Villa I Tatti offers a position of Post-Doctoral Fellowship and Assistant to the Director for the 2023-2025 Academic Years.  The candidate will be an art historian of the later medieval and/or early modern period (1300-1700), including the historiography and impact of the Italian Renaissance in the Modern Era (19th-21st centuries). The successful candidate will spend approximately half of the time working on his/her own project, chosen to be in keeping with I Tatti’s own academic agenda and research profile. The other half of this individual’s time will be spent working closely with the director and with key staff members to organize and coordinate academic programs, be a key liaison with resident appointees and other academic visitors to the villa, and to contribute wherever necessary to build community and ensure the smooth academic operation of the institute. This position is located at I Tatti in Florence, Italy, and is for an initial term of two years, with the possibility of an extension of a third year.  

The candidate is required to be in residence in Florence during the academic year (1 September to 30 June). During the summer (July and August), the candidate is expected to keep up with necessary duties in preparation for the year to follow.

Basic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Art History; fluency in English, both written and oral, and proficiency (written and oral) in Italian. Applicants should be in the early stages of their career, having received a PhD between 2012-2022.