Lecturer (Art History)

Position Title: Lecturer (Art History)

Department: Art

Campus Location: Washburn University

Application Deadline: Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by: January 10, 2025..

Position Summary: Washburn University's Art Department invites applications for a Lecturer in Art History to begin August 1, 2025. This is a renewable 9-month, non-tenure track position that includes the potential for promotion to senior lecturer.

Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage students from all backgrounds.

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Art History faculty in the Art Department enjoy a low student-to-faculty ratio, flexibility in teaching schedule, access to the stellar Mulvane Art Museum collection, and the robust support of the University and our larger Topeka community. In addition to teaching a diverse community of general education, Art, and Art History students, Art History faculty support the Museum and Curatorial Studies minor and the African American and African Diaspora Studies minor.

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a vibrant and inclusive working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
• Fulfill teaching expectations associated with non-tenure-track appointment. Teach 12-hours per semester (either in-person or online, according to departmental needs) or the equivalent full workload as outlined in the faculty handbook.
• Teach and develop undergraduate classes and seminars as assigned and as dependent upon department needs, which may include a variety of art history courses, from introductory to advanced courses such as Art Theory or some combination of classes consistent with the candidate’s training and interests.
• Advise Art and Art History students and contribute to ongoing development of Art History curriculum.
• Critically engage with student work, including studio projects, and work effectively with faculty, students, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Fulfill service expectations associated with non-tenure-track appointment by engaging in service activities in the department, university, and profession.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
• Master of Arts in Art History.
• College-level teaching experience as the instructor of record.
• Demonstrated dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage students from all backgrounds.
• Official educational transcripts required at time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Doctoral degree in Art History.
• Research and teaching specialization in Modern and Contemporary Art with a primary or secondary focus outside of Western Europe and the United States.
• Two or more years teaching Art History at the University or College level.
• Exhibition and curatorial experience.
• Demonstrated ability to teach best practices in Art History and Museum and Curatorial Studies as evidenced by recent scholarly activity within these disciplines.

Special Instructions to Applicants: • Please upload the following items as a PDF to the “additional document” field via the electronic application: letter of application, statement of teaching philosophy, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as student or peer evaluations, etc.). Contact information for three current professional references will be collected as part of the application form.
• If you have questions about the position, please contact Art Department Office Coordinator Kristina Hernandez at kristina.hernandez1@washburn.edu

Background Check Required

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Washburn University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants for employment. If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please email benefits@washburn.edu or call 785-670-1538 at least five (5) business days in advance of the date you need the requested accommodation.