Lecturer in the History of Asian Art and/or Latin American Art

About the role

The Department of Art and Art History, founded in 1911, offers BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Responsibilities

• Teach upper-division undergraduate survey courses in the program’s “World Art” area, which includes the art history of China, Japan, Mexico, and Latin America.
• Teach lower-division General Education courses within Art History and Visual Culture, especially ARTH 70C, the survey of Asian art.
• Teach within a dynamic department that encourages cross-disciplinary practice among architectural history, studio art, and design education.
• Address the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation – through course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Participate in 1-2 faculty meetings per semester and provide assessment data and information to the department.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in art history or equivalent field and teaching experience at the university level in Asian and/or Latin American art history.
• Strong writing skills and an ability to direct and assess student writing.
• Scholarly engagement in the area of design history as evidenced by presentation and publication.
• Awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.

Qualifications

• Candidates must also have an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Skills

• Organizing classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• Teaching within a dynamic department that encourages cross-disciplinary practice among architectural history, studio art, and design education.
• Understanding and addressing the needs of a diverse student population.

Benefits

• Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience.

Pay

• Ranges are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty—part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12).

Schedule

• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).