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JOB: Asst Prof, Art History @ Eastern Michigan University

The School of Art and Design at Eastern Michigan University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Art History, beginning August 2025. This position is part of a four-faculty cluster in Art History, Political Science, Sociology Anthropology and Criminology, and Arts Administration collaborating with the University’s new Civil Rights and Social Justice Center. We seek candidates from any specialization whose work aligns with the Center’s goals, with a preference for a focus on premodern art, globally defined. Areas of focus may include, but are not limited to, the arts of Africa, the Islamic world (including the ancient Mediterranean and Near East), the Americas, or other regions that complement our existing faculty strengths. A museum studies background is also welcome.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have a three courses per semester base teaching load, primarily art history courses including surveys and upper-level classes in their area of expertise, while actively engaging in—and helping to shape—the Civil Rights and Social Justice Center’s initiatives. A primary instructional responsibility will be to teach our ancient through medieval survey course, but the appointee is also encouraged to develop new courses and collaborate in a broader re-envisioning of the art history curriculum. They will have opportunities to participate in our College in Prison Program, intercollegiate collaborations with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), study abroad programs, and campus programming such as the EMU galleries, among others. The appointee will be expected to collaborate with faculty in the cluster from other disciplines and contribute to shaping a more equitable vision of the arts at EMU. We value candidates who can leverage these unique engagement opportunities to enrich their teaching and research while fostering community connections.

Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Art History or a related field (completed by August 2025), with a preference for expertise in premodern art history, globally defined. Candidates must show evidence of scholarly potential and commitment to teaching excellence. Enthusiasm for undergraduate teaching, pedagogical creativity, and flexibility are essential, as is a commitment to working with students from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds.
The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and an interest in interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement. Willingness to participate in diverse educational outreach programs is crucial. Experience in digital humanities, background in critical race studies, interest in cultural exchange and interaction, and familiarity with museum studies are desirable.
Eastern Michigan University is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering diverse and inclusive academic communities.

Special Instructions:
Applications for this position are due by January 5, 2025. ATTN: Dr. Pamela Stewart (pstewa13@emich.edu) The following documents in PDF format must be attached when submitting the application:
letter of application
curriculum vitae
statements of teaching philosophy and research agenda
writing sample or offprints of published work (35 pages maximum)
contact information of three references (names, phone numbers, and emails).
Applicants must address their interest in social justice and civil rights and how they might collaborate with the cluster and Center. They may do so in their letter and teaching/research statements, or they may put forward a separate statement.

Application: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-art-history-ypsilanti-michigan-united-states

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: University of Southern California, Art History– Modern Art & Visual Culture (Open Rank; Assistant Professor)– Deadline for applications, Nov. 1, 2024)

Application deadline:  Nov 1, 2024

The Department of Art History at the University of Southern California invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track positions in Modern Art and Visual Culture, one Open Rank and the other at the rank of Assistant Professor. For both, we look for applicants with a strong research profile and welcome applications across a range of research methodologies and areas working on Modern Art and Visual Culture from 1750-present. Applicants must have a commitment to effective teaching and mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The PhD must be in hand by start date.

Applications should include a brief cover letter describing research and teaching interests (no more than 3 pages); a curriculum vitae; and a writing sample of no more than 30 pages. In order to be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit an electronic USC application. 

Applicants for the Open Rank position in Modern Art and Visual Culture should list 3 references and can apply through this job link: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/open-rank-faculty-position-in-modern-art-and-visual-culture/1209/70344464896 .

Applicants for the Assistant Professor position in Modern Art and Visual Culture should submit 3 letters of recommendation and can apply through this job link: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/assistant-professor-in-modern-art-and-visual-culture/1209/70679299872 . Further materials may be requested at a later date.

Applications, addressed to Suzanne Hudson as the chair of the Search Committee, must be received by November 1, 2024.

The annual base salary range for this position is $106,400 – $213,655. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC is an equal-opportunity educator and employer, proudly pluralistic and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding persons of every race, gender, creed and background. The university particularly encourages members of underrepresented groups, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply. USC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. Further information is available by contacting uschr@usc.edu.

USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.  

JOB: Asst Prof, Black art and design @ School of the Art Institute of Chicago

The Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in August of 2025. This full-time appointment
is for a historian of Black art and design. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the department’s continued diversification of intellectual conversations about art and design history. Salary is competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with level of practice, scholarship, and current academic research, extent of teaching experience, and current professional standing.

Program Profile
The Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, one of 21 departments at the school, is composed of fourteen full-time art historians specializing in modern and contemporary art and design. Together with 50 part-
time faculty, the department currently offers 225 courses, and mentors 30 dedicated MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History students, undergraduate students pursuing a dedicated BA in Art History, and dual-
degree graduate students earning an MA in Arts Administration and Policy in conjunction with their MA in Art History.

Further information about the department can be found at: https://www.saic.edu/art-history-theory-criticism

Responsibilities
Full-time faculty in Art History, Theory, and Criticism teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students within the interdisciplinary art and design school environment of SAIC. The successful candidate will expand the full-time curricular coverage of the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism’s MA and BA programs in Art History, providing undergraduate courses, graduate seminars, and master’s thesis supervision. The candidate will also be an active participant in the education of studio artists, designers, architects, and arts professionals at the MFA, MA and BFA levels and will contribute to the vibrant and creative culture of a research-oriented department in a prestigious school of art and design. The successful candidate must be interested in contributing to the department’s self-governance and administration, and participate in the SAIC community through ongoing
curricular development, departmental administration, school governance, and service.

Qualifications
Ph.D. or ABD is required. For ABD candidates, a clear path to Ph.D completion prior to joining the School must be evident. Some teaching experience preferred for junior candidates. Senior candidates must show evidence of substantial teaching experience. Evidence of ongoing research and continued publication trajectory expected. Preference will be given to candidates who relate modern and/or contemporary art and design to histories of Black culture. The ideal candidate will contribute to the diversity of the School by bringing a perspective, way of thinking, and/or a unique set of experiences that expand the field. We seek candidates with the knowledge and aptitude to teach and mentor students from diverse backgrounds. Candidates should demonstrate their experience with, or aptitude for, departmental administration as service will be expected.

JOB: Associate Professor or Professor – Art and Visual Culture of the African Diaspora (full-time, tenure-track) @ Temple University

The Department of Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the Associate Professor or Professor rank specializing in the Art and Visual Culture of the African Diaspora, to start fall 2025.

Though the chronological parameters of research are flexible, the committee welcomes applicants whose teaching and scholarship are centered on cross-cultural encounters and exchanges—examining the ways in which art is produced and circulates through networks of trade and immigration, and how its discourse is formed by the dynamics of race, colonialism, post-colonialism, and globalization. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the department’s effort to decolonize curricula. Successful candidates will be expected to have and maintain a strong research agenda. Candidates will join a community of scholars dedicated to best teaching practices and innovative instructional design and technologies, with a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring.

The position involves teaching two classes per semester, including a range of courses at the undergraduate level and graduate seminars; the teaching load includes advising graduate students in Art History at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels, as well as MFA students in various areas of studio practice. In addition, candidates should demonstrate willingness to participate fully in the intellectual life of the department, School, and University, and to contribute to a culture of collaboration and service at Tyler.

Since 1935, Tyler has offered students instruction from a world-renowned faculty combined with the resources of Temple University, a large, urban research institution. Tyler’s programs encompass a wide range of areas in the study of art, design, art history, art education and architecture. In each program, students benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, a rigorous curriculum and a large, diverse campus community. Tyler’s Department of Art History has a faculty of 11 full-time members who specialize in areas ranging from the Bronze Age to Global Contemporary art. Temple is home to a renowned department of Africology and African American Studies, the first in the country to offer a doctoral program in the field. Among Temple’s libraries is the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, which comprises over over 500,000 items relating to the global Black experience. The university’s Charles Library houses the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio, a space for teaching, learning, and collaborative research in digital humanities, digital arts and cultural analytics.

Philadelphia is a city with rich resources that showcase African American history and culture, including the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Dox Thrash House, the annual BlackStar Film Festival, and Scribe Video Center, among others.

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. and have a record of research commensurate with rank on application and demonstrate an appropriate level of teaching experience and service. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Temple University is an equal opportunity, equal access, affirmative action employer committed to increasing diversity and inclusivity in both its community and its curricula. Women, people of color, and other candidates who can contribute to this goal are strongly encouraged to apply.

The letter of application should include the following:
1) Statement that describes research and teaching interests, philosophy, and experience, including past accomplishments in fostering a culture of diversity in their field of research and in the classroom. Candidates are encouraged to address the ways in which they could contribute to Temple’s institutional mission and commitment to excellence and diversity, and to Tyler’s engagement in interdisciplinarity.
2) Signed and dated CV;
3) 3 letters of reference from full-time faculty which are signed on letterhead;
4) 2 sample course syllabi;
5) Writing sample.

Finalists will be expected to supply official terminal degree transcripts and student evaluations for courses taught.

To apply, please visit https://temple.slideroom.com/#/Login to create an account and upload
your application materials If you need assistance during the uploading process, please email
support@slideroom.com

Review of applications begins on Monday November 25, 2024. The position remains open until filled.

Address further inquiries to Prof. Mariola Alvarez, Search Committee Chair mariola.alvarez@temple.edu

JOB: Teaching Asst Prof @ University of Pittsburgh

The Department of History of Art & Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant Professor in Art History and Museum Studies beginning Fall 2025.

The position is open to applicants with expertise in any time period or geography, but we especially invite applications from candidates whose work concerns:

  • Indigenous knowledge and other decolonial interventions in the museum or
  • Revisionist or reparative forms of exhibition making and community engagement, and/or
  • Artist-centered curatorial approaches, including self-taught or craft-based practices.

Applications are accepted through Talent Center at the link below, and resume review begins November 15, 2024.
https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=24007179

Fellowship Opportunity: The Betsy James Wyeth Fellowship in Native American Art at SAAM (Applications due Oct. 15, 2024)

One fellowship will be awarded annually in support of a 12-month residency for a scholar at the predoctoral level or a 9-month appointment for a postdoctoral or senior-level researcher. Residencies must take place between June 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026, and begin on the 1st or 15th of the month. Housing is not provided.  

The Betsy James Wyeth Fellowship in Native American Art carries a stipend of $53,000 and an allowance of up to $5,000 for short research trips. Additional funds will be provided to help with the fellow’s health insurance premiums and travel to Washington, DC. The Smithsonian’s Office of International Relations will assist with arranging J-1 exchange visas for any recipients who require them

More info here:

https://americanart.si.edu/research/fellowships/betsy-james-wyeth

Publications Coordinator (FT, contract—The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, CA) — apply now

Job Description: Job Description

About the Role

The Publications Coordinator helps the Publications Department create books and catalogues that document The Huntington’s exhibitions and collections. Reporting to the Manager of Book Publishing and working closely with the volume editors on each book project, the Coordinator assists the Manager of Book Publishing with assembling content for the books, including obtaining images, securing the permission to reproduce them, and coordinating and tracking author manuscripts. The Coordinator also makes sure that manuscripts move efficiently and accurately through the stages of copyediting, design, print, and distribution. They will also serve as publication coordinator for a companion volume to The Huntington’s exhibitions and programming for the occasion of the United States’s semi-quincentennial in 2026.

S/he/they demonstrates a background of working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible approach.

This is a limited-term position expected to last through approximately January 2026.

More info here.

JOB: Asst Prof, Art History @ Northern Arizona University

The department of Comparative Cultural Studies at Northern Arizona University is hiring an assistant teaching professor in art history. CCS is an interdisciplinary department with over 300 majors and minors and 17 full-time faculty. We offer three bachelor’s degrees and five minors (Art History, Asian Studies, Comparative Study of Religions, Humanities, and Museum Studies). We are a campus leader in public humanities programming and support of NAU’s General Studies Program. Our research-active, highly engaged faculty include Guggenheim Fellows, Fulbright Fellows, and several award-winning teachers.

This position is benefit-eligible, promotion eligible, and non-tenure-eligible. Contract begins August 2024.
Responsibilities Include
Teach art history surveys including ARH 141 (Western Art before 1400) & ARH 142 (Western Art after 1400)
Teach other art history classes based on expertise
Help advance teaching excellence and student success
Participate in departmental, college, university, and/or community service
Minimum Qualifications
PhD in Art History
One year of teaching experience or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
Experience teaching art history surveys equivalent to ARH 141 & 142
Experience teaching art history classes in addition to traditional surveys
Evidence of student-centered or high-impact teaching practices
Teaching or scholarship in museum studies
To apply, visit NAU’s HR page: http://nau.jobs/. Job ID: 607892.
Questions?
Gioia Woods, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
Northern Arizona University
gioia.woods@nau.edu

JOB: Director of Temple Contemporary

The Tyler School of Art and Architecture invites applicants for the position of Director of Temple Contemporary, the school’s center for exhibitions and public programs. This position is an uncommon opportunity for an individual to bring progressive leadership to a contemporary gallery in a school of art and architecture with nationally ranked programs situated within a research university, Temple University.

We see this as a highly creative, hands-on position that requires an essential understanding of contemporary art and visual culture, and the collaborative and communication skills to work effectively across disciplines with constituencies within and beyond the school. We are looking for a leader who will build a distinctive intellectual vision for the gallery. The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative, creativity, be passionate about arts advocacy, be fluent in contemporary arts discourse, have experience in fundraising, and be able to work in collaborative and dynamic ways with a diverse group of faculty, students and staff and members of our surrounding community.

Curators, artists, scholars, and cultural producers and practitioners are invited to apply. We are especially interested in candidates who share a love for progressive ideas across the arts and design disciplines, who value working with the broad and diverse communities and who view art as knowledge and as an indispensable arm of free thought and direct social engagement.

The director is a salaried, 12-month position reporting to the Dean of the School. The director may also teach up to one class per year.

About the Tyler School of Art and Architecture
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University is known for fostering a culture of diversity practices in our scholarship and pedagogy. Candidates for the position of director of Temple Contemporary are encouraged to address the ways in which they could contribute to Temple’s institutional mission and commitment to excellence and diversity and to Tyler’s engagement in interdisciplinarity, social responsibility, and community engagement.

One of the Tyler School of Art and Architecture’s core strengths is the breadth of its academic programs. The school offers more than three dozen degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in studio art, design, art history, art education, art therapy, architecture, and built environment disciplines. In each program, students work in small learning communities, while also benefiting from state-of-the-art facilities, a rigorous curriculum, and a large, diverse campus community.

Tyler’s faculty members are widely recognized as among the most exciting practitioners in their fields. Tyler’s vast network of alumni—artists, designers, art historians, scholars, architects and urban planners—are rich resources for collaboration. Temple Contemporary plays a crucial role in the lives of students at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture by expanding their learning experiences.

About Philadelphia
Located in Philadelphia, a hub of cultural and artistic activity and historical resonance, Tyler draws on the many opportunities and resources available throughout the city. Philadelphia has deep artistic traditions in the arts and crafts, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, architecture, and more. The city is home to a thriving contemporary art scene and myriad arts institutions, large and small, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Collection, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, the Clay Studio, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and Monument Lab.

Philadelphia’s urban context includes many notable works of architecture and urban design. Transformational design began with William Penn’s city vision, incorporating green urban squares accessible to all citizens. The city’s accessible green infrastructure was expanded over time to include Fairmount Park, the largest urban park system in the United States, and the Reading Viaduct Rail Park. The dense urban fabric, built up over three centuries, includes innovative architectural works from William Strickland’s Merchant’s Exchange to Howe and Lescaze’s PSFS Building, and more recent works like Snøhetta’s Charles Library.

Main Responsibilities of the Position
The Director of Temple Contemporary is responsible for generating and organizing a yearly series of vital exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and other programs. The director will be expected to consider the educational needs and goals of the academic programs at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture as well as actively engage with students, faculty, artists, scholars, alumni, and the public.

• Develop and maintain a dynamic vision for Temple Contemporary in collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and advisory committees.
• Engage in productive partnerships and collaborative relationships that enrich the educational and cultural life of the school, university, arts community, and general community.
• Create interdisciplinary activities that serves pedagogical, research and outreach interests of the students and faculty.
• Work with faculty to develop responsive programs that are integrated with academic coursework at Tyler.
• Manage, operate, and oversee 3,400 square foot gallery facility.
• Lead the effort to generate contributed income from private, public, governmental, and internal university sources.
• Develop and manage budgets for Temple Contemporary.
• Supervise Temple Contemporary staff of two to three full-time members, graduate assistants, and work study students.
• Maintain a dynamic media presence to promote Temple Contemporary in collaboration with Tyler’s communications staff.
• Support MFA thesis exhibitions.
• Coordinate Temple Contemporary’s Youth Advisory Council and general Advisory Council.

Education and Experience
• MFA in Visual Arts, MA in Museum/Curatorial Studies, MA in Art History/Museum
Management/Administration or equivalent
• Three to five years of experience in museum or gallery curating or programming.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Qualifications – Required
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Hands-on experience with the practical processes of supporting exhibitions from proposal to de-installation
• Demonstrated ability to produce exhibition publications, gallery text and promotional materials

Qualifications – Preferred
• Experience in community engagement
• Record of successful fundraising.
• Experience as a teacher in formal or informal environments

How to apply

Submit application materials to https://temple.taleo.net/careersection/tu_ex_staff/jobdetail.ftl?job=24001098&tz=GMT-0400&tzname=AmericaNew_York

Your application must include six elements:
1. cover letter
2. curriculum vitae
3. documentation of 3-5 relevant previous projects
4. programming statement that illustrates your views of an institution as a space of cultural exploration and social interaction, as well as your vision for how you would approach a university gallery’s presentation of contemporary art and visual culture within the contexts of the school, the university, and the larger community.
5. statement outlining how you have contributed to diversity practices that foster equity and inclusion.
6. contact information for three professional references.

Please submit applications as soon as possible.

JOB: Visiting Asst Prof, Islamic World/Ancient @ Kenyon College

Kenyon College invites applications for a two-year, full-time Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History beginning August 2024. The area of specialization is open, but candidates with teaching expertise in the arts of the Islamic world or Ancient Art of any region before 600 CE are especially encouraged to apply. We are interested in teacher-scholars who can offer creative ways to engage with the Art History Department’s Visual Resources Center, the Blick-Harris Study Collection, The Gund, and regional art museums.

The successful applicant will be able to teach broadly in their field. The selected candidate will teach five total classes per year at the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels. Applicants should complement, not duplicate, current expertise of the department. The selected candidate may have the opportunity to provide mentorship to honors projects.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of the appointment. Candidates who are ABD with a completion date by August 2024 will be considered. Experience in teaching as the instructor of record in college-level courses is required. We seek scholars who can demonstrate a record of undergraduate teaching excellence, preferably in a liberal arts setting.

To apply, candidates should visit the online application site found at careers.kenyon.edu. Applications must include: 1) a cover letter describing teaching experience, research interests, teaching philosophy, and information on ways that issues and practices related to diversity, inclusion, and equity have been or will be included in teaching, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) unofficial graduate transcript(s), 4) a list of three references with detailed contact information, including email address (at least one reference must speak to the candidate’s teaching experience). Note: references will only be contacted for those candidates who advance to the latter stages of the search.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. All applications received by May 10 will be given full consideration.

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