The Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio (Università della Svizzera italiana) invites applications for 2 fulltime doctoral positions and 1 postdoctoral position (80%) within the interdisciplinary research project “From Ravenna to Vals. Light and Darkness in theArchitecture from the Middle Ages to the Present” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Deadline: July, 26th 2010
Open to: diploma or master in relevant field
Fund: Salary

PhD
The PhD candidates studying the history of the use, knowledge and effects of daylight and artificial light in Architecture in premodern or modern times will dedicate two thirds of their time to their thesis and the other third to the team’s research project (teaching activities included). The annual salary will amount to 40’200– 46’200 Swiss Francs for a maximum of four years.

Postdoc
The postdoc candidate with research experience in 19th to 21st century History of Architecture will investigate in his/her project the use, knowledge and effects of daylight and artificial light in the field of modern and/or contemporary Architecture, to which he/she will dedicate two thirds of his/her time.

The other third will be dedicated to the team’s research project (teaching activities included). The annual salary (80%) will amount to 60’000–66’000 Swiss Francs for a maximum of four years. The employment will begin per October 1st 2010 or by arrangement.

Eligibility
Candidates with a University master or diploma in Art History, Architecture, History, Cultural or Visual Studies from any nationality are welcome to apply. The knowledge of two Swiss national languages plus English is required.

How to apply
Submit the following:

• Curriculum vitae
• A summary of your doctoral/postdoctoral project (250 pages)
• Writing samples (only as PDFs on a CD)

The applications will be accepted in Italian, German, French or English. Send it before July 26th 2010 to:

Sig.ra Christiane Schroeder,
Accademia di Architettura, Università della Svizzera Italiana,
Largo Bernasconi 2,
CH6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland.
For further information click here (.PDF) or contact the project leader: daniela.mondini@usi.ch

Source:

http://www.usi.ch/en/highlights/concorsi.htm