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Open Cultural Studies - an open access journal published by De Gruyter (https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/culture/html) - invites applications for Section Editors for the Architecture and Urban Studies section.

Main responsibilities:

- handling the evaluation process of assigned manuscripts

- playing an active role in the development of the journal

Requirements:

- Ph.D. in relevant discipline

- good command of English

- enthusiasm and punctuality

The position requires occasional work and is not remunerated.

Applications, including CV and a cover letter, will be collected by Managing Editor of the journal Dr. Katarzyna Tempczyk (katarzyna.tempczyk@degruyter.com) until November 30, 2024.

In the subject of the e-mail, please enter: application / Section Editor [title of the section] / Open Cultural Studies / [your name]

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The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Fishman Fellowship, established by and named in honor of Professor Emeritus Robert Fishman. 

This fellowship is open to individuals who are in the process of completing or have recently completed a Ph.D., a professional degree in architecture or urban planning, a research-oriented post-professional master’s degree, or a research-focused master’s degree. Potential fields of study include architecture, urban design, urban planning, urban history, urban policy, urban affairs, racial and spatial justice, urban development, environmental planning, and urban strategy

The ideal candidate should be engaged in a significant interdisciplinary research project in urbanism, broadly defined, and should have a research focus that would benefit from a two-year fellowship among colleagues and students actively exploring the history, theory, and practice of urbanism.

The Fishman Fellowship provides an opportunity for early-career scholars and practitioners in urbanism to develop a project that could take the form of a publication, exhibition, or symposium. Fellows will spend two years in residence, during which they will engage in teaching responsibilities while pursuing their research project. The fellowship offers resources for project development, opportunities to collaborate with scholars and researchers across the broader university community, and a platform to present the fellowship outcomes at a public event hosted by the college.

Taubman College is committed to advancing architectural and urban planning education through diverse epistemologies, experiences, histories, methodologies, and technical and conceptual competencies. The ideal candidate will be intellectually open to the various forms of urbanism taught at Taubman College and enthusiastic about the opportunity to teach students in architecture, urban design, urban technology, and/or planning.

For full details and to apply, visit taubmancollege.umich.edu/fellowships.

Deadline: December 9, 2024

The UHA invites submissions for our 11th biennial conference, Metropolitan Majorities in Los Angeles, California! 

We welcome full session and individual paper proposals on any aspect of urban, suburban, and metropolitan history in the United States and globally.

See our CFP HERE. 

The UHA is thrilled to announce the winners and honorable mentions of our 2024 awards cycle, including the inaugural winners for two new awards:

Joe William Trotter Jr. Prize for First Book in Urban History

and

Lynn Hollen Lees Prize for Best Book in European Urban History

We are excited to add these awards to our annual award offerings!

See the winners here! 

The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection.  

The Journal publishes Articles and Research Notes. Works of art from The Met collection should be central to the discussion. Articles contribute extensive and thoroughly argued scholarship—art historical, technical, and scientific—whereas Research Notes are narrower in scope, focusing on a specific aspect of new research or presenting a significant finding from technical analysis, for example. The maximum length for articles is 8,000 words (including endnotes) and 10–12 images, and for research notes 4,000 words (including endnotes) and 4–6 images. 

The process of peer review is double-anonymous. Manuscripts are reviewed by the Journal Editorial Board, composed of members of the curatorial, conserva­tion, and scientific departments, as well as scholars from the broader academic community.

Articles and Research Notes in the Journal appear in print and online, and are accessible in JStor on the University of Chicago Press website.

The deadline for submissions for Volume 60 (2025) is September 15, 2024.

Submission guidelines: www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/met/instruct

Please send materials to: journalsubmissions@metmuseum.org

Questions? Write to Elizabeth.Block@metmuseum.org

 

Inspiration from the Collection: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection

View the Journal: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/loi/met

The Arline Custer Memorial Award recognizes the best books and articles written or compiled by individuals and institutions in the MARAC region – the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Works under consideration include, but are not limited to: monographs, popular narratives, reference works and exhibition catalogs using archival sources.

Individuals or institutions may submit up to two works published between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Deadline: July 31, 2024. 

Full submission details HERE. 

The editors of Rochester History, a peer reviewed journal published both in print and online, invite contributions to a forum reflecting on the significance of Blake McKelvey (1903-2000) as an innovative city historian, scholar of urban history, and public history practitioner. The special issue will be published to coincide with the 80^th anniversary of McKelvey’s first major book, Rochester: The Water-Power City, 1812-1854 (Harvard University Press), which was the first of four volumes in his magisterial history of Rochester’s rise from frontier settlement to technological powerhouse. Through his research, writing, and editorial work, McKelvey helped define the field of urban history in the United States as well as the role of city historian in Cold War America.

In this forum, we invite critical reappraisals of McKelvey’s work and reflections on his influence on the field of urban history, the practice of public history, and the role of city historians in addressing the various needs of multiple audiences. We also welcome papers addressing new work in areas McKelvey examined throughout his career, from the Erie Canal and Rochester’s economic rise to urban immigration, reform, and politics.

Proposals of roughly 250 words must be submitted by May 15^th. Final submissions from accepted essays will  be due September 1, 2024. Final submissions will be approximately 2,500 words.

Please submit proposals to:  historyjournal@libraryweb.org

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) invites applications for a full-time, three-year postdoctoral fellow in Environmental History as part of the project “Melting Metropolis: everyday histories of health and heat in London, New York, and Paris since 1945.” The position is hosted by the Department of History at Queens College CUNY and supervised by Dr Kara Schlichting. See HERE for full detail. Application review begins March 18, 2024. 

Position Available: Graduate Research Assistant in Urban Planning and Policy

Join a dynamic research team focused on analyzing zoning documents to understand barriers to urban development. This collaborative project, spearheaded by Professors Arpit Gupta (New York University) and Alex Bartik (University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign), offers a unique opportunity to delve into historical and contemporary urban planning practices. Learn more about our ongoing work here https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4627587.

The ideal candidate will research the presence of historical zoning documents for a large sample of US municipalities. This may entail research online, contacting municipalities, and archival research. Students are also expected to collaborate with our team of legal scholars and computer scientists to help analyze and interpret text and data on zoning codes.

We are looking for students currently enrolled in a graduate program in history, urban planning, or a related field, and who are prepared to dedicate around 10 hours a week towards the project. Interested candidates are invited to submit a brief statement outlining their interest and qualifications for this role. Please send your application to arpit.gupta@stern.nyu.edu with the subject line "Graduate Research Assistant Application: UHA". Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The position will be compensated at a rate commensurate with experience.

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2024-2025 Northwestern University Transportation Library Travel Grant.

The Northwestern University Transportation Library holds one of the largest transportation research collections in the world, covering all modes of transportation including aviation, rail, highway, public transit, and pedestrian and bicycle transportation. In addition to our technical collections that support research on current transportation issues, the library maintains special and archival collections such as timetables, passenger ephemera, and rare books and journals. It also holds a substantial collection of mid-19th to early 21st century transportation annual reports, and one of the most complete U.S. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) collections in existence.

This research grant was established in 2021 to facilitate and support research projects that significantly benefit from substantial onsite use of the Transportation Library’s unique technical, special, and archival collections.

Funding

• Each year we will award one or more grants, up to a total of $3,000
• Grants will be awarded to reimburse expenses for transportation, accommodations, and meals for one or more on-site visits to Northwestern University Libraries.

Eligibility

• Open to academic and independent researchers. We encourage applications by those working in traditional academic practice as well as those whose research is interdisciplinary, or oriented towards creative arts and practices.
• There are no restrictions as to the applicant’s nationality or academic status.
• Research may be in any field supported by the collections of the Transportation Library.
• At the discretion of the selection committee and Northwestern University Libraries, the grant may be awarded to an individual applicant, a team, or divided among multiple applicants and/or teams. Further, if a suitable recipient is not identified among the applications received, we reserve the right to withhold the grant for that particular year.
• Applicants who are not awarded the grant in a specific year may resubmit proposals in following years without prejudice.
• An applicant may receive only one award for any one project as determined by the selection committee and Northwestern Libraries.
• Researchers affiliated with Northwestern University will not be considered for this travel grant.

How to apply

To apply, please submit the following:

1. A project proposal (1,200 words max) that:

a.    Describes the proposed research

b.     Explains the significance of the collection materials to the project

c.      Proposes specific outcomes (e.g., dissertation, article, book, creative or artistic work) that will result from this research

1. A curriculum vitae
2. A detailed budget indicating the total amount requested with itemized list of projected expenses for transportation, accommodations and meals. For meals and incidentals, applicants should use the U.S. General Services Administration Per Diem Rates for Meals & Incidentals (M&IE) for Chicago. Applicants should indicate any other sources of funding that will be applied to the project, if applicable. For additional information on planning a budget, see allowable expenses and Out-of-Town Visitor Resources.
3. Applicants should arrange for one (1) letter of recommendation from someone qualified to judge the quality, feasibility, and significance of the proposal and the qualifications of the applicant to successfully complete the project to be sent in support of their proposed project. Those writing recommendations should submit their letters directly to librarygrants@northwestern.edu.

Applicants should submit the research description, curriculum vitae, and budget by e-mail attachment (PDF format) to librarygrants@northwestern.edu.

Please note: The selection committee is unable to provide feedback with regard to unsuccessful applications.

Expectations

• All grant awardees will be required to submit receipts for expenses incurred and will be reimbursed, in accordance with Northwestern University policies. For meals and incidentals, we require that recipients use the U.S. General Services Administration Per Diem Rates for Meals &Incidentals (M&IE) instead of itemized receipts. Reimbursement requests must be made within 30 days of last day of visit.
• Grant awardees must conduct their research visit within the academic year following the grant being awarded (between September 1st and August 1st).
• Upon completion of the research, grant awardees will be required to submit a brief report [1-2 pages] summarizing the use of the collection(s) and how the visit benefited their research to librarygrants@northwestern.edu.

Questions?

Contact librarygrants@northwestern.edu.

Deadline: April 1, 2024