The Department of History of Art and Visual Studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position in African American and African Diaspora art and visual culture, including areas such as African American art, visual culture of the Black Atlantic, African art, critical and comparative theories of Blackness, intersections of Blackness with Western art and its institutions, and with indigenous and global south networks. We welcome applicants who work in diverse methodologies, genres, and historical periods, including early modern, modern, and contemporary art. Candidates should have teaching experience and be conversant with interdisciplinary methodologies.
The applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate field of study prior to the appointment start date on July 1, 2025. The appointment requires a 2-2 teaching load (typically one lecture course and one seminar each semester) and includes an introductory course, intermediate-level courses of broad interest to students, and advanced undergraduate and graduate seminars on topics of the candidate’s choosing. Responsibilities include teaching, advising, and service to the department and the university. They include occasionally designing and delivering First-Year Writing Seminars (FWS) on a topic of interest in their field, and teaching Cornell’s Advising Seminar for first-year students periodically. Applicant is expected to contribute to the Department’s curriculum’s development, and design, and engage with students, staff, and faculty working across a range of disciplines on campus.
Interested applicants should upload the following materials by December 7, 2024 to: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28927
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application: • Cover letter • Curriculum Vitae • Research statement • Teaching statement • Sample syllabi • Writing Sample • Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site) • We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their approaches to fostering learning, research, service, and outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials. Additional materials may be requested at a later date.
