My department is seeking a new tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant or Associate level with a specialization in Art and Visual Culture from prehistory to 1400. Please see the job posting here, and get in touch with any questions:
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Heather Waldroup, Search Chair
The UMBC Visual Arts Department seeks to recruit a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a specialty in art history and/or visual culture whose research and teaching interests encompass the modern and contemporary visual arts (20th and 21st centuries) of one or more of the following geographical areas: Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, or another academic field of artistic and cultural focus, historically marginalized by Eurocentric canons of art history. This position requires demonstration of a deep interest in and commitment to addressing diverse political, historical, social, and cultural perspectives on a global scale within the disciplines of art history and visual culture. Also of interest are applicants who demonstrate new and culturally diverse experimental methodological approaches and/or hold a specific interest in museum/curatorial studies as these relate to art structures and practices in a global modern and contemporary context.
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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
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.
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.
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
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies – Media Studies, University of Richmond
https://richmond.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/3135?c=richmond
The University of Richmond’s Rhetoric and Communication Studies Department invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Media Studies teacher-scholar at the level of Assistant Professor. The position will begin in the fall of 2024. A Ph.D. in Media Studies or a related field is preferred and, ultimately, required at the time of appointment. The Department welcomes applications from scholars with transdisciplinary approaches and degrees.
The department seeks candidates with a particular focus on the politics of media representation that will further the department’s curricular vision in media studies and rhetoric. We particularly encourage candidates whose work brings together intersectional issues such as race, gender, and sexuality including black, feminist, indigenous, and/or queer perspectives and draws on a host of methodologies. Media studies is a capacious field, and we seek candidates studying a wide variety of media forms and phenomena, including the explosion of social media, the rapid growth of gaming, the increased engagement with digitality in public life, and technological developments like artificial intelligence. The successful applicant will teach sections of the department’s RHCS105 (Media, Culture, & Identity) course as well as upper-level courses related to their research and interests.
The University of Richmond is a private university located just a short drive from downtown Richmond, Virginia. Through its five schools and wide array of campus programming, the University combines the best qualities of a small liberal arts college and a large university. With approximately 4,000 students, an 8:1 student-faculty ratio, and more than 90% of traditional undergraduate students living on campus, the University is remarkably student-centered, focused on preparing students “to live lives of purpose, thoughtful inquiry, and responsible leadership in a global and pluralistic society.”
The University of Richmond is committed to developing a diverse workforce and student body, and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of difference in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and institutional success. Our academic community strongly encourages applications that are in keeping with this commitment. For more information on the department and its programs, please see rhetoric.richmond.edu.
Applicants should apply online at http://jobs.richmond.edu or by contacting Dr. Timothy Barney, Search Chair, at tbarney@richmond.edu and submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and teaching statement. The cover letter might particularly relate the candidate’s experiences to their potential for success as a teacher-scholar at an undergraduate liberal arts institution. The teaching statement should be approximately one (1) to two (2) single-space pages in length and should articulate the candidate’s teaching philosophy, interests, and future professional development goals as well as involvement in and commitment to inclusive pedagogy. Candidates for this position may be asked, at a later date, to provide the names and contact information for three references who will be asked to submit letters of recommendation. Review of applications will commence Feb. 23 and continue until the position is filled.
Department/School Name: School of Art
Area of Specialization: Art History
Rank of Appointment: Assistant Professor
San Francisco State University, School of Art seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Art History with a specialization in Latin American and Latinx/e art history and/or African American art history. Position begins August 2024.
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. Application review begins 2/1/2024 and continues until filled.
Send cover letter describing research interests and relating your experience to the required qualifications, a current CV, a statement on how your teaching and creative work align with the commitment of the School of Art to foster an inclusive and diverse academic community, writing sample, sample syllabi, and contact information of three references letters of recommendation to be requested later. Access application portal at: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/sf/en-us/job/533826/assistant-professor-art-history-school-of-art
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 Assistant Professor rank specializing in the Art and Visual Culture of Africa and the African Diaspora, to start fall 2024. 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 successful candidate will hold the Ph.D. by July 1, 2024. The position involves teaching two classes per semester, including a range of courses at the undergraduate level as well as 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 also 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 12 full-time members who specialize in areas ranging from the Bronze Age to Global Contemporary art. Temple is home to 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. In addition, the Charles Library houses the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio, a space for student and collaborative research in digital humanities, digital arts and cultural analytics.
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 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 January 5, 2024. The position remains open until filled.
Address further inquiries to Prof. Alpesh Patel, Search Committee Chair (alpesh.patel@temple.edu).
The Department of Art at Smith College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July, 2024. We seek a scholar of art and architecture whose work addresses the intersections of science and society, taking into account multiple modernities and empire, across the 19th and 20th centuries.
Successful candidates should be prepared to engage actively with diverse students across the liberal arts. Teaching responsibilities for this position will include a range of classes in the candidate’s area of specialization, and our introductory colloquium. Ph.D. in Art History expected by the time of appointment, and three years of teaching experience beyond teaching assistant level. Candidates from groups underrepresented in Art History are encouraged to apply.
Details about the Department of Art may be found at https://www.smith.edu/academics/art.
For more information and to apply, visit http://apply.interfolio.com/134090 .
Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2023.
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