)

We offer
- A close collaboration in an inspiring project team with international contacts
- Intensive and supportive doctoral supervision
- The opportunity to contribute to the conception and realization of innovative research
- A central workplace
- Salary according to SNSF guidelines
- Funding for research trips, research in reference libraries, paleography course and international conferences attendance
- Letter of motivation
- Curriculum vitae
- Sample of your work in English, Italian or German (either your Master's thesis or thematically relevant seminar papers)
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