The Philippe Jabre Visiting Professorship in Art History and Curating
- Employer
- American University of Beirut
- Location
- Beirut, Lebanon
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- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Department of Fine Arts and Art History at the American University of Beirut invites
applications for the Philippe Jabre Visiting Professorship in Art History and Curating. The purpose
of this professorship is to bring to the university an established scholar with a distinguished
record of academic or curatorial activity. The area of specialization is Contemporary Art History
and Theory, and Theories, Methods and Practices of Curating. The position is available as either
a one semester or a full academic year appointment, starting in the Spring semester, 2020.
Applications for appointment starting in Fall 2020 will also be considered.
Applicants must demonstrate evidence of scholarly research and curatorial practice. Courses
taught by Jabre Visiting Professor will form part of the MA in Art History and Curating.
Opportunities to collaborate with and curate exhibitions at AUB Art Galleries are available, and a
teaching course might take the form of co‐producing an exhibition with the students in the
course. The Jabre Visiting Professor will also deliver one public lecture.
The applicant must hold a PhD in Art History, Curatorial Studies or a relevant field, and be of a
rank above the assistant professor level. The course load is one course per semester, in addition
to coordinating a non‐credit art history reading seminar. The language of instruction is English.
Please submit the following application materials: 1) letter of interest, stating whether an
appointment of one year or one semester is desired; in the case of the latter, please specify
whether the application concerns the fall or spring semester, or is for one‐year appointment 2)
Curriculum Vitae, 3) a curatorial portfolio, 4) two samples of published research, 5) names of two
referees, 6) a sample syllabus,
Review of applications will begin on October 28, 2019, and continue on a rolling basis until the
position is filled. Preference will be given to applications received before December 15, 2019.
Application materials should be sent to as_dean@aub.edu.lb
For more information on this position, please visit http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academicemployment.
aspx
Within the framework of Lebanese Law, the American University of Beirut is an equal opportunity
employer.
Organization
Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. A teaching-centered research university, AUB has around 700 instructional faculty and a student body of around 8,000 students. The University encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to graduate men and women committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.
The University, which was granted institutional accreditation in June 2004 by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the United States and reaffirmed in June 2009, includes six faculties: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Health Sciences, Medicine (which includes the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing), and the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business.
AUB currently offers more than 120 programs leading to the bachelor's, master's, MD, and PhD degrees. The University became coeducational in 1922; its student body is 50 percent male and 50 percent female. The language of instruction is English (except for courses in the Arabic Department and other language courses). The student faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Mission Statement
The American University of Beirut (AUB) is an institution of higher learning founded to provide excellence in education, to participate in the advancement of knowledge through research, and to serve the peoples of the Middle East and beyond. Chartered in New York State in 1863, the university bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. The university believes deeply in and encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to foster tolerance and respect for diversity and dialogue. Graduates will be individuals committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.
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