Reynolda Mellon Fellowship
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | North Carolina, United States |
Position: | Fellow |
A Fellowship Opportunity in American Art, History, and Cultural Studies in Academic Year: 2019-20
Reynolda House Museum of American Art and Wake Forest University invite applications for a teaching and research fellowship in American art and American cultural studies. This full-time, residential fellowship is made possible with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
About the Fellowship
This Fellowship is an opportunity to shape research and interpretation of American art and culture through access to the collections, historic site, and archives of Reynolda House Museum of American Art including the scholars, students, and academic resources of Wake Forest University.
Reynolda
Reynolda House Museum of American Art opened in 1967 within the country house built by Richard Joshua (“R.J.”) and Katharine Reynolds in 1917. The institution legally affiliated with Wake Forest University (WFU) in 2002 and the 30,000-square-foot Mary and Charlie Babcock wing for changing exhibitions, programs, and state-of-the-art storage was added in 2005. During its half-century, Reynolda House has developed a national reputation for presenting a collection of more than 200 works of art, once described by art historian John Wilmerding as “the finest concentration of American art in a public collection south of Washington.” While the museum continually displays its collection for visitation and teaching; the works are also regularly sought by American art scholars for national and international exhibitions. Selected works from the collection are installed throughout the spacious rooms and corridors of the 30,000-square-foot house. In addition, thematic exhibitions in small galleries frequently coincide with area conferences and courses at Wake Forest University. In recent years, scholarship at the museum has dovetailed with emerging public-humanities initiatives at Wake Forest to engage with the archival resources of the estate, the museum’s art collection, and the complex and transformational history of the R.J. Reynolds Company and the Reynolda estate, where rural reform and progressive education were pursued within a decidedly unequal Jim Crow environment.
Humanities Institute of Wake Forest University
The Humanities Institute establishes programs and provides funding for university faculty in the humanities and other fields of study engaging in humanistic inquiry and scholarship.The Humanities Institute can provide support for the Reynolda Fellow by functioning as a hub for faculty communities and by being a conduit for resources such as programming funds. During the fellowship year, the Humanities Institute will be coordinating ongoing programming as part of the Mellon grant which may resonate with the Fellow’s scholarly pursuits.
Resources & Facilities
The Fellow will have access to the Z. Smith Reynolds Library and Special Collections at Wake Forest University as well as access to other libraries through Interlibrary Loan and Electronic Document Delivery. The American art collection and early twentieth-century decorative arts collections, library, and archives collections will be accessible at Reynolda House. Collection items not on display may be viewed with advance notice. A private office and study carrel will be provided at Reynolda House.
Qualifications & Terms of Appointment
Applicants must hold a Ph.D.; mid-career and senior scholars are eligible to apply. They may come from an academic institution, museum environment, or from other related professional backgrounds. They may be employed full- or part-time or be independent historians or curators. The Reynolda Fellowship is a full-time appointment of up to twelve months in academic year 2019-2020.
Selection Process & Evaluation
Applications will be evaluated on the quality and relevance of research projects that center on American art or American studies. Research projects must also be compatible with the American art collections or historic landscape, buildings, and history of the Reynolda estate while also being relevant to humanities disciplines. Academic standing, scholarly qualification through publications, museum experience, and teaching experience will factor strongly in the selection of the Fellow.
Expectations & Obligations
Candidates should submit a letter of application, a brief statement of interest, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three references. Preference will be given to those who work within the engaged humanities. The Fellow will participate in the academic life of the University by teaching one undergraduate course in a humanities discipline. The Fellow may also join a group of scholars in the humanities through focused faculty seminars. At least two public presentations shall be made during the course of the Fellowship at Reynolda House.
Funding
The Fellowship stipend award is made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is commensurate with experience, up to $100,000, plus benefits.
Application Deadline
November 16, 2018
How to Apply
Visit the Careers section of the Human Resources site of Wake Forest University www.wfu.careers. Upload a resume or C.V., three references, along with a cover letter and brief statement of interest. Technical questions about the application process should be addressed to wakejobs@wfu.edu.
Contact: |
Visit the Careers section of the Human Resources site of Wake Forest University www.wfu.careers. Upload a resume or C.V., three references, along with a cover letter and brief statement of interest. Technical questions about the application process should be addressed to wakejobs@wfu.edu. |
Website: | http://www.wfu.careers/ |
Primary Category: | None |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 10/23/2018 |
Closing Date | 11/16/2018 |