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Assistant Professor -- Art History of the Americas (Job ID #57513)
Architecture, Design, and the Arts
Faculty
Chicago
01/21/2016


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University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Art & Art History seeks to hire a specialist in the history of the art, architecture and/or visual and material culture of the Americas for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History. Applications are especially welcome from scholars with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Pre-Columbian, Latin American, Native American, and American art in a global context.  

The department is particularly interested in scholars who are committed to recent theoretical perspectives and critical engagement with current debates within and beyond the discipline of art history. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue, theoretical fluency, and research interests that complement and enlarge current faculty strengths. Interest in and capacity to contribute to the department’s growing program in museum and exhibition studies is also encouraged.

Typical teaching loads are two courses per semester including broad survey courses to undergraduates from disparate disciplines, more focused lecture courses to majors, minors and others, and specialized seminars to M.A. and Ph.D. students in Art History and cognate disciplines. Other teaching duties include graduate advising. 

Located in the heart of one of the most vibrant cities for art and architecture in the United States, UIC is a comprehensive urban research university with a diverse student body and a strong tradition of support for difference and equality. UIC’s College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts and its School of Art and Art History are committed to engaged scholarship, social justice initiatives, and digital humanities. 

Ph.D. is expected prior to the appointment start date.

Applicants should submit materials electronically by the close date on two websites: items 1, 2, 3 to jobs.uic.edu (below) and all four items as a single PDF to: https://uic.slideroom.com/.

  1. Letter of Interest (explaining current research and teaching interests)
  2. Curriculum Vitae (including a list of any courses taught with institutional affiliation)
  3. Contact information for three academic references
  4. Two writing samples

 

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