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Form of workLocation:
Knoxville, TN
Open Date:
May 17, 2024
Description:
Position Summary: The School of Art in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville seeks a Lecturer in Art History for a one-year appointment beginning in Fall 2024. This is a full-time position with benefits. The salary is $51,500 for those with a Ph.D. and negotiated with ABD candidates. Benefits include insurance and retirement.
Position Responsibilities: The teaching load is 2:2. The lecturer will teach either ARTH 172 Western Art: Ancient through Medieval or ARTH 173 Western Art: Renaissance through Contemporary (capped at 100), which serves as part of the university’s general education curriculum, and an upper-division course in Early Modern European art each semester (capped at 30). The Fall 2024 assignment will consist of ARTH 173 and ARTH 453 Art of Southern Europe, 1575-1700.
The successful candidate will join a dynamic, nationally ranked faculty of Artists, art historians filmmakers, and ambitious undergraduate and graduate students. The School of Art offers BFA and BA degrees in Studio Art, a BA in Art History, and a BA in Cinema Studies. The School’s MFA program is consistently ranked among the best in the nation. The Ewing Gallery of Art Architecture is a professionally managed university gallery, funded jointly by the School of Art and the College of Architecture and Design. The gallery’s permanent collection holds over 5000 objects for study. To learn more about the School of Art, please visit: http://art.utk.edu
UT Knoxville is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system and a Carnegie doctoral research-intensive university with over 36,000 undergraduate and graduate students from over 100 countries. Knoxville has a vibrant arts scene, a lively downtown, and is home to significant companies in the film and television industry (Discovery Communications, Regal Cinemas, etc.). Less than an hour’s drive to the Great Smoky Mountains, the city is also home to 1,000 forested acres of urban wilderness, the Knoxville Museum of Art, Tri-Star Arts, and Big Ears, the acclaimed avant-garde festival of music, film, and art. For more information on academic and personal support, and living in Knoxville, please see UT’s Prospective Faculty Viewbook: https://provost.utk.edu/working-here/
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: The position is open to candidates with expertise in Early Modern European art. Ph.D. in Art History in hand by August 1, 2024, is desired, but ABD candidates will be considered.
Desired Qualifications: Candidates with significant experience teaching at the college/ university level are highly desired.
The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
Application Instructions:
Application Instructions: To apply, please submit as PDF documents the following:
- Letter of application- Curriculum vitae- Names and contact information for three references who can speak to the candidate’s teaching abilities. - A sample syllabus or syllabi and student evaluations, if available.Application will be through the Interfolio system: http://apply.interfolio.com/146467. Application review will begin May 15, 2024, and continue until filled. Short-listed candidates will be scheduled for preliminary interviews via video conference.
Questions may be directed to Stephanie Phillips, sphill36@utk.edu, (865) 974-3407.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3560 or eoa@utk.edu or (865)974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or (865)974-0717 or investigations@utk.edu.
