Art
Art History / African American Art
Assistant Professor, Tenure-track
Cluster Hire
The Art History Program of the Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks a specialist in African American Art. Assistant Professor, tenure track, beginning September 2008. This position is part of a multi-position, multi-department cluster hire in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts designed to build upon the University’s extensive strengths in African American Studies, including the Center for the Study of African American Languages, the W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, and the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies. The Department seeks a concerned teacher and voice for African American Art. Qualifications: Ph.D., with demonstrated professional capabilities and ambitions. The position requires active involvement in graduate mentoring of doctoral students in the Department of Afro-American Studies. Course load in Art History is 2 per semester, plus contributions to team-taught surveys. Expertise in a secondary area such as: African Art, African Diaspora Studies, or History of Photography, highly desirable. Commitment to public higher education a plus. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Review of applications will begin on December 14, 2007 and continue until the position has been filled. Submit letter of purpose, CV, graduate transcript, copies of publications, and the names of three references who have agreed to write on your behalf. (Do not send letters of reference.) We welcome a statement of teaching methods/philosophy, course outlines and/or syllabi. Send application materials to:
Chair,
African American Search Committee
Art History Program
University of Massachusetts
130 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9269
UMASS Amherst is a member of the Academic Career Network, a resource for dual-career couples (http://acn.fivecolleges.edu) and is also a member of the Five College Consortium, along with Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke colleges. The Department is committed to developing a more diverse faculty, student body, and curriculum. UMass Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.