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TENURE TRACK JOBS

African Art / Art of the African Diaspora

Cornell University: Open Rank, Tenure-Track Professor Position in African and African Diaspora Art History and Visual Cultures (Tenure Track)

The Africana Studies and Research Center (ASRC) at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track professor position in African and African Diaspora art history and visual cultures, including research and publication in areas such as African Art, African American Art, Caribbean art, and other diasporas' related visual expressions. We welcome applicants who work in diverse genres and different historical periods, which may include architecture and the built environment, performance art, classicism, slavery, African/Black modernisms, comparative modernities, and contemporaneity, in addition to theory, aesthetics, and art criticism. Candidates should have teaching experience and be conversant with interdisciplinary methodologies. Interested applicants should have a Ph.D. prior to the appointment start date and should upload the following materials by November 1, 2024: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28448

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Assistant Professor in Black art and Design, Art History, Theory, and Criticism Department (Tenure Track)

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. Ph.D. or ABD is required. For ABD candidates, a clear path to Ph.D completion prior to joining the School must be evident. Preference will be given to candidates who relate modern and/or contemporary art and design to histories of Black culture. Deadline: Application Procedures Applicants are encouraged to apply by Monday, September 16, 2024 for full consideration. Please submit application materials via https://saicfaculty.slideroom.com/#/Login.

Eastern Michigan University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

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. Ph.D. (completed by August 2025) is required. Applications are due by January 5, 2025. Apply at: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-art-history-ypsilanti-michigan-united-states

American Art

Trinity University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Art History at Trinity University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Art History at the rank of assistant professor focusing on Latin American and/or Indigenous American art and architecture, to begin in August 2025. We encourage applications from candidates specializing in any region of Central and South America or the Caribbean, in any period from the sixteenth century onwards. The department seeks candidates who are engaged in innovative scholarship in the history of the visual arts or the built environment, including those whose research focuses on global exchanges, cultural encounters, technical or formal innovations, issues of social and artistic production, or legacies of colonialism and imperialism. Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2025. LINK

Penn State: Assistant Professor of American Art (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art History at the Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of American Art, with a preferred research focus on African American, Asian American, Native Nations, Latinx, and/or Queer Studies. A field of specialization that complements departmental strengths in material studies or digital humanities is welcomed. An active research and publication agenda is required. The anticipated course load is 2-2, and the department values dynamic scholars who are prepared to lead survey-level courses, upper-level undergraduate courses in their field, and graduate seminars. Advising of majors, minors, and MA and PhD students is expected, as is service to the department, college, university, and field. The anticipated start date of the position is August 1, 2025. Applications received by November 15, 2024, are assured full consideration. LINK

Occidental College: Assistant / Associate Professor of Contemporary U.S. Art History

The Department of Art and Art History at Occidental College invites applications for a tenure‐track Assistant or Associate Professor of Contemporary U.S. Art History with appointment to begin August 1, 2025. The Art and Art History department is searching for a tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor appointment in contemporary U.S. art history (1960 to the present) within a global framework. Our ideal candidate will have research emphasis on race, ethnicity, gender, class, Indigeneity, postcolonial studies, and/or diaspora studies. We seek a scholar whose research and teaching agenda is grounded in a critical, socially engaged approach to contemporary art and visual culture. Please direct all questions about the position to: Beatrice Gonzales, Academic Support Administrator at beatrice@oxy.edu or call Search Chair Mary Beth Heffernan at 323-259-2729. To be assured full consideration, your application materials must be received by November 15, 2024. Apply at http://apply.interfolio.com/152298.

William & Mary: Assistant Professor of American Studies and Art History (Visual Culture) - Art History and American Studies

The American Studies Program and Department of Art and Art History at William & Mary seek applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in visual culture. The position is a joint appointment in the American Studies Program (75%) and Art and Art History (25%). Appointment will begin August 10, 2025. The American Studies Program and the Department of Art and Art History seek to expand our areas of expertise by hiring a colleague who engages the ways in which images frame our understanding of the social world and the making of intersectional identities and differences. We seek a colleague with interdisciplinary research and teaching expertise in visual culture. Specializations might include, among others, photography, screen cultures, graphic arts, painting, and vernacular art, artifacts, and landscapes including their production and circulation. Historical and/or contemporary perspectives of visual culture are welcome. Applicants must apply online at https://jobs.wm.edu. For full consideration, submit application materials by the initial review date of October 1, 2024. Applications received after the initial review date will be considered if needed.

10/19: Anyone heard anything on this? I know it's early days still but I've seen some other jobs with similar deadlines move on to Zoom interviews
Additional materials requested week of 10/7
Any news since the additional materials request? 11/01 x 2 [same question over here]

Arts Management / Arts Administration

Ancient Art

Eastern Michigan University: Assistant Professor (Art History)

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. Applications for this position are due by January 5, 2025. ATTN: Dr. Pamela Stewart (pstewa13@emich.edu). LINK

Princeton University: Assistant Professor in Roman Art and Archaeology (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art & Archaeology invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Roman Art and Archaeology. The successful candidate is expected to start September 1, 2025. PhD is expected by the start date. Ability to contribute to the department's teaching and research in art history and visual/material culture essential. Experience with archaeological field work desired. The successful candidate will be able to offer a range of courses in art history and to teach the undergraduate archaeological methods course. Engagement with the Department of Classics, the Program in the Ancient World, the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, and the Princeton University Art Museum expected. Apply online at https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/position/35581 with a cover letter and research statement, CV, writing sample, a teaching statement of no more than two pages, and the names and contact information of three references from whom letters of recommendation may be requested. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2024. Position open until filled.

Mount Holyoke College: Assistant Professor of Art and Architectural History, Late Antique and Medieval Mediterranean World

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Art History and Architectural Studies invites applications for an art or architectural historian of the late antique and medieval Mediterranean world for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2025. We are especially interested in candidates whose research and teaching are concerned with aspects of globalism and cultural connections. The teaching load is four courses per year, comprising a general survey, upper-level courses, and advanced seminars in the candidate’s area of expertise. Click here for the full position advertisement including desired qualifications, requested materials, and instructions for applying. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2024.

Architectural History

Penn State: Assistant Professor of Architectural History (1800 to present) (Tenure-Track)

The Department of Art History at the Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Architectural History (1800 to the present), with a preferred research focus on Africa, the Americas, the Islamic World, and/or the Middle East/West Asia. A field of specialization that complements existing departmental strengths in Early Modern Europe, South Asia, and Latin America is preferred. An active research and publication agenda is required. The anticipated course load is 2-2, and the department values dynamic scholars who are prepared to lead a survey-level course in architectural history, upper-level undergraduate courses in their field, and graduate seminars. Applications received by November 15, 2024, are assured full consideration; however, applications will be received until the position is filled. To apply, upload requested materials into Penn State's online application system (Workday). Inquiries may be directed to Search Committee Chair, Madhuri Desai (msd13@psu.edu). LINK

Ithaca College: Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies (Tenure Track)

The Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies to begin Fall 2025. The Architectural Studies program is housed in the College’s Department of Art, Art History, and Architecture (AAHA). We are seeking an inclusive, committed, and creative teacher and researcher who can broaden the perspectives of both our department and our students. The ideal candidate will bring fresh insights and contribute to the diversity of thought in our multidisciplinary department. A PhD or a post-professional degree in architecture or a closely allied field, or their near completion at the time of the appointment, is required. The desired candidate will be able to teach our introductory global architectural history survey, Architecture Across Cultures, and other courses in architectural history, theory, and design based on their own experiences and area of expertise. The ability to offer pre-1800 architectural history courses and our design studios is preferred. The demonstrated ability to teach courses that serve the major, expand and support the diversity of the Art History and Art programs, and contribute to the College’s general education program, the Integrated Core Curriculum (ICC), is preferred. Review of applications will begin on Nov. 15, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. LINK

Vassar College: Assistant Professor of Art and Urban Studies (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art at Vassar College, in collaboration with the Urban Studies Program, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in architectural and urban history at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in the fall semester of 2025. We seek an innovative historian of modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism with a transnational, diasporic, and/or global approach. Applications should be addressed to Tobias Armborst and submitted online at: https://employment.vassar.edu/postings/4135. Review of applicant materials will begin on December 18, 2024, and will continue until the position has been filled. There is no guarantee that applications received after December 18, 2024, will be reviewed.

University of California, Berkeley: Assistant Professor - History and Theory of Architecture (Tenure Track)

The Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the History and Theory of Architecture, beginning Fall 2025. We invite applications from architectural scholars whose research addresses the vital and urgent issues of our day through a historical and theoretical lens. We especially welcome candidates whose work and teaching engage dynamically with the intersectional nature of architecture, including (but not limited to) topics such as the Global South, environmental history, migration, disability, gender, sexuality, inequality, race, and Science and Technology Studies. Apply at https://apptrkr.com/5574159 by October 25, 2004 to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Texas Tech: Assistant Professor in History of Architecture (Tenure Track)

The Huckabee College of Architecture (HCOA) at Texas Tech University (TTU) invites candidates to apply for multiple full-time, 9-month tenure-track positions in Architectural Design at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September 1, 2025, or earlier. The College seeks enthusiastic and innovative colleagues to join our growing design studio faculty on the High Plains of West Texas. Ideal candidates will have experience teaching architecture design studios and an ability to demonstrate clear pedagogical methods. They should also be able to craft and execute coordinated studios and seminars, guiding students to acquire competitive technical and critical skills at various stages of our design curriculum.  Questions about this position should be directed to Professor Joe Aranha, Search Committee Chair, at joseph.aranha@ttu.edu. Details here.

Colgate University: Assistant Professor in Architectural Design, History, and Theory (Tenure Track)

The Art Department at Colgate University invites applications for a new tenure-stream position in Architectural Design, History, and Theory, at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in the fall semester 2025. M.Arch or PhD required at or shortly after the time of hire. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in architectural design as a studio practice, in addition to architectural history and theory in their area of particular interest, within an Art Department that combines art history and studio practice. We have recently created a new Architectural Studies major within the department, and the successful candidate will help us shape and grow this program. The department is especially interested in candidates whose practices and approaches to the field of architecture will attract students arriving from a variety of disciplines within a small liberal arts college context, and who will make a significant contribution to Colgate University’s stated commitments to the arts. (http://apply.interfolio.com/151229). Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

Asian Art

College of Charleston: Assistant Professor in Asian Art and Architecture (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Architectural History at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Asian Art and Architecture beginning August 16, 2025. We seek an enthusiastic teacher-scholar to contribute to our dynamic department housing two distinct undergraduate degree programs: Art & Architectural History and Historic Preservation & Community Planning. Candidates must have expertise in the art, architecture, and visual culture of any geographic region and time period in Asian art history. The ability to offer a global perspective on existing courses and to develop intermediate and advanced-level courses on the art, architecture, and visual culture of East Asia, South Asia, or Southeast Asia is essential. Review of applications will begin immediately; applications will be accepted until February 1, 2025. For more information and to apply follow this link: https://jobs.cofc.edu/postings/15976.

Kansas City Art Institute: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure track)

The Kansas City Art Institute, a national leader in visual arts education, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art History position. The ideal candidate will demonstrate how their teaching and research will intersect and expand our current curricula. Our existing strengths are ancient and medieval Mediterranean, early modern Europe, Japanese, Latin American, mid-twentieth century, and contemporary art. We are seeking someone with experience in the art, architecture, visual culture, and/or material culture of Asia. We are particularly interested in those whose specialty may include the art of Southeast Asia, South Asia, China, Korea and/or the Asian diaspora. This faculty position will actively support the Asian Studies minor. January 3, 2025 deadline. https://www.glassdoor.ca/job-listing/assistant-professor-art-history-tt-kansas-city-art-institute-JV_IC1131040_KO0,34_KE35,60.htm?jl=1009479073355 *please note: This position does not sponsor foreign applicants who have no US work permit and visa

Scripps College: Assistant Professor in East Asian Art History (Tenure Track)

Scripps College, a women's liberal arts college with a strong interdisciplinary tradition, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in Art History, with an area of specialization in the history of East Asian art, architecture, or design of any period. The teaching load is four courses per year (2/2) plus senior thesis advising. Applicants should submit the following materials via Interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/157044): a cover letter; c.v.; a one-page research statement; a teaching dossier (including a one-page teaching statement, three syllabi, and teaching evaluations); a one-page description of the candidate's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; a writing sample; and the names and contact information of three references (letters solicited upon advancement to interview). For matters other than the submission of materials, please contact Julia Lum, Chair, Art History Search Committee: arthistory@scrippscollege.edu. Applications will be accepted until January 6th, 2025.

Northwestern University: Assistant or Associate Professor in East Asian Art and Architecture

The Department of Art History at Northwestern University seeks to hire a full-time assistant or associate professor of art and/or architecture of East Asia (China, Japan, or Korea). Candidates may focus on any time period and any medium or media. We will give priority to those whose expertise can create fruitful scholarly dialogue with current department faculty members. We welcome interests in global, transcultural, and multireligious contacts, archaeology and preservation, historiography and institutions, visual and material culture, and interdisciplinary lines of inquiry such as the history of science. This position is meant to complement and be complemented by existing Northwestern departments and programs including Asian-American Studies, Asian Languages and Cultures, Gender and Sexuality Studies, History, and the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. The ideal candidate will be able to teach a broad survey of East Asian art history, as well as more focused intermediate-level lecture courses and seminars at the undergraduate and graduate levels related to their area and/or time period of specialization. Our department is firmly committed to racial justice and equity, here and across the world. DUE: November 1, 2024. For any questions about the position, you may contact the search committee chair, Rebecca Zorach (rebecca.zorach@northwestern.edu). Application can be found here: https://facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjIyMQ==.

Rice University: Transnational Asian Studies - Open Rank Professor of South Asia (Open to both Assistant, Associate, or Full rank)

The Department of Transnational Asian Studies at Rice University in Houston Texas invites applications for an open rank, tenured/tenure-track scholar of South Asia. Applications are welcome from a variety of disciplines and areas of specialization that include South Asian Studies, Asian American Studies, Religion and Philosophy, Art History, Environmental Studies, Race and Caste Studies, Diaspora Studies and Gender and Sexuality. Applicants with strongly cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary background are particularly welcome to apply. Please submit your application by October 31, 2024 to http://apply.interfolio.com/153812.

University of California Los Angeles: Assistant/Associate Professor, Korean Art (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles, invites applications for an assistant professor (tenure-track) or associate professor (with tenure) specializing in Korean art history, to start July 1, 2025. Korean art history has a long and distinctive tradition at UCLA, with initial support from the Korea Foundation, and interdisciplinary links to the Center for Korean Studies and the Program in Korean Humanities. We seek a critically-engaged scholar whose work emphasizes methodological innovation as well as connections between Korea and other geo-cultural areas, and who is interested in cross-field collaboration within the Department and the university. Ph.D. in hand at time of appointment is required. We especially welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. Please submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae, sample publication, EDI statement, reference check authorization release form, and names and contact information for three referees at http://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09754. Application deadline: November 15, 2024.

Case Western Reserve University: Assistant Professor Arts of Asia (tenure Track)

The Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor (tenure track) to teach courses in the arts of Asia. We seek candidates with demonstrated excellence and innovation in research, scholarship, and teaching whose expertise would complement the current departmental curriculum, and especially those whose specialization lies in periods predating the 1600s. Application Instructions: This is a tenure-track position with the start date of July 1, 2025. For more details and to submit your application, please use the following link: Apply here. Complete applications should include a cover letter addressing research, teaching, and other relevant experience; a curriculum vitae; a writing sample in the form of an article or a chapter; and names, titles, and email addresses of three references. Position open until filled. Applications received by October 15, 2025, will be given full consideration. Questions should be directed to Elina Gertsman, Acting Chair of the Department of Art History and Art, at exg152@case.edu.

[Nov 2] Any update?

University of Chicago: Assistant Professor in East Asian Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art History invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in East Asian Art History with an expected start date of July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. We seek a historian of any period whose work addresses the visual, material, and/or architectural culture of the Korean peninsula and/or Korean diaspora in its wider regional and historical context, preferably with a focus on transnational and intercultural topics. This search is part of an initiative to expand Korean Studies at the University of Chicago, also taking place through a related search in Korean Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations: https://apply.interfolio.com/153011. Applicants must upload the following materials to the University of Chicago’s recruitment website at https://apply.interfolio.com/153014 by 10:59pm Central Time/11:59pm Eastern Time on October 7, 2024.

[Oct 27] Any update?
Oct 25 Rejection Letter

Princeton University: Assistant Professor in South Asian Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art & Archaeology invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in South Asian art history before 1850. The position was endowed by Shanthi Kandiah and Brahmal Vasudevan in honor of Vidya Dehejia. Teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels is required, from broad survey courses to seminars in areas of expertise. Engagement with the Princeton University Art Museum expected. The successful candidate will start September 1, 2025. PhD required by the start date. Apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/35642 with a cover letter, research statement (500-1000 words), CV, writing sample, teaching statement (maximum 500 words), and the names and contact information of three references from whom letters of recommendation may be requested.Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2024. Position open until filled.

University of Washington: Assistant Professor in History of Art in South Asia (Tenure Track)

The Division of Art History in the School of Art Art History Design at the University of Washington in Seattle invites applications for a 100% full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the history of art in South Asia and its diasporas from the 19th century to the present. Candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to candidates applying on or before October 21. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Apply online at https://apply.interfolio.com/152109.

University of Rochester: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Art History (www.sas.rochester.edu/aah/) at the University of Rochester invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor to teach the history of art, architecture, material culture and /or visual culture with a focus on South Asia. Preference will be given to applicants whose research focuses on film, performance and/or gender and sexuality studies. Scholars working on any time period are invited to apply. Apply online at https://apply.interfolio.com/152701 by November 1, 2024.

Design History

Early Modern / Renaissance Art

NYU Abu Dhabi: Professor of Early Modern European Art History, Tenured/Tenure Track - Open Rank

The Division of Arts and Humanities invites applications for an open-rank faculty position specializing in early modern European art and its entanglements with the diverse histories of empire, colonialism, and cultural exchange. The Division seeks scholars who can demonstrate a commitment to methodological reflection and innovation that is open to cross-disciplinary and global art historical perspectives. Apply on Interfolio here.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Assistant Professor of Medieval or Early Modern Visual Culture (global emphasis)

The School of Art, Art History & Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in any area or region of art and visual culture between c. 700 and 1750. The ideal candidate will be an innovative teacher-scholar with expertise in the global dimensions of this era – including, but not limited to, the global Middle Ages, global early modernities, and histories of colonial encounters. We welcome candidates who take transnational, cross-cultural, and/or interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching and who bring novel and inclusive perspectives to their work. This tenure-track position carries a 2/2 teaching load. Since the candidate will play a role in initiating a new major in Visual Cultures & Public Practices, an interest in teaching a liberal-arts-based public practice course, whether in digital humanities, public humanities, cultural heritage, site-specific arts research, community arts programming, or other areas is desirable. For full consideration, applications should be submitted through UNL's employment website by January 2, 2025: https://employment.unl.edu/postings/94337

University of Georgia: Assistant Professor of Early Modern Period (c. 1300-1700) (global emphasis)

The Art History program at the University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment to begin August 2025. We seek a scholar of visual and material culture of the Early Modern period (c.1300-1700). Successful candidates will engage a global approach, one that prioritizes intellectual and material exchanges between Europe, Africa, the Near East, Asia, or the Americas. A candidate’s research focus may lie within any of these geographical areas, while addressing broader early-modern histories such as global trade, religious and social transformation, humanism, technological advancement, enslavement, and empire. For full consideration, applications should be submitted by Jan. 1, 2025. https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/401886

Duke University: Associate Professor of Early Modern Europe / Atlantic World

The Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke University invites candidates to apply for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position in Early Modern Europe/Atlantic World at the associate professor level. We seek applications from individuals whose work makes significant contributions to scholarship on Early Modern European art and/or architecture and also engages in the art or architecture of a related part of the Atlantic world. Applicants should demonstrate a dedication to pedagogy, inclusive classrooms, and courses that incorporate critical approaches to the history of art. Candidates submitting all required materials by December 1, 2024 will receive full consideration. Applications should be submitted via this link: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28505.

Sarah Lawrence College: Assistant Professor in History of Early Modern European Art in a Global Perspective, ca. 1400-1750 (Tenure Track)

Sarah Lawrence College seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in History of Early Modern European Art in a Global Perspective (ca. 1400-1750) with a start date of fall 2025. We seek scholars who decenter the canon by situating European art and architecture within histories of global trade networks, colonialism, enslavement, expansion, and empire, engaging discourses of the Global Mediterranean, and/or the Transpacific and Transatlantic Worlds. The candidate will offer a secondary teaching field in African, Asian, Pre-Columbian or Colonial Latin American Art, bringing geographical breadth and depth to the position. We seek a scholar who will introduce students to art historical tools, closely considering objects and artifacts in collections in the New York area to tell new stories about form, affect, and materiality, and/or to interrupt canonical narratives of art history. The position will remain open until filled; review of applications will begin on September 30, 2024. Posting here.

Eighteenth / Nineteenth Century Art

Gender Studies

Generalist / Open / Visual Culture

South Carolina State University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Visual Arts Program in the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at SC State University seeks a full-time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor to teach undergraduate courses in Art History and Art Appreciation with knowledge of Art History and Aesthetics. Teaching responsibilities include but are not limited to art history: ARTH 215 Art History Survey I, ARTH 216 Art History Survey II, ARTH 420 Modern and Contemporary Art History, ARTH African American Art History, and ART 250 Art appreciation courses. No due date posted?? LINK

Susquehanna University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Design at Susquehanna University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in art history, beginning in fall 2025. The successful candidate will be the primary art history faculty member within a small, but thriving, department offering degrees in art history, studio art, and graphic design. Please submit letter of application, CV, at least one research sample, a statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi (one survey and at least one additional course), and a list of three references with contact information. Any inquiries should be sent to the department chair, Amanda Lenig, leniga@susqu.edu. Formal review of applications will begin on November 22, 2024, with interviews and campus visits following in January/February of 2025. Apply: https://jobs.susqu.edu/postings/4428

Villanova University (Villanova, PA): Assistant Professor, Culture & the Augustinian Catholic Intellectual Tradition (Tenure Track)

How does culture shape the human pursuit of the good life? The Villanova Department of Humanities invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor, with interdisciplinary undergraduate teaching and research that draws on the Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition to engage with major aesthetic, existential, and moral questions at the intersection of culture, creativity, community, and human flourishing. Our new colleague begins in August 2025 with a teaching load of 3-2 (2-2 in first year of appointment). Successful candidates may come from a range of possible research specializations such as art and art history, cultural anthropology, humane economics, or sociology.For online application and full description, see here. Deadline is October 1, 11:59pm.

Global / Non-Western Art

Iowa State University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Visual Culture in the College of Design at Iowa State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Art History with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2025. We seek a dynamic teacher-scholar with a research focus outside of the Euro-American context, preferably Art of Asia or Indigenous Art of the Americas, to teach upper-level courses in their area of expertise and broad survey courses in Art History. The ideal candidate will specialize in the ancient or pre-modern period and demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching. An interest in teaching contemporary art would be of additional benefit to the department. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to receive full consideration, applications should be received by December 2, 2024. All interested, qualified persons must apply for this position online at jobs.iastate.edu to Job Requisition Number R15680. Apply online here.

Kutztown University: Assistant Professor in Art History (Global) (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art & Design at Kutztown University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Art History beginning fall semester 2025 with a focus on art history in global contexts. Teaching responsibilities may include global Art History surveys, especially Art History B (1200-1850), Art History Seminar, and advanced courses in the area(s) of specialization. For questions, please contact the chair of the search committee, Dr. Pierette Kulpa, kulpa@kutztown.edu . Review of applications begins January 10, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. https://kuva.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/81484

Denison University: Tenure-Track (open rank) in Art History and Visual Culture (19th-21st Cent in a Global Context)

The Department of Art History and Visual Culture at Denison University invites applications for an open rank tenure track position in the scholarly area of late 19th to 21st century art history and visual culture in a global context. Our new colleague's expertise should include at least two of the following regions distributed across the Global North and South: Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, North America. Candidates must be able to teach a range of different topics in late 19th to 21st century art and visual culture from more than one regional perspective. Strong candidates will demonstrate a commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level, an appreciation of the context of a small residential liberal arts institution, and a clear and active research agenda. Appointment at the assistant or associate professor level will be based on experience in academia. Applicants must be submitted on-line at http://apply.interfolio.com/153988. Review of applications will begin on November 18, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. For selected applicants, we plan to conduct interviews on Zoom in mid-January 2025.

University of Wyoming: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The University of Wyoming Department of Visual Arts welcomes applications for a full-time, benefited, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art History, beginning August 2025. We seek a dynamic scholar-educator with a non-European research focus, preferably Indigenous Art of the Americas, and a demonstrated ability to teach Art History Survey and upper-level courses in their area of specialty. A record of active scholarship, publication, and professional development is required. The successful candidate should also have an interest and competency in teaching Early Modern Art, Museum Studies, or a second non-European area. For full consideration, applications should be submitted by October 14, 2024. Applications will be accepted after this date until a suitable candidate is identified.

10/24 Zoom Interview

Eastern Michigan University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

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. Ph.D. (completed by August 2025) is required. Applications are due by January 5, 2025. Apply at: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-art-history-ypsilanti-michigan-united-states

Hispanic / Latin American Art

Trinity University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Art History at Trinity University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Art History at the rank of assistant professor focusing on Latin American and/or Indigenous American art and architecture, to begin in August 2025. We encourage applications from candidates specializing in any region of Central and South America or the Caribbean, in any period from the sixteenth century onwards. The department seeks candidates who are engaged in innovative scholarship in the history of the visual arts or the built environment, including those whose research focuses on global exchanges, cultural encounters, technical or formal innovations, issues of social and artistic production, or legacies of colonialism and imperialism. Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2025. LINK

Eastern Michigan University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

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. Ph.D. (completed by August 2025) is required. Applications are due by January 5, 2025. Apply at: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-art-history-ypsilanti-michigan-united-states

Islamic Art

Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH): Assistant Professor of Islamic Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art History at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences in Islamic Art History. Initial appointment to this position will be for a term of four years, beginning fall of 2025, and will carry the rank of Assistant Professor. We welcome specialists in any subfield, region, or period whose teaching does justice to the geographic range and temporal depth of the Islamic world. The incumbent will teach 4.5 courses per year in the general area of the art and architecture of the Islamic world, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses. To apply, candidates should visit the online application site found at https://jobs.oberlin.edu. Review of applications will begin on September 27, 2024.

Eastern Michigan University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

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. Ph.D. (completed by August 2025) is required. Applications are due by January 5, 2025. Apply at: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-art-history-ypsilanti-michigan-united-states

Medieval / Byzantine Art

Yale University: Assistant Professor, Art and Architecture of Medieval Worlds (500-1450 CE)

Yale University's Department of History of Art seeks an Assistant Professor of Medieval Art and Architecture, to begin July 1, 2025, who will complement our existing strengths in late Roman Italy, medieval Latin Europe, Buddhist East Asia and the early modern Islamic world. The geographical field is open, but expertise in the Mediterranean world, the Byzantine Empire, Central Asia, the Levant, northern and eastern Africa, or Islamic Iberia - and attention to the interconnections of a given area with other parts of the world - will be especially welcome. All materials must be submitted online through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/152041. Review of applications will begin on November 4, 2024, with preliminary interviews to be held by mid-January.

Brown University: Assistant Professor in Medieval European Art and Architectural History in the World (Tenure Track)

The Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University seeks applicants at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) whose scholarship focuses on histories of medieval (ca. 500s-1400s) European art and architecture in the world. We are interested in candidates whose work explores developments in Europe, and we consider scholarship that examines Europe's relationship and connections to the wider world as a highly desirable additional area of investigation. We are especially interested in scholars who combine art or architectural historical and archaeological expertise. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2024. The search will remain open until filled or closed. Apply at at: http://apply.interfolio.com/150951

Any Updates? 10/23

Mount Holyoke College: Assistant Professor of Art and Architectural History, Late Antique and Medieval Mediterranean World

The Mount Holyoke College Department of Art History and Architectural Studies invites applications for an art or architectural historian of the late antique and medieval Mediterranean world for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2025. We are especially interested in candidates whose research and teaching are concerned with aspects of globalism and cultural connections. The teaching load is four courses per year, comprising a general survey, upper-level courses, and advanced seminars in the candidate’s area of expertise. Click here for the full position advertisement including desired qualifications, requested materials, and instructions for applying. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2024.

Eastern Michigan University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

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. Ph.D. (completed by August 2025) is required. Applications are due by January 5, 2025. Apply at: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-art-history-ypsilanti-michigan-united-states

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Assistant Professor of Medieval or Early Modern Visual Culture (global emphasis)

The School of Art, Art History & Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in any area or region of art and visual culture between c. 700 and 1750. The ideal candidate will be an innovative teacher-scholar with expertise in the global dimensions of this era – including, but not limited to, the global Middle Ages, global early modernities, and histories of colonial encounters. We welcome candidates who take transnational, cross-cultural, and/or interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching and who bring novel and inclusive perspectives to their work. This tenure-track position carries a 2/2 teaching load. Since the candidate will play a role in initiating a new major in Visual Cultures & Public Practices, an interest in teaching a liberal-arts-based public practice course, whether in digital humanities, public humanities, cultural heritage, site-specific arts research, community arts programming, or other areas is desirable. For full consideration, applications should be submitted through UNL's employment website by January 2, 2025: https://employment.unl.edu/postings/94337

Modern / Contemporary Art

University of Southern California: Open Rank Faculty Position in Modern Art and Visual Culture

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

Barnard College: Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art (Tenure Track)

The Barnard Art History Department invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor in Modern and Contemporary Art, which will begin July 1, 2025. We welcome applications from scholars with expertise in modern and contemporary art from any region, including but not limited to those with specializations in migration, displacement, diaspora, indigeneity, and cross-cultural exchange; postcolonial, decolonial, and race-aware methods; intersectional feminism, gender, queer-, and trans-theory; and artistic practices that challenge traditional Western-centric narratives and expand the scope of art historical inquiry. Applicants must submit all materials by Dec. 15, 2024. LINK

Georgetown University: Assistant Professor of the History of Modern Art/Modernism (c. 1800-1960) (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Art History at Georgetown University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position to begin in August 2025. We are looking for candidates who can teach the history of European and American modern art, but whose work engages with approaches to broader transregional, diasporic, and colonial/postcolonial networks. Candidates with interest in interdisciplinary methodologies that emphasize the social interdependencies of creative practice-political movements, urbanism, built environments, ecological context, science and technology, etc.- are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by December 15, 2024. For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/156776

University of Oregon: Assistant Professor in Contemporary Art and Architecture Decolonizing Perspective (Tenure Track)

The Department of the History of Art and Architecture invites applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the field of broadly defined contemporary art or architecture. Preference will be given to scholars whose research and teaching foreground communities that are historically underrepresented and/or marginalized in the field and demonstrate a profound understanding of the effects of globalization, migration, and racism on contemporary artistic or architectural practices. Ideally, the successful candidate will strengthen the department's ties to other campus units, such as Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Black Studies, Latin American Studies, or Asian Studies. Application Deadline: December 15, 2024 https://apptrkr.com/5577630

University of Alaska Anchorage: Assistant or Associate Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art within the University of Alaska Anchorage is accepting applications for a full time, tenure track position in Art History. This is an entry level tripartite position with a rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will also hold the Talbot-Sage Professorship of Art, a 3-year position with special funding for creative activity and professional development. This position is comprised of teaching a variety of core classes such as Western Art, Modern and Contemporary Art and Art Appreciation. We are seeking to diversify our upper division class offerings by finding a candidate who may focus on topics such as ethnicity, indigenous art of the Americas, gender and racial studies, or other specialized areas of interest.Review of applications will begin on October 25, 2024. https://careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assistant-or-associate-professor-of-art-history-anchorage-alaska-united-states

The City University of New York (CUNY): Assistant or Associate Professor of Modern European Art (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art & Art History seeks a professor to be appointed at the Assistant or Associate levels (tenure track) with a proven record of research and publication in the art of Europe, c. 1840-1940, with preference for candidates with demonstrated interest in European modernisms in a global context. Teaching responsibilities include lectures and seminars at both the undergraduate and MA levels. Experience with exhibitions as a mode of scholarship and a willingness to teach in conjunction with curatorial initiatives are desirable. The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on August 26, 2024.

Baylor University: Assistant Professor in Modern & Contemporary Art History (Tenure Track)

Baylor University seeks to fill a tenure-track position within the Department of Art & Art History at the Assistant Professor rank in Modern & Contemporary Art History starting in the Fall of 2025. The Department of Art & Art History prioritizes faculty success at all levels. Candidate should be comfortable with undergraduate education in a studio environment. To learn more about the College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Art & Art History, please visit these links: www.baylor.edu/artsandsciences; https://art.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/ Complete applications must be submitted by September 22, 2024. Posting here: https://apply.interfolio.com/146691

Additional materials requested (recommendation letters) - Sept. 18, 2024
First-Round Zoom Interviews completed Oct. 11, 2024.

Museum Studies

Texas State University: Assistant Professor of Museum Studies and History (Tenure Track)

The Department of History at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of museum studies and history (regional specialization open). The successful candidate will contribute to a thriving Public History Concentration within the Master's Program in History. They will be prepared to teach specialized graduate and undergraduate courses on the theory and practice of public history in museums and to direct graduate theses and comprehensive exams. We seek a colleague interested in collaborating with cultural institutions and engaging communities across and outside the university. Apply by November 15, 2024: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/49939

San Francisco State University: Assistant Professor, Museum Studies (tenure-track)

San Francisco State University, Museum Studies Program, offers an exciting opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Museum Studies, beginning August 2025. We seek a Museum Studies scholar-practitioner whose teaching and research extends beyond a single area of expertise, ideally bridging several of the following specializations: critical museum studies, audience development, public programs and education, community curation, museum management, administration, and fundraising, exhibition design (digital and/or virtual exhibitions is highly desired), collection standards, and museum ethics. We also seek a colleague who will engage with the Global Museum, an on-campus museum that is operated in concert with the Museum Studies Program and its curriculum. We are interested especially in qualified candidates who are strongly committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion and who demonstrate these commitments through their teaching, curricular development, and research. Apply by December 15, 2024. For a complete description of the position and how to apply visit: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/sf/en-us/job/543719/assistant-professor-museum-studies

Arizona State University: Professor of Practice, Museum Studies (renewable, non-tenure-track)

The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks a full-time (1.0 FTE) 9-month (academic year) Professor of Practice in Museum Studies with an emphasis on one or more of these areas: museum administration and strategic alignment, museum administration, development and fundraising, museum technologies and digital initiatives, curatorial practice, community partnerships and civic engagement, and/or collections development and management, beginning August 2025. The position responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate online and in-person teaching on the Tempe campus, curriculum development, student mentorship, and service. Salary: $70,000-90,000. The application deadline is December 3, 2024. Applications for a reserve pool will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. For a complete description of the position and how to apply visit: https://art.asu.edu/about/employment/professor-practice-museum-studies

Native American / Indigenous Art

Iowa State University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art and Visual Culture in the College of Design at Iowa State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Art History with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2025. We seek a dynamic teacher-scholar with a research focus outside of the Euro-American context, preferably Art of Asia or Indigenous Art of the Americas, to teach upper-level courses in their area of expertise and broad survey courses in Art History. The ideal candidate will specialize in the ancient or pre-modern period and demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching. An interest in teaching contemporary art would be of additional benefit to the department. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to receive full consideration, applications should be received by December 2, 2024. All interested, qualified persons must apply for this position online at jobs.iastate.edu to Job Requisition Number R15680. Apply online here.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Assistant Professor in Latin American and/or Pre-Columbian art history (Tenure Track)

The Department of Art & Art History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Latin American and/or Pre-Columbian art history. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. by the start date of July 1, 2025.We seek a dynamic scholar with expertise in the art and visual culture of Pre-Hispanic America or colonial or modern Latin America. The successful candidate will show a strong commitment to teaching and research and will contribute to our vibrant academic community while expanding our current fields of art historical expertise. A demonstrated engagement with evolving directions in the field will be of particular interest. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses, including a survey of Pre-Columbian and/or Latin American art; to maintain an active and productive research profile; and to contribute to departmental and university service. Due November 11, 2024. https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/289586

UC Berkeley: Assistant Professor - Native American/Indigenous People's Media - Department of Film & Media (Tenure-track)

As part of a campus wide hiring initiative, the Department of Film & Media at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Native American/Indigenous People's Media with an expected start date of July 1, 2025. Candidates might be a mediamaker and/or a theorist or historian. We are seeking a scholar and/or practitioner whose work embodies or addresses emerging and/or historical Native American/Indigenous media practices broadly, including historical, theoretical, and critical making/practice approaches that center on moving image, sound, or digital media technologies. Theoretical or historical approaches might emphasize the ethical, social and cultural considerations of Indigenous knowledge, sovereignty, and decolonization, while media makers might engage media technological systems of meaning that are centered in Native American/Indigenous communities and expression. . Apply: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04490 Deadline: September 15, 2024

York University: Assistant/Associate Professor in Contemporary Indigenous Art (Tenure Track)

The Department of Visual Art & Art History of York University invites highly qualified applicants for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in Contemporary Indigenous Art. This appointment is contingent upon a successful nomination to the Canada Research Chairs program at the Tier 2 level. This is a tenure-track appointment to the Professorial Stream to commence July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. Tier 2 Chairs are intended for exceptional emerging researchers (i.e., within 10 years of attaining their highest degree at the time of nomination, with consideration for career breaks) who have the acknowledged potential to lead their field of research. Appointment to a Tier 2 Chair is for five years, is renewable once, and comes with enhanced research support from the program. Submit materials at: AMPD_CRC_ConIndArt. Application Deadline: September 30, 2024

John Hopkins University: Austen-Stokes Assistant Professor in the Art of the Ancient Americas (Tenure-Track)

The Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for the position of Austen-Stokes Assistant Professor in the Art of the Ancient Americas, to begin July 1, 2025. We welcome applications from scholars specializing in the art, architecture, and/or material culture of pre-colonial North, Central, and/or South America, including the Caribbean. All materials must be submitted via http://apply.interfolio.com/150650. Review of applications will begin on September 9, 2024. For further information, contact the chair of the search committee, Rebecca Brown (rmbrown@jhu.edu). For more information about the department, see http://arthist.jhu.edu

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Eastern Michigan University: Assistant Professor of Art History (Tenure Track)

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. Ph.D. (completed by August 2025) is required. Applications are due by January 5, 2025. Apply at: https://careers.emich.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-art-history-ypsilanti-michigan-united-states

Photography / Film / Media Studies

VISITING POSITIONS / Adjunct / Limited-Term Appointments / Postdocs

African Art / Art of the African Diaspora

Skidmore College: Visiting Assistant Professor (2 years)

The Department of Art History at Skidmore College invites applications for a two-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor of the history of African visual and material cultures. The application must include: a cover letter, CV, two sample syllabi (preferably at different curricular levels), a sample assignment (with stated learning goals), and names and contact information for two references. It also must include a separate statement explaining how the candidate's teaching interests and pedagogy engage issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, both in the topics and materials that students study and in the classroom environment. Please provide specific examples. Application review will begin on January 6, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. https://www.skidmore.edu/hr/

American Art

Arts Management / Arts Administration

Ancient Art

Middlebury College: Visiting Assistant Professor of Premodern Art History (One Year Term)

The Department of History of Art and Architecture invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Premodern Art History to teach for one academic year beginning in the fall semester of 2025. The successful candidate will participate in the instruction of our introductory course and offer lectures and seminars in their areas of expertise. Applicants with specialties in premodern architectural history, Asia, and the Global South are encouraged to apply. All application materials must be received by December 1, 2024. Through Interfolio, submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, two sample syllabi, and three names of references. More information at https://apply.interfolio.com/157164

Architectural History

University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN) - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Global Medieval Architecture (Spring and Fall 2025)

The School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a two-semester postdoctoral research associate in architectural history focused on a global view of medieval architecture. The successful candidate must have a PhD in hand at the initiation of their appointment. The Research Associate will teach one survey course in global medieval architectural history during the Spring 2025 semester on a second-year undergraduate level, and two specialized seminars during the Fall 2025 semester. Postdoctoral Research Associates have the opportunity to develop courses required by the School or that are aligned with their research interests. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The deadline for application materials is October 15, 2024. Apply: https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=178928437

Asian Art

Brown University: Chinese Religions and Visual Culture Postdoctoral Research Associate (2-Year)

The Department of Religious Studies at Brown University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research associate. We seek an interdisciplinary scholar of visual or material cultures with expertise in any of the religious traditions of broader China pre-1800. The ideal candidate will bridge the study of religion and art history through exciting course offerings and participation in intellectual events on campus. Candidates are expected to have an advanced degree in Religious Studies, Art History, or a related discipline. The selection committee conceives of the study of "China" broadly, stretching from the Silk Road to maritime communities. Candidates whose work and interests are transnational are also encouraged to apply. Similarly, "religious traditions" is broadly conceived, and may be Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and/or popular traditions. We welcome candidates specializing in established subfields, such as Dunhuang Studies, as well as in emerging subfields. DUE NOV 30, 2024 https://apply.interfolio.com/156731%C2%A0

Savannah College of Art and Design: Non-Tenure, university-wide annual contract system (1-year contracts; renewable) Professor of Art History, Asian Art (Savannah, GA campus)

In this role, you will be tasked with crafting and structuring lesson plans tailored to the study of Asian art, maintaining a dynamic and interactive classroom atmosphere conducive to learning, and offering constructive feedback to students to facilitate their academic growth. Syllabus development, submission, and approval will be within your purview, along with conducting office hours and overseeing midterm grade evaluations. Additionally, you will organize supplementary sessions, opportunities for further learning, and immersive experiences such as field trips, all aimed at enriching students' understanding of Asian art. Link to application: https://scadcareers.scad.edu/jobs/professor-of-art-history-asian-art-savannah-georgia-united-states Questions about faculty employment and the annual contract system should contact scadfaculty@scad.edu to speak with a faculty recruiter.

Design History

Early Modern / Renaissance Art

Institute for Research in the Humanities, UW–Madison—Kingdon and Solmsen Fellowships

Through the generous bequests of Robert M. Kingdon and Friedrich and Lieselotte Solmsen, the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce competitions for two Robert M. Kingdon Fellowships and four Solmsen Fellowships for the academic year 2025-2026, to be awarded to scholars from outside the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Kingdon Fellowships sponsor scholars working in the humanities in the historical, literary, artistic, and/or philosophical studies of Christian and/or Jewish religious traditions and their role in society. Projects may focus on any period from antiquity to the present, on any part of the world, and in any field(s) in the humanities. They may explore various forms of the Jewish and/or Christian traditions; the interaction of one or both of these with other religious traditions; and/or the relationship of one or both of these religions to other aspects of society within or outside of Europe. Solmsen Fellowships are to be awarded to scholars working in the humanities on European history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, art and culture in the classical, medieval, and/or early modern periods (before 1700). Projects on the relationship of pre-1700 Europe to other parts of the world are also welcome. Applications are due Thursday, October 24, 2024. Access full calls and links to the digital applications here: https://irh.wisc.edu/irh-fellowships/ (scroll down to “External Fellowships”).

Gender Studies

Generalist / Open / Visual Culture

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University: Instructor/Assistant Professor of Art History - Full-time Term Appointment (non-tenure-track)

The Art History Program serves students in all the art and design programs as well as Art History majors. We seek an outstanding educator who is an engaging speaker and can motivate and inspire students. Teaching assignments within the BA program include the first-year Art History survey (Global Art I and II), existing KCAD Art History courses (click here for course catalog and use KCAH in prefix), and other classes appropriate to the candidate’s areas of specialization and student needs. It is essential that the chosen candidate have the ability to teach some existing KCAD art history classes beyond the survey. This position is open to candidates specializing in any historical period or geographic area in art history; however, preference will be given to candidates who can teach non-Western art and architecture and/or global art and design. December 9, 2024 deadline. https://jobs.ferris.edu/en-us/job/496630/instructorassistant-professor-of-art-history-fulltime-term-appointment-nontenuretrack

California Institute of Technology: Postdoctoral Instructor in Visual Culture (2 years)

The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the California Institute of Technology invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Instructor to begin in time for Caltech’s fall term 2025. We seek candidates whose research focuses on visual culture and the environment, with preference for candidates whose research would benefit from access to collections at The Huntington Library and/or addresses environmental and social justice. We welcome applications from scholars trained in Art History, Architectural History, Cinema and Media Studies, Environmental Studies, History, or related fields. The successful candidate will be expected to teach two (approximately ten-week) undergraduate courses in the first year of their appointment and three undergraduate courses in their second year. The appointment is contingent upon completion of the Ph.D. DEC 1, 2024 deadline.https://applications.caltech.edu/jobs/vcpd

University of Hong Kong: Lecturer in European Art History

Applications are invited for appointment as Lecturer in European Art History in the School of Humanities (Art History) (Ref.: 526577), to commence in August 2024 or possibly January 2025, on a two-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance. We are particularly interested in candidates who can teach European art in periods between the middle ages and the 18th century. However, we also welcome applicants with expertise in art histories that can complement our existing programme. [CLOSED] July 31, 2024. https://jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/526577/lecturer-in-european-art-history

Yale University: 2025 Institute of Sacred Music Fellowships

The Yale Institute of Sacred Music is an interdisciplinary center where scholars and artists engage in academic and creative work across a variety of fields at the intersection of religion and the arts. Each year the Institute brings a diverse cohort of Long-term Fellows to Yale to pursue scholarly and creative projects that connect with the mission of the Institute and are informed by various interdisciplinary perspectives. ISM Fellows are exceptional scholars and practitioners at all career stages whose projects range from studies of Buddhist chant to African American sacred music, and analyses of Medieval ritual to Jewish art. Applications are due on October 15, 2024 for fellowships that begin in fall 2025. More information and the application can be found at https://ism.yale.edu/ism-fellows. The application is now open and available. For questions, please contact the ISM Fellows Coordinator at ismfellows@yale.edu.

Global / Non-Western Art

Dartmouth College (Leslie Center for the Humanities): 2025-2027 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Art History

For the current cycle of applications, we seek candidates for placement in the following department and program: Department of Art History, with specialization in either of these two areas: 1. Trans-Pacific global exchanges between Polynesian/Melanesian cultures in Oceania, the Americas, Africa, or Europe; 2. Asian/American art history and its related diasporas from any chronological period that extends the category of Asian/American art and examines its historical depth and heterogeneity. For both of these areas, we will prioritize candidates whose research makes use of queer studies and/or transcultural approaches. The application period for 2025-27 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows will close on September 18, 2024. For a complete description of the position and to apply visit: http://apply.interfolio.com/149909

Hispanic / Latin American Art

Islamic Art

Medieval / Byzantine Art

Modern / Contemporary Art

Savannah College of Art and Design: Non-Tenure, university-wide annual contract system (1-year contracts; renewable) Professor, Art History (Savannah, GA campus)

SCAD Savannah seeks a full-time professor of art history with advanced knowledge of global early modern or modern and contemporary art history to provide students with the expertise to investigate and explain the complex relationships between context and cultural production. Application Link: https://scadcareers.scad.edu/jobs/professor-art-history-savannah-georgia-united-states-429dce10-3f3d-462c-8156-b19f5ea958eb Questions about faculty employment and the annual contract system should contact scadfaculty@scad.edu to speak with a faculty recruiter.

Museum Studies

Spelman College: Visiting Professor of Art History and Curatorial Studies, AUC Art Collective (1-year)

The Department of Art & Visual Culture at Spelman College invites applications for a 1-year, non-tenure track, Walton Foundation Visiting Professor of Art History and Curatorial Studies, an instructional position that will engage undergraduate students. The position begins August 2025 and will be taught in-person. The department seeks an innovative scholar whose pedagogical approach to Art History employs interdisciplinary methods to interrogate the changing landscape of museums and Curatorial Studies in the global art and museum ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings theory, both historical and contemporary, into dialogue with art histories of the global south and of the African Diaspora. Preference will be given to applicants who have a research program that engages with global migration studies and/or decolonial theory. Deadline: December 2, 2024. LINK

Native American Art

Photography / Film / Media Studies

SENIOR POSITIONS

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor in Art History, Theory, and Criticism [associate or full]

The Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) invites applications for a full-time, senior faculty member to begin in August of 2025. This tenured position will be endowed by the prestigious Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor in Art History, Theory, and Criticism. Our search committee will consider all specializations and research emphases within the larger field of the history of modern and contemporary art and design. A substantive record of scholarship is expected, as is the promise of continued publication and research output for all applicants. Qualified candidates should be at Associate or Full Professor (or equivalent if outside the US system) rank at their current institution. Application Procedures Applicants are encouraged to apply by Monday, September 16, 2024 for full consideration. Please submit application materials via https://saicfaculty.slideroom.com/#/Login.

Zoom interview scheduled October 1, 2024.

Temple University: Associate/Full Professor in the Art and Visual Culture of the African Diaspora

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. 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.

Word on the Street

Oberlin -- Interviews scheduled for the end of October and November
Notice some repeat hiring from last year:
- U of Wyoming -- unless they are adding one more faculty, looks like they changed the job towards Indigenous history focus. Last year was more broad.

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 ==== '''San Francisco State University: Assistant Professor, Museum Studies (tenure-track)''' ====
 San Francisco State University, Museum Studies Program, offers an exciting opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Museum Studies, beginning August 2025. We seek a Museum Studies scholar-practitioner whose teaching and research extends beyond a single area of expertise, ideally bridging several of the following specializations: critical museum studies, audience development, public programs and education, community curation, museum management, administration, and fundraising, exhibition design (digital and/or virtual exhibitions is highly desired), collection standards, and museum ethics. We also seek a colleague who will engage with the Global Museum, an on-campus museum that is operated in concert with the Museum Studies Program and its curriculum. We are interested especially in qualified candidates who are strongly committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion and who demonstrate these commitments through their teaching, curricular development, and research. Apply by '''December 15, 2024'''. For a complete description of the position and how to apply visit: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/sf/en-us/job/543719/assistant-professor-museum-studies
+==== '''Arizona State University: Professor of Practice, Museum Studies (renewable, non-tenure-track)''' ====
+The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks a full-time (1.0 FTE) 9-month (academic year) Professor of Practice in Museum Studies with an emphasis on one or more of these areas: museum administration and strategic alignment, museum administration, development and fundraising, museum technologies and digital initiatives, curatorial practice, community partnerships and civic engagement, and/or collections development and management, beginning August 2025. The position responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate online and in-person teaching on the Tempe campus, curriculum development, student mentorship, and service. Salary: $70,000-90,000. The application deadline is '''December 3, 2024'''. Applications for a reserve pool will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. For a complete description of the position and how to apply visit: https://art.asu.edu/about/employment/professor-practice-museum-studies
 === <big>Native American / Indigenous Art</big> ===