The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) invites applications for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral positions to start in June 2024 or thereafter for a period of one year, with the possibility of renewal.

Founded in 1897, the KHI is dedicated to the history of art and architecture in a transcultural and global perspective. It promotes methodologically innovative research, which looks to the future of the discipline and combines historical approaches with a critical engagement in contemporary debates.

We invite candidates from art history and adjacent disciplines to submit proposals that may relate to the research focusses of the Department of Gerhard Wolf “Image, Object, Site"; for example, along the following key terms:

- environments, catastrophes, heritage, tourism;
- materiality, sacred topographies and narratives;
- transcultural art histories, geopolitics, and aesthetics.

The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from those currently under-represented in art history. The application is open to PhD students of all nationalities. Salary and benefits will be determined according to either a German or Italian contract, which is subject to the respective tax and social security laws.

Further details are available on our website: https://www.khi.fi.it/en/aktuelles/call-for-papers-applications.php