Open Faculty Positions in Art & Art History
The Department of Art & Art History seeks applicants for two open faculty positions!
Scholar of Modern Art
Work type: University Tenure Line
Location: Stanford University
Categories: School of Humanities & Sciences
The Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University announces a search for a scholar of modern art whose work extends across national boundaries and cultural traditions from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. We encourage applications from scholars who engage critically with both canonical and alternative histories of modernity and reach beyond the department’s existing strengths in U.S. art history, including, for example, scholars of Indigenous, African, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean, and diasporic art, architecture, and visual culture. Applicants should demonstrate a dedication to inclusive pedagogy and courses that incorporate critical approaches to the history of art.
A completed Ph.D. is required as is teaching experience at both the introductory and advanced levels. We encourage applications from scholars whose research and teaching supports feminist, queer, and decolonial approaches to art history.
Candidates for an untenured position at the rank of assistant professor must have a PhD or be enrolled in a PhD program or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application, with expected degree completion by date of appointment as an assistant professor. Candidates should demonstrate evidence of a creative research trajectory and a commitment to excellence in teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Untenured applicants should send a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching evaluations, and a writing sample along with at least three professional letters of recommendation.
Candidates for a tenured position at the rank of associate or full professor must have a conferred PhD or equivalent international degree. Candidates should demonstrate substantial evidence of a creative research career, impact on his or her field of study, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and advising students at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Tenured applicants should send a letter of interest, CV, research statement, and teaching evaluations.
The successful candidate will develop a cycle of introductory level and topical courses for undergraduates and, on the basis of their specific research interests, graduate-level seminars. The candidate would also bring to Stanford a program of current or future research in art history that should attract graduate students of the highest caliber. To support their research, the selected applicant may draw upon the resources and programs of Stanford's many research centers, such as Stanford Humanities Center, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, and Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.
The appointment is expected to begin on September 1, 2024.
Candidates should apply through FSAT and submit
- a cover letter
- curriculum vitae (including a publication list)
- a research and teaching statement (no more than three single-spaced pages)
- a brief (no more than 300 words) summary of their research program
Advertised: 05 Jul 2023 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: 31 Aug 2023 Pacific Daylight Time
Digital Media Artist
Work type: University Tenure Line
Location: Stanford University
Categories: School of Humanities & Sciences
Digital Media Artist
The Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Digital Media Art Practice. The term of appointment is expected to begin on September 1, 2024.
Applicants should have a robust contemporary digital media studio practice, demonstrated through an accomplished exhibition or public performance record and an active presence and reputation in the field. An MFA or terminal degree in a related field and prior university level teaching experience are required. The ideal candidate will bring to Stanford a vigorous and evolving artistic research program that will shape current discussions of the aesthetics and politics of digital media, and attract graduate students of the highest caliber.
We are looking for an artist whose work actively and critically addresses contemporary issues, with attention to how these are engaged with technological systems (algorithmic and computational processes, data gathering, networks, etc.). Areas of media emphasis might include socially engaged media and making practices, generative art, moving imagery, virtual and augmented reality, installation art, or performance. We especially welcome applicants with experimental and hybrid practices that create productive connections between emerging and traditional disciplines.
Candidates should be experienced, accomplished instructors, with expertise informed by the aesthetic and critical discourses of art practice, art history, and media studies, and who are committed to developing innovative and inclusive pedagogy and curriculum in the area of digital media at both the undergraduate and graduate level. As a component of curriculum development, this candidate will work closely with a studio lab manager to establish and maintain state-of-the-art teaching facilities in their curricular area. Our MFA program draws students from all disciplines, and the successful candidate will be comfortable advising and working with students across a wide variety of mediums and practices.
As an R1 research university, Stanford offers resources to support artistic practice, and opportunities to expand the candidate’s research through engagement with other faculty, students and collaborative initiatives across a variety of campus departments and centers. The successful candidate will be interested in participating in the multi-disciplinary community of artists, documentary filmmakers, and scholars in the Department of Art & Art History and with the wider community of Stanford University.
Candidates should apply through FSAT and submit:
- an introductory letter detailing their current artistic research and teaching objectives
- a curriculum vitae (including an exhibition history)
- links to a selection of 5-10 works from a current portfolio
- teaching evaluations
- at least three professional letters of recommendation
Advertised: 05 Jul 2023 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: 31 Aug 2023 Pacific Daylight Time
| The Department of Art and Art History, School of Humanities and Sciences and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an inclusive academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and outlooks. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these ideals. Additional information about Stanford's IDEAL initiative may be found here: https://ideal.stanford.edu/about-ideal/diversity-statement. |