3-Year Term Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History

The Department of Art and Art History at Hartwick College invites applications for a full-time, 3-year term, Visiting Assistant Professor position starting in August 2022, pending final administrative approval. We seek candidates with expertise in prehistoric through 17^th-century European art and architecture, with preference given to those with expertise in fields including but not limited to Asian, African, Central/South American, Indigenous North American, and/or Oceanic art and architecture. We also seek a candidate who will contribute to the first-year student experience. Specific teaching assignments will include upper-level courses on the art and architecture of cultures spanning the prehistoric through 17^th-century periods, regular rotation through at least two of the three intro-level global survey courses offered every semester, the junior research methodologies course, and supervision of senior thesis research and writing. This position also has the possibility of one course per year in either Museum Studies or Arts Administration. Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in Art History, with preference given to those with undergraduate teaching experience.   

Teaching load will average 20 semester credit hours or their equivalent per academic year, and all faculty members teach during the College’s distinctive four-week January Term. The successful candidate must be committed to excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching, active engagement in scholarly and/or creative activities, and working closely with students in a small college environment.

An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce. Located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, NY, near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the College features Flightpath, a curriculum designed to give every student a flexible, individualized learning experience that integrates coursework, co-curricular activities, and work experience to cultivate their distinctive strengths and prepare them for the future.  Hartwick’s Art History and Art programs are both accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.    

Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of benefits eligible employees, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression. Hartwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening “the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community.” Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Hartwick College is committed to providing a safe and secure educational and employment environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check. Hartwick College is committed to a diverse candidate pool, values an inclusive workforce and workplace environment, and wishes to minimize or eliminate the impact of implicit bias during the search and hiring process.

To apply, please send:

a cover letter specifying the position you are applying for and addressing teaching philosophy, teaching interests, and research interests, including evidence of teaching and scholarly excellencea curriculum vitae including contact information for three professional references (these should include a current or former supervisor). This is uploaded into the resume section of our hiring system, a statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to diversity will support Hartwick College’s Diversity Statement.

 

Questions about the position may be directed to the search chair, Dr. Douglas Zullo at (zullod@hartwick.edu).

Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and continue until the position is filled.

Visit the following website to apply:  https://hartwickcollege.applytojob.com/apply/Yb9Atvtp3s/Visiting-Assistant-Professor-Of-Art-History