Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime Opportunities List 22 April 2026

Posted on 22 April 2026

Opportunities

This list is compiled by the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime at Maastricht University. Postings are not endorsements. If you have an event you would like to share with this list, please contact the Chair. To sign up for the email list, visit this page.

This mailing list is compiled by the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime at Maastricht University. The Chair does not endorse the opportunities posted here.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the topics of repatriation and reconciliation, Oslo, Job

“The position requires a PhD in anthropology, museology, Sámi cultural studies, or related disciplines. The candidate will participate in the development of methodologies for repatriation and post-repatriation work.”

Student Reviewer of Digitized Documents, Online, Job

A provenance and records opportunity for students, The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project Foundation is looking for a student reviewer to review archival documents. Must be strong in both English and German.

Postdoc with the Chaire de Professeur Junior “Patrimoine culturel et circulations”, Paris, Job

This position, for a French Speaker, focuses on to study the intersecting between heritage and circulation, by addressing the co-construction between the dynamics of globalization, heritage and mobility, with a focus on Rapa Nui. A focus on museums and retun of objects.

Art, Money, And The Law: Sanctions & AML Enforcement In 2026, London and Online, Webinar

A panel discussion hosted by the Center for Art Law.

Virtual Reality and Interactive Storytelling in Contested Archaeological Heritage Contexts, Amsterdam, PhD Position

“How can immersive technologies change the way we understand and experience difficult pasts? This PhD project explores the use of interactive digital technologies and storytelling across archaeological and heritage contexts, to examine how they can support engagement with ethically sensitive and contested pasts.”

ICOM Monday with ICOM President Antonio Rodríguez, Online, Webinar

Antonio Rodríguez will be speaking about his vision for ICOM and museums in English.

Art Spoliation of Bavaria after 1871: Local Aggression – National Musealization – International Art Markets, Webinar

Dr Joanna Smalcerz will speak on this topic, hosted by Forum Kunst und Markt / Centre for Art Market Studies, Berlin.

Restitutions et rapatriements d’objets culturels aux pays et communautés sources, Quebec and Online, Talk

La Chaire UNESCO sur la diversité des expressions culturelles, en partenariat avec le CELAT et l'IPAC, organise le second Midi de la culture de l'année qui comportera en une discussion sur la restitution et le rapatriement d'objet culturel.

Research assistant for Unhousing Restitution. African Audiovisual Heritage between Displacement and Return (UNREST), London, Job

The successful applicant for this fixed term research assistant job will have an MA in a relevant topic and speak both English and Arabic.

Nordic Network for Human Remains in Collections, Turku, Finland, Conference

The conference will focus on frameworks and regulations for the care of human remains. This includes legislation, institutional policies, protocols, guidelines, and data management.

Lecturer in Art History & Museums and Cultural Heritage, Auckland, New Zealand, Job

Teaching responsibilities will include contributing to a first-year course covering 15th to mid-20th-century art, primarily in Europe and America; an advanced undergraduate course on art curation and collections management; the development of an advanced undergraduate course aligned with the candidate’s research expertise; and a postgraduate course in Art Writing and Curatorial Practice.

Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections, London, Course

Hosted by the Institute for Art & Law. This course will introduce the basics of intellectual property (IP) and show how IP rights can relate to other tangible rights.