In memoriam of Jacoba Lugt-Klever (1888-1969), wife of the collector Frits Lugt and co-founder of the Fondation Custodia, the latter is to offer a two-year fellowship from 2019 for art historical research in collaboration with the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. The research is to be related to the main collection areas of the Fondation Custodia / Frits Lugt Collection, namely that of European drawings and prints, illustrated books from the sixteenth till late nineteenth centuries, plein air oil paintings and autographs. Applications can be submitted up to and including the 30 October 2018
From the RKD, 27 September 2018
The Fondation Custodia and the RKD have a vacant position from the 1st of January 2019 for an enthousiastic
Jacoba Lugt-Klever Fellow (f/m)
36 hours per week
The fellowship is available for an experienced art historian (f/m), with a demonstrable specialisation in ‘art on paper’. The fellowship will either enable you to support your own ongoing research, or to start a new research affiliated to one of the ongoing research projects within the Fondation Custodia and/or the RKD. Location is The Hague. The Jacoba Lugt-Klever Fellow is required to submit a publishable academic text after the fellowship has been completed.
Profile
You have carried out recent intensive research into art on paper. You appreciate the value of the Jacoba Lugt-Klever Fellow for the field of knowledge in general and for the Fondation Custodia and the RKD in particular.
- Knowledge and education at academic level;
- Knowledge and experience with carrying out art historical research into works on paper;
- Knowledge and experience with (museum) collections;
- Good communication skills and a pleasant writing style;
- Shows enthusiast for working for the Fondation Custodia and the RKD.
To apply, consult this page on the RKD-website for the complete vacancy text.