Fellowship | Spiros Zournazis Memorial Fellowship at the Australian War Memorial

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Spiros Zournazis as a young man, image via the Australian War Memorial

The Spiros Zournazis Memorial Fellowship has been initiated to support research into the Australian War Memorial’s extensive art collection by early career scholars. The Fellowship is open to honours or postgraduate students undertaking a thesis as part of their degree, or those who have completed a PhD since January 2012. Fellows are free to determine their own course of research provided it focuses primarily on the Memorial’s art collection. Scholars working in the fields of art history, cultural studies, museology, sociology and related disciplines may apply. Research projects that demonstrate methodological innovation will be considered favourably.

The Fellowship is four weeks in duration and the recipient will be awarded return airfares to Canberra (from within Australia), accommodation in a studio apartment at the Gorman Arts Centre and a stipend of $2000 to cover other expenses. The Fellowship also includes a study space with desk, phone and computer facilities within the Memorial’s Art department and full access to the art collection and archive. Fellows will be supported by Memorial curators and the Head of Art, and will have the opportunity to consult with Dr. Mary Zournazi, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of NSW and a specialist in global war and peace studies, during the Fellowship period.

Fellowship requirements

The recipient will:

  1. Conduct research for four weeks at the Australian War Memorial between July 2014 and June 2015 (precise dates to be negotiated).
  2. Make significant use of the Art collection and relevant archives.
  3. Provide a one page report upon completion summarising research findings.

Applications

Applications close 5pm, 30 May 2014. To apply please supply the following:

  1. Current CV including contact details of one referee and a full academic transcript.
  2. Outline of the proposed research to be undertaken, including: description of your thesis topic (if applicable) or your broader research area; how it relates to the Memorial’s art collection; and how you would make specific use of the collection [maximum 2 pages].

Please address all applications and enquiries to:

Ryan Johnston
Head of Art
Australian War Memorial
art@awm.gov.au
02 6243 4280

The inaugural Spiros Zournazis Memorial Fellow will be announced in June 2014.

For further information and enquiries see the Australian War Memorial website.