Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in History of Art and Visual Studies
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Cornell University's Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship supports innovative research in global pre-1000 AD art history and visual studies through a two-year program blending scholarship and teaching.
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Funder: Cornell University
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $64,000/year stipend for two years; total $128,000; includes limited teaching duties and research support.
Summary: Two-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career scholars in pre-1000 AD art history and visual culture, combining research and teaching at Cornell.
Description
This two-year postdoctoral fellowship, sponsored by the Society for the Humanities at Cornell University, is designed for early-career scholars specializing in comparative antiquity. Fellows are expected to engage in both research and teaching that explores art history and visual culture before 1000 AD, with no restriction on geographic focus (Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Eurasian Steppe, etc.). The program encourages comparative, interdisciplinary approaches to topics such as the intellectual status of images, political functions of art, and visual theology. Fellows participate in Society events, weekly seminars, and are integrated into the academic community of the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies.
