Career Center

Working/Functional Title

Instructor/Ast Professor Fixed Term in Art History

Position Summary

The Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Michigan State University is currently establishing a pool of fixed-term assistant professors and instructors. These positions will be filled per course/per semester, on an as-needed basis. Applicants in this pool are reviewed when the program has an immediate need to fill a vacancy as needed within two years to begin as early as January 1, 2023.

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate courses in art history in both the Art History program and in MSU’s Integrated Studies in Arts and Humanities program. We are open to all fields, with a preference for Latin American Art and Global Modern Art.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

ABD or Ph.D. in Art History or a related discipline for Assistant Professor appointment.

Masters required for Instructor level appointment. 

Experience teaching at the college level.

Desired Qualifications

Expertise in Latin American Art and/or Global Modern Art

Required Application Materials

Qualified applicants should submit

1. a cover letter
2. current curriculum vitae
3. a statement of teaching philosophy and sample syllabi
4. A 1-page summary of your philosophy of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to intellectual leadership in the areas of teaching/curriculum development, research/creative activities, service, outreach, advising, and/or administration. The statement should also include an explanation of related past or planned activities/endeavors as well as how the candidate will advance our goals of inclusive excellence.
5. the names and email addresses of 3 potential referees.

Together-we-will Statement

Special Instructions

For more information, contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Lily Woodruff, woodru56@msu.edu. Information about the Art History program and the Department of Art, Art History, and Design can be found at http://art.msu.edu, while information about the Integrated Studies in Arts and Humanities program can be found at http://cisah.msu.edu/.

Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.

Review of Applications Begins On

11/07/2022

Website

art.msu.edu

Department Statement

The College of Arts & Letters recognizes that only an academic and organizational culture, which actively seeks out and strengthens diverse voices and perspectives among its members results in true excellence. The College of Arts & Letters is particularly interested in candidates of all backgrounds who are committed to the principle that intellectual leadership is achieved through open access and pro-active inclusion.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

Logo

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Connections working at Michigan State University