Visiting Assistant Professor

Visiting Assistant Professor

Fall Semester 2024

Spelman College seeks teacher/scholars dedicated to excellence in teaching and to the continued enhancement of the academic environment for students and colleagues. Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a private four-year liberal arts college located in Atlanta, GA. The oldest historically Black college for women in the United States, Spelman is a member of the Atlanta University Center Consortium and Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education.

The Department of Art & Visual Culture at Spelman College, invites applications for a 2- year, non-tenure track Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History and Curatorial Studies, an instructional position that will engage undergraduate students. The position begins August 2024 [to be confirmed].
The department seeks an innovative scholar whose pedagogical approach to Art History employs interdisciplinary methods to interrogate the changing landscape of museums and Curatorial Studies in the global art and museum ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings concept, both historical and contemporary, into dialogue with art histories of the global south and of African Diaspora art history. Preference will be given to applicants who have a research program that engages with global migration studies and/or decolonial theory.
Applicants are expected to be well versed in teaching intersectional theories and research methodologies in Art History, such as critical race theory, gender and sexuality studies, and social justice praxis. Object-based pedagogies utilizing the permanent collections and special exhibitions of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, and neighboring arts institutions are preferred as is research that intersects with the Spelman Innovation Lab.
The appointment requires a 3/3 teaching load during the academic year, including introductory and advanced-level Art History or Curatorial Studies courses. As teaching faculty affiliated with the AUC Art History Collective, the successful candidate will join an award-winning faculty with a commitment to preparing the next generation of scholars and curators for leadership positions in the visual arts.
Responsibilities include teaching and mentoring undergraduate students in Art History, maintaining a well-articulated research and publication agenda, service to the department and the college, and contributions to the overall mission of the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective.
The Department of Art & Visual Culture offers majors and minors in Art History, Art, Documentary Filmmaking and Photography, and a minors in Curatorial Studies, Interactive Media and Gaming Design Development. The successful candidate will join the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective (AUC Art History Collective), now in its fifth year, as part a groundbreaking initiative established with a $5.4 million dollar grant from the Walton Family Foundation to position the Atlanta University Center as the leading incubator of African American museum and visual arts leaders in the United States. In addition to the undergraduate program, a key access and opportunity initiative of the AUC Art Collective is the Early College Program in Art History and Curatorial Studies: a four (4) – week, co-educational summer program designed to encourage rising junior and senior high school students of color to pursue undergraduate studies in Art history and Curatorial Studies, earning three (3) college credits, which can be applied to their matriculation at an AUC school. Faculty affiliated with the AUC Art Collective are invited to teach this foundational course over the summer, supporting future AUC Art Collective scholars and curators.
The Department of Art & Visual Culture is part of ARTS@Spelman, which also includes the departments of Theater & Performance, Dance Performance & Choreography, Music, the Digital Moving Image Salon, the Museum of Fine Art and the Spelman College Innovation Lab. The College is planning a new Center for Innovation & the Arts, which will be an interdisciplinary environment that supports and advances experimentation, collaboration, active play, research and the imaginative use of digital technologies.

A Ph.D. or ABD in Art History is required at the time of appointment. Preference is given to candidates with a Ph.D. in Art History and a minimum of three years’ teaching experience. Advanced Ph.D. candidates [ABD] also will be considered. Candidates must have a proven track record of scholarship and be able to demonstrate interdisciplinary and creative approaches in teaching Art History. Candidates also should have curatorial experience and be prepared to incorporate object-based learning from the Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University permanent collections, special exhibitions, and neighboring arts institutions.

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03/22/2024

Any correspondence regarding the position or your application will be relayed to you by our Faculty Affairs Team. Please do not reach out to any department faculty regarding the position or status of your application. We appreciate your interest and consideration.

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