Position Opportunities
Medieval Mediterranean Art
Salary: Open
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Type: Full Time - Academic – Associate or Full Professor
The Department of the History of Art invites specialists in Medieval Mediterranean Art and Architecture to apply. Starting date August, 2009. In addition to a significant record of publication, the successful candidate must have a continuing research program and should be eligible for tenure and appointment at the senior level at Indiana University. The ideal candidate will have a research specialization in one or more of the following: Early Christian, Byzantine, Coptic, Syriac, Sephardic or Levantine Jewish, or early Islamic art. We are particularly interested in such issues as Christian, Jewish and Islamic relations, trade, artistic hybridity and socio-cultural connections. Teaching and research will complement the existing strengths of the department in Roman, Islamic and Medieval art.
The department has a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and the candidate will be expected to contribute in both areas, but especially in the supervision of doctoral students. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names of six references to Chair, Search Committee, Department of History of Art, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, 1201 East Seventh Street, Room 132, Bloomington IN 47405-5501. Applications received by October 17, 2008, will be assured of full consideration.
Requirements: PhD, record of scholarship and teaching appropriate to rank.
Required Education: PhD
About Indiana University: The Department of the History of Art at Indiana University offers PhD degrees in the fields of Ancient, Medieval, Islamic, Renaissance and Baroque, Modern, and African/Oceanic/Pre-Columbian Art. With its diverse cultural resources, including a prestigious music school and theater program, and its vibrant university community, Bloomington is a desirable and affordable place to live. A cultural oasis in south-central Indiana, it is also within driving distance of Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis.
Modern and Contemporary American Art
Salary: Open
Location: Bloomington, IN
Employer: Indiana University, Department of the History of Art
Type: Full Time – Academic – Assistant Professor
The Department of the History of Art invites applications for a tenure-track position in modern and contemporary American art. The ideal candidate will be able to offer a range of courses dealing with history and theory of art since 1960 and to participate in a highly interdisciplinary program with existing strength in American art and visual culture. Expertise in history of photography strongly desirable. Applicants should have or expect to receive the Ph.D. degree by August 2009. Teaching experience is required, publications desirable. Starting date August 2009.
The department has a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and the candidate will be expected to contribute in both areas. Indiana University provides excellent research support for its faculty.
Applicants should provide a cover letter including statements of research program and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, and selected samples of written work (publications or dissertation chapter), plus three letters of reference addressed to Chair, Search Committee for Modern/Contemporary Art, Room 132, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, 1201 East Seventh Street, Bloomington IN 47405-5501. Applications must be received by November 15, 2008. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employerand we strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.
About Indiana University: The Department of the History of Art offers Ph.D. degrees in the fields of Ancient, Medieval, Islamic, Renaissance and Baroque, Modern, and African/Oceanic/Pre-Columbian art. With its diverse cultural resources, including a prestigious music school and theater program, and its vibrant university community, Bloomington is a desirable and affordable place to live.