Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor, Art History of Africa and/or of the Americas and their Diasporas (Early Modern to the Contemporary), School of Art, San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University, School of Art seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in art history with a specialization in the visual culture of African and/or the Americas (South, Central, the Caribbean, and Mexico) and their diasporas in any era from the early modern period (c. 1500) to the present.

Position begins August 2019. The mission of San Francisco State University is to create an environment for learning that promotes appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human diversity, and the cultural mosaic of the City of San Francisco and the Bay Area; to promote excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and to provide broadly accessible higher education for residents of the region, state, the nation, and the world. Ph.D. required. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Position description available at: http://art.sfsu.edu/content/faculty-positions.

Application review begins December 1, 2018 and continues until filled. Send letter of intent, a current CV, a statement on how your teaching and scholarship align with the commitment of the School of Art to foster an inclusive and diverse academic community; writing sample; statement of teaching philosophy; sample syllabi; names and contact information of three references.

Letters of recommendation upon request at a later date.

Applications should be submitted as a single PDF, labeled as follows:  Last Name_First Name_Application. Submit all materials online to: https://sfsu.submittable.com/submit by December 1, 2018. Applications will be reviewed until position is filled. Please email artsrch@sfsu.edu with any questions.

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Author: Jacqueline Francis

Writer, educator, curator, arts consultant, and occasional artist in San Francisco, California. Follow me on Twitter @JackieFrancisSF and Instagram--jackiefrancissf

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