JOB: Kindler Family Assistant Professor in Global Contemporary Art, Hamilton Colgate University

Kindler Family Assistant Professor in Global Contemporary Art – Colgate University

The Art and Art History department at Colgate University invites applications for a tenure-stream position as the “Kindler Family Assistant Professor in Global Contemporary Art”, beginning fall semester 2019. Salary commensurate with teaching experience and publications. This is a generously endowed position that comes with an enhanced research fund at the assistant level. In addition to courses in their regional, cultural, or otherwise defined area of expertise, the historian of Global Contemporary Art will teach undergraduate courses in transnational, global, or cross-cultural approaches to contemporary art and art institutions in a combined art history and studio department. In the annual five-course load, regular teaching contributions will include courses on global contemporary art up to the present day, as well as other electives of the successful candidate’s own design. Responsibilities also include senior thesis advising. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in all-university programs, including the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum. An interest in contributing to our new program in Museum Studies is also welcome. Letter of application, c.v., and three current letters of recommendation must be submitted through https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11538.

Colgate strives to be a community supportive of diverse perspectives and identities. Candidates should describe in their application how their approach to teaching might create an inclusive educational environment.

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2018, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at www.upstatenyherc.org.

It is the policy of Colgate University not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of their race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, disability, protected Veterans status, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression, genetic information, victims of domestic violence and stalking, familial status, and all other categories covered by law. Colgate University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.Candidates from historically underrepresented groups, women, persons with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Colgate is a highly selective liberal arts university of 2900 students situated in central New York state. Colgate faculty are committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship. Further information about the Art and Art History department can be found at http://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/art-and-art-history

Reference: JOB: Kindler Family Assistant Professor in Global Contemporary Art, Hamilton. In: ArtHist.net, Sep 24, 2018. <https://arthist.net/archive/19015>.