University of Nebraska–Lincoln is hiring: Assistant Professor - Visual Culture i

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Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following required documents:

• The names and contact information of three (3) professional references.
• Both a research statement and a teaching statement that are each 1-2 pages in length. Combine the statements into a single document and attach as "Other Document."

Position Information

The School of Art, Art History & Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in any area or region of art and visual culture between c. 700 and 1750, to begin on August 18, 2025. The ideal candidate will be an innovative teacher-scholar with expertise in the global dimensions of this era – including, but not limited to, the global Middle Ages, global early modernities, and histories of colonial encounters.

This tenure-track position carries a 2/2 teaching load, and the University and College offers competitive grant opportunities for faculty research projects.

The selection committee will consider specialists in the art, design, performance, media, visual culture, or material culture in any region of the world. An interest in teaching a liberal-arts-based public practice course, whether in digital humanities, public humanities, cultural heritage, site-specific arts research, community arts programming, or other areas is desirable.

The ideal candidate will have strategies to engage our 380+ art, design, and art history majors as well as for minors and non-majors. This position will teach courses to the whole of campus, including in our ACE (general education) sequence, and to STEM learners and all students across the Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach surveys, intermediate courses, and advanced seminars in Art History and Visual Studies in their field of study, which will occupy a specified period from c.700 to 1750.
• Develop curriculum and programs in collaboration with the School faculty and interdisciplinary approaches.
• Develop and maintain a teaching, research, and service practice consistent with the position. Standard faculty apportionment in the School of Art, Art History & Design is 45% teaching, 45% research/creative activity, and 10% service.
• Serve on graduate committees, including MFA committees in fine arts.
• Serve on faculty committees for the department, college, and university.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in art history, visual studies, performance studies, or a related field by the start of the position and have experience teaching at the college level.
• Knowledge of global, transnational, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching and inclusive perspectives to the study of art and visual culture from c. 700 to 1750.
• Interest in program and curriculum development.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.

Work Location (City, State)

Lincoln, NE

Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required: No

Criminal History Background Check Required: No

How to Apply

Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following required documents:

• The names and contact information of three (3) professional references.
• Both a research statement and a teaching statement that are each 1-2 pages in length. Combine the statements into a single document and attach as “Other Document.”

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