Professor Ana Ruiz Gutiérrez, from the Department of History of Art at the University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) in 2021 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (more information about the 2020 call: http://sl.ugr.es/0aNV, the 2021 call is not yet open).

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With over 60.000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and 6.000 staff. UGR offers a total of 89 degrees, 110 master’s degrees and 28 doctoral programmes through its 123 departments and 27 centers. Consequently, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.

The UGR has awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the UGR’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. UGR is also a leading institution in research, located in the top of Spanish universities by a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, or international funding. UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) (http://sl.ugr.es/0bsW). The UGR is amongst the 201-300 first universities of the world, between 2nd-5th position of Spanish universities and number 1 in the Andalusian Region in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking. Specialties at UGR that stand out are Library & Information Science (position 32) and Food Science & Technology (position 36). Moreover, the UGR is also situated amongst the first 100 universities in Mining & Mineral Engineering between (76th-100th position), in Mathematics (between 76th-100th position) and in Hospitality & Tourism Management (between 76th-100th position). The edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 201-300th position in the world and as the 4th highest ranked University in Spain, reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research.

Additionally, the UGR has 8 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list in Computer Sciences & Engineering (position 101-150). It is also well recognized for its web presence (http://sl.ugr.es/0a6i), being positioned at 43th place in the top 200 Universities in Europe.

Internationally, we bet decidedly by our participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the last two Framework Programmes, the UGR has obtained a total of 67 projects, with total funding of 18.029 million euros, and for H2020, 118 projects with total funding around 29.115 million euros.

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:

HUM-806: Andalusia and America: Heritage and Artistic Relations

The research group was created in 2004 as part of the University of Granada Department of History of Art and Music with the aim of establishing new research networks between Andalusia and America, as well as with the Maghreb, based on the historical links between them. This is a consolidated group that focuses specifically on research-based knowledge transfer through high-impact scientific publications in the field of humanities, attending and participating in international conferences, directing courses and seminars, commissioning exhibitions, and always supporting new researchers by means of TIT tutoring by team members and acting as doctoral thesis directors.

Project description:

The quincentennial commemoration of the first voyage around the world headed by Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastián Elcano began in 2019 and will last until 2022. During this period, we intend to make visible the relevance of this historical event in the global artistic exchange. These artistic objects arrived through the maritime voyage of the Nao de China, which linked Asia, America and Europe continuously from 1565 to 1815. These became the fundamental axis of the first globalization, decisively contributing to the promotion of the artistic crossbreeding between Asia, the American viceroyalties, and Europe. We propose a line of research focused on the exhaustive and systematic study of the Hispano-Filipino heritage in Andalucía, focusing on the formal and iconographic study, as well as on the techniques and materials used.

Research Area:

• Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Ana Ruiz Gutiérrez (anarg@ugr.es):

• CV
• Letter of recommendation (optional)