For a more detailed CV see the print version: Koch CV (PDF)
Education
1986
Dr. phil. in History of Art and Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna, Austria, Dissertation: "Schah Dschahan und Orpheus: Die Pietra Dura Dekoration und das Programm des Thrones in der Audienzhalle des Roten Forts von Delhi".
1992
Dr. phil. habil. (Habilitation) in Asian Art with focus on India, University of Vienna, Austria, Habilitationsschrift: "Mughal Architecture: An Outline of Its History and Development".
Awards, Fellowships, Honours
1982
Jubiläumsfonds der österreichischen Nationalbank, Austria, grant for research project of the palaces of Shah Jahan: "Die Palastanlanlagen Shah Jahan's".
1982-86
Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Austria, grant for research project of survey of the Red Fort of Agra: "Shah Jahan's Umbau der Palastanlage im Roten Fort von Agra und seine Stellung in der Moghularchitektur", (1982-83) extended under the title: "Bauaufnahme der Roten Forts von Agra und Delhi" (1983-86).
1987
Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Austria "Europäische Formen für die Kunst der indischen Timuriden", publication grant for the book Shah Jahan and Orpheus.
1987-89
Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Austria, grant for research project of survey of the palaces of Shah Jahan: "Die Palastarchitektur Shah Jahans".
1989-92
Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Austria, grant for research project of survey of the gardens of Shah Jahan: "Die Gärten Shah Jahan's".
1992-93
Wissenschaftsministerium, Austria, grant for research project of survey of the hunting palaces of Shah Jahan: "Die Jagdpaläste Shah Jahan's: Architekturzeichnungen".
1994-96
Jubiläumsfonds der österreichischen Nationalbank, Austria, grant for research project of the country houses of Shah Jahan: "Die ländlichen Paläste Shah Jahan's in Indien".
1997
Bundesministerium für Unterricht und Kulturelle Angelegenheiten, Austria, grant for research project of survey of Taj Mahal "Die Architektur der Grossmoghuln in Indien zur Zeit Schah Dschahans (reg. 1628-58): Weiterführung der Bauaufnahmen".
1999-2001
Jubiläumsfonds der österreichischen Nationalbank, Austria, grant for research project of survey of Taj Mahal: "Die Architektur des Tadsch Mahal".
2002
Fellowship of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, Harvard University.
2009-12
Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Austria, grant for research project "Mughal Palaces".
Main Research Projects (see also Awards, Fellowships, Honours)
since 1976
Survey, Documentation and Analysis of the Palaces and Gardens of Shah Jahan (rul. 1628-58).
1995-2005
Survey, Documentation and Analysis of the Taj Mahal and Reconstruction of the River Front City of Agra.
since 1976
Artistic Connections between Mughal India and Europe.
Teaching Positions
since 1986
Vienna University, Institute of Art History, Universitätsdozent.
since 2001
Vienna University, Institute of Art History, professional title: Ausserordentliche Universitätsprofessorin.
1998
New York University, Hagop Kevorkian Lectureship in Near Eastern Art and Civilization.
1998
American University in Cairo, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Arabic Studies, Distinguished Visiting Professor.
2003
Sabanci Universitesi, Turkey, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Seminar for Graduate Program in History: "Court Societies and Ceremonies".
2006
Delhi University, Department of History, Seminar.
2008
University of Oxford, Visiting Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Khalili Research Centre for the Art and Material Culture of the Middle East, University of Oxford and Associate of the Sub-Faculty of Inner and South Asian Studies of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Trinity term.
2008-09
Harvard University, Department of Art and Architecture, Visiting Professor, fall term.
2010
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Seminar.
Membership in Professional Organizations
American Council for Southern Asian Art (formerly American Committee for South Asian Art (since 1992)
Ernst Herzfeld Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der islamischen Kunst und Archaeologie (since 2006)
Historians of Islamic Art Association (previously North American Historians of Islamic Art) (since 1992)
Indian Art Circle , London (intermittently since 1995)
