The Warburg Institute has been awarded a grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a chair in the history of art, science and folk practice and an associated post-doctoral research position. The Institute is seeking an historian of science, an historian of art, or an anthropologist who, ideally, combines work in the areas of the history of art and images, the history of science, and both historical and present folk practices. The parameters of these fields will be broadly conceived, but the cross-disciplinarity implicit in the description of the post takes its cue from the work of Aby Warburg in each of these areas. The candidate will be expected to move away from the traditional separation of these fields, and develop innovative forms and areas of research. S/he will be expected to teach, publish and conduct research of a quality to merit the title of Professor in the University of London.

The successful candidate will be critical to restoring, developing and elaborating the theoretical, cultural historical and anthropological implications of Aby Warburg’s work to the Institute. S/he will hold a PhD and will have substantive research experience and an outstanding publications record in his/her field. The post will also serve to inspire the kinds of cross-disciplinary work that will help revitalize the possibilities of research in the humanities.