Scholar residence – NIKI Florence

International Scholar-in-residence programme

The NIKI Scholar-in-residence Programme offers senior scholars in the humanities working outside The Netherlands the opportunity to spend a research stay of up to three months in Florence, as a distinguished guest of the stimulating working environment at the Netherlands Interuniversity Institute for Art History (NIKI).

Target Group

The programme is open to senior scholars in the humanities (full and associate professors or equivalent research positions) who enjoy a well established international reputation and are affiliated with universities or other research institutions outside The Netherlands. The programme particularly invites applications from scholars working on projects that connect to the research profile of the NIKI and/or the city of Florence and its region.

What does this programme entail?

The programme offers the opportunity to fully concentrate on a personal research project over a period of up to three months spent in Florence, while hosted in the rich research facilities at the NIKI and within an intellectually stimulating setting that invites junior and senior scholars to discuss their projects and to profit from the NIKI’s local and international academic network. .

Scholars are required to:

(co-)organise an international conference at the NIKI and (co-)edit its proceedings
give a public lecture at the NIKI
take part in the courses the NIKI offers to undergraduate and graduate students
actively participate in our scholarly community
promote relevant academic collaborative initiatives between the NIKI and the academic institution of your affiliation

What does this programme offer?

During their free stay in an apartment at the NIKI, scholars-in-residence bring their own salary. In addition to free accommodation the NIKI offers a workplace in our library with all the research facilities connected to such a place. Depending on the workplan as proposed and accepted, the NIKI offers a budget for the organisation of scholarly activities and/or Masterclasses to be hosted at the Institute. Scholars-in-residence need to arrange a leave of absence from their home institution and to provide funds for their travel expenses to and from Florence.

What is the application deadline?

Applications can be submitted twice a year:

Applicants are invited to express their interest to the director of the NIKI at least six months before the starting date. Please indicate the exact period of your preference.

Applicants need to submit by the deadlines as indicated: 1) a cover letter on your motivation, 2) your CV, 3) a project proposal (max 3 pp.), and 4) the names of two colleagues for references (please indicate mail addresses).

How are the submitted applications selected?

The submitted applications are assessed by a selection committee consisting of three members of the NIKI Scientific Board of Advice (WAR), including its chairperson. The committee will take its decision based on the documentation and advice as provided by the director of the NIKI, who will notify the applicants on the decision taken by the committee.

Assessment criteria for the selection are:

innovative nature, impact and feasibility of the proposed project
relevance of the proposed project for the NIKI research profile
motivation for a residency at the NIKI / Florence
quality and structure of the proposed project
opportunities for contributing to the teaching activities and the intellectual interaction at the Institute

Interested?

Applications may be sent to the Director by e-mail, by the deadlines as specified above: Prof. Dr. Michael W. Kwakkelstein The Netherlands Interuniversity Institute for Art History Viale Torricelli 5 50125 Florence, Italy kwakkelstein@nikiflorence.org Please cc the operations coordinator, Lex Kuil: niki@nikiflorence.org

Up until today, the following researchers have resided as scholar-in-residence and NWIB visiting professors at the NIKI:

Prof. Bette Talvacchia, University of Connecticut (2011/2012)
Prof. Bram Kempers, University of Amsterdam (2012)
Dr. Adriana de Miranda, Modena University (2013)
Prof. Lex Bosman, University of Amsterdam (2013)
Prof. Morten Steen Hansen, Stanford University (2013)
Prof. Dennis Geronimus, New York University (2014)
Prof. Jürgen Müller, Technischen Universität Dresden (2014)
Dr. Bram de Klerck, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (2015)
Prof. Koen Ottenheym, Utrecht University (2015)
Dr. Bärbel Hedinger, Freien Universität Berlin (2016)
Dr. Geoffrey en dr. Paula Nuttall, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London (2017)
Prof. Guy Hedreen, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. (2018)
Prof. Dennis Geronimus, New York University (2022)
Dr. Reinier Speelman, Universiteit Utrecht - NWIB visiting professor (najaar 2022)
Dr. Eleonora Pistis, Columbia University (najaar 2022-voorjaar 2023)
Dr. Daantje Meuwissen, Vrije Universiteit - NWIB visiting professor (voorjaar 2023)
Dr. Takuma Ito, Kyushu University (najaar 2023)

The upcoming scholars-in-residence are: