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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams, the University provides an inspiring working environment focused on cutting-edge research and top-class education. The position provides the opportunity to establish an independent postdoctoral research profile in a dynamic and internationally connected environment at the Chair of East Asian Art History and the University of Zurich (UZH).

Tasks

  • Develop and conduct an independent postdoctoral research project in Japanese Art History leading to further academic qualification, including publications, conference presentations, and competitive grant applications.
  • Actively contribute to the Chair's research, teaching, and academic administration, with particular responsibility for Japanese Art History and Digital Art History.
  • Teach 2-4 semester hours per week (SWS; one SWS equals 45 minutes), normally corresponding to one or two courses per semester. Teaching may include theoretical, methodological, and object-based formats developed in collaboration with museums and collections.
  • Contribute to the integration of digital methods into art-historical research and teaching, including the development of suitable learning formats and research resources.
  • Participate actively in the intellectual and organizational life of the Chair and the Department of Art History, including research projects, workshops, exhibitions, public events, and international collaborations.

Requirements

  • A PhD in Japanese Art History or a closely related discipline, with a clearly identifiable specialization in Japanese Art History, completed or in the final stages of completion by the start date.
  • A defined and original postdoctoral research project in Japanese Art History.
  • A strong record of high-quality research demonstrating the potential to achieve international scholarly recognition, evidenced by publications and conference presentations appropriate to the candidate's career stage.
  • A demonstrable interest in integrating digital approaches into art-historical research and teaching, evidenced through relevant experience, training, and clearly articulated plans for their use in the proposed research project and future teaching.
  • Japanese-language proficiency sufficient for research with relevant primary sources.
  • Excellent spoken and written English.
  • Experience of university-level teaching (desirable).
  • Practical experience in the application of digital methods relevant to humanities or art-historical research, demonstrated through completed research projects (including datasets, code), publications, teaching, or other scholarly activities. Relevant approaches may include digital image analysis and computer vision, GIS and spatial analysis, network analysis, semantic modelling and linked data, and corpus construction from digital repositories (desirable).
  • Experience in museum or curatorial practice or collections research (desirable).
  • Experience with collaborative or interdisciplinary research projects (desirable).
  • Knowledge of German (desirable).

Benefits

  • Flexible working models such as part-time positions, mobile working, and job-sharing.
  • Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH.
  • Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich.
  • Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich.
  • Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias.
  • Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution.
  • Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ.
  • Free seasonal flu vaccinations.
  • Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower.
  • Discounts on carsharing, vehicle rental, parking space, hardware, software, and mobile phone subscriptions.
  • Employment conditions and salary governed by the regulations and salary scales of the University of Zurich and the Canton of Zurich.
  • Support for people from outside Switzerland.
  • Access to a broad range of career-development and research-support opportunities, including transferable-skills training, individual coaching and career counselling, internal research and mobility funding, and advice on national and international grant applications.
  • UZH is committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and the compatibility of academic careers with family life.
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Die Universität Zürich ist eine öffentliche Universität des Kantons Zürich und bietet Lehre, Forschung und Weiterbildung in einem breiten Spektrum wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen an. Sie umfasst sieben Fakultäten und verbindet akademische Ausbildung mit Grundlagenforschung, angewandter Forschung, Nachwuchsförderung und Wissenstransfer. Die UZH arbeitet mit nationalen und internationalen Hochschulen, Forschungsinstitutionen, Spitälern, Unternehmen und öffentlichen Stellen zusammen und leistet Beiträge in Bereichen wie Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Wirtschaft, Recht, Gesellschaft, Geisteswissenschaften und Theologie.
Das Team

The successful candidate will become an active member of the Chair of East Asian Art History and benefit from its scholarly expertise, visiting researchers, research initiatives, museum partnerships, and collaborations across Switzerland, Europe, and Asia. The position offers opportunities to engage with Digital Art History in relation to Japanese art and to develop a distinctive, internationally competitive academic profile.

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