Professor of Art History
Open Date: Oct 14, 2024 || Deadline: December 15 2024 || Location: Houston, Texas
Description
Rice University’s Department of Art History seeks to hire a full professor, or advanced associate professor, to take a future leadership role in the department. The area of specialization is open, although candidates working in pre-modern and/or non-European fields are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates must be able to demonstrate substantial administrative experience at the level of department chair, center director, or a comparable position. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses and continue research in their area of expertise. Rice University has a semester-based teaching schedule with a 2-2 teaching load (reduced to 1-1 for department chair).
Rice’s Department of Art History offers BA and PhD programs with a focus on small cohorts, engaged advising and the training of both academics and museum professionals. The department has close working relationships with other departments in the School of Humanities as well as the School of Architecture and it is also involved in a range of rapidly growing interdisciplinary programs, such as Center for African and African American Studies, the Center for the Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations, Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Medical Humanities, Cinema and Media Studies and Museums and Cultural Heritage. We also maintain strong and growing ties with Houston’s world class museums and cultural institutions including the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Menil Collection, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
General information about the department can be found at https://arthistory.rice.edu. Questions about the position may be addressed to the department and search committee chair, Leo Costello (lcostell@rice.edu).
Review of applications begins December 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Application materials must include a letter of application, CV, teaching, research, and diversity statements, a description of leadership experience and philosophy, the names of three references, and a sample publication of not more than 50 pages. Finalists will be asked for teaching evaluations. Applications must be submitted online via Interfolio.
Rice University is a comprehensive and highly selective private research university consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the U.S. The university is strongly committed to an intellectually and culturally diverse community, and the Department of Art History sees itself as vital to the mission of Rice’s School of Humanities. Rice is located in Houston, the fourth largest city in the U.S., which is also the most diverse metropolitan area in the nation. Houston is home to several universities, the nation’s leading medical center, a flourishing arts and theater scene, world-class museums, an opera, and a symphony
Rice University is a highly selective private research university located in Houston, Texas, the nation’s fourth largest city. Rice is located in the heart of Houston’s museum district, where nearby museums offer world-class collections and ample opportunities for collaboration. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across eight schools and has a student body of approximately 4,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. It consistently ranks among the top 20 national universities and the top 10 in undergraduate teaching (US News & World Report); its endowment ranks among the top 20 of US universities. Rice is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels, and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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