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Instructor, Instructor in Art History - School of Art

Employer
Arizona State univerity
Location
Arizona, United States
Salary
Salary Commensurate with experience
Date posted
Jan 8, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Arts, Art, Art History
Employment Level
Non-Tenured Track
Employment Type
Full Time

Description:

The School of Art at Arizona State University seeks to hire an Instructor in Art History to teach large introductory art history survey courses, including online courses, and to play an important role in foregrounding World Art and global issues in art history and visual culture in the unit. This full-time, instructor position begins August 2021 for a one-year, renewable appointment.

About ASU

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

About the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the country, built on a combination of disciplines unlike any other program nationally and located within a dynamic research university focused on transformative change. The Herberger Institute comprises the schools of Art; Arts, Media and Engineering; Music, Dance and Theatre; The Design School; The New American Film School, and the ASU Art Museum. The Herberger Institute is committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school through developing and scaling ideas to strengthen the role of designers and artists across all areas of society and culture and to increase the capacity of artists to make a difference in their communities. For more information on the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, visit herbergerinstitute.asu.edu.

About the School of Art

The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University prepares students for the creative and critical challenges of the global 21st century. Students are taught and mentored in an environment that values innovation, excellence and affordability. Our faculty’s active research allows us to offer a number of specialties unique to ASU and the southwest region. The School of Art has programs ranked nationally in the top 9 and our MFA program is ranked in the top 15 by U.S. News & World Report. Our facilities support a full range of artistic experimentation and exchange and include four public galleries. Our ties with the vibrant surrounding arts community are strong and include numerous internship opportunities and a robust visiting artist/scholar lecture series.

The introductory art history/visual culture survey courses are fundamental to Art History, Art Education, and Studio Art majors. These courses also serve a sizable number of non-majors needing to fulfill general education requirements, as well as those students pursuing minors. We serve a diverse university-wide population with varying skill levels, including non-art majors. The successful candidate will be focused on teaching and must contribute to curriculum development, including in-person, hybrid, and online courses. This candidate will teach in the Art History area and deliver instruction at the undergraduate level.

For information about the School of Art, visit art.asu.edu.

Required Qualifications:

  • Doctor of Philosophy degree preferred (ABD considered), or, related terminal degree
  • Demonstrated excellence in teaching and developing college-level art history/visual culture courses
  • Evidence of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience in advancing a diverse student body
  • Experience in foregrounding World Art, global issues; and/or indigenous traditions in art history/visual culture courses
  • Proficiency with different instruction modalities including in-person, hybrid, and online courses and ability to develop the same
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively

Instructions to Apply:

Please submit:

  • A letter of interest addressing teaching;
  • A Diversity Statement regarding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and articulating a strategy toward advancing a diverse student body;
  • Curriculum vitae;
  • Names and contact information for three references;
  • Examples of two syllabi for art history/visual culture courses

All applications must be submitted electronically via https://apply.interfolio.com/81950

Application Deadline:

The application deadline is February 23, 2021. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool.  Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled.

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses and certifications.

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. (See https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/.)

In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.

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