Undergraduate Research Opportunity with Professor Megan Sullivan, Art History

Opportunity Description:

Prof. Megan Sullivan seeks an undergraduate research assistant to help with bibliographic and archival research related to a new work on art from Peru and Venezuela in the 1960s and 1970s. 

This position will be for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, with the possibility of extension to summer 2020 and the following academic year.

Primary Responsibilities: 

Tasks including compiling and annotating various bibliographies, searching online archival databases, locating works of art in museum and private collections, contacting archives to determine their holdings of relevant materials, securing image permissions for publication.

Minimum Qualifications and/or Eligibility Requirements: 

Experience with humanities research and working with scholarly sources in the humanities. Excellent reading knowledge of Spanish required.

Familiarity with modern and contemporary art and/or Latin American culture. Spoken and written Spanish ability.

Application Process: 

Please submit the following in a single PDF document saved as "LASTName_FIRSTName_Field Research Opportunity":

• 350-word statement of interest in the research opportunity (this is not a cover letter but should detail why you are interested in the research experience, what particular research skills you may bring, what you hope to learn and how this may impact your future studies and/or research in the field;
• Current CV with the names and contact details of two academic references; and,
• A copy of your unofficial transcript.

Application Deadline: this opportunity will be open until filled; students interested are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Anticipated Start Date: as early as possible in Winter Quarter, 2020.

Submit your complete application file by email directly to Dr. Nichole Fazio, nfazio@uchicago.edu, Executive Director, College Center for Research and Fellowships. Materials sent directly to the curator(s) and/or faculty will not be reviewed.