Scholar-in-Residence - Art History

About the role

The School of Art and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston invite applications for the 2026-2027 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fellowship program. This fellowship is for a one-year term with the possibility of renewal for an additional year. It supports an emerging scholar whose work uses interdisciplinary methods grounded in Art History to chart new pathways for the field.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a presentation of research, public event, or exhibition during the second year of residence.
• Attend monthly meetings with fellow Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center Scholars, attend other Mitchell Center events as possible, and serve as a community ambassador for the Center.
• Teach 1/1 per academic year in the areas of Art History, Painting and Drawing, Graphic Design, Sculpture, Photo | Video, and Interdisciplinary Practices & Emerging Forms.

Requirements

• Must have PhD in hand at the start of the fellowship.
• Must be in residence in Houston during the consecutive 9-month academic year appointment, 2026-27 (2027-28, if applicable).

Qualifications

We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, and/or public scholarship has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to academic and artistic excellence through interdisciplinary innovation.

Skills

Interdisciplinary inquiry informed by research and teaching.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$45,000 annually (9-month appointment)

Schedule

Part-time, non-tenure track, Scholar-in-Residence position.

About the University of Houston School of Art and Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

The School of Art faculty are leaders in their fields, with MacArthur, National Endowment for the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies, MacDowell, and Guggenheim Fellows among their ranks. The McGovern College is the innovative home of the visual and performing arts at the University of Houston, situated in the thriving and dynamic arts city of Houston. The city of Houston is home to numerous world-class arts institutions and archives, including the Menil Collection, Menil Drawing Institute, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, which houses the International Center for the Arts of the Americas and the Anne Wilkes Tucker Photography Study Center.

Application Documents

• Cover letter addressing how interdisciplinary inquiry informs your research and teaching.
• C.V.
• Names and contact information of three references who may be asked to provide a recommendation letter at a later date.
• Writing sample (30 pages maximum).
• Two sample syllabi or brief course proposals.

Application Deadline

March 3, 2026