Assistant Professor in Art History

Texas Tech
University
J.T. & Margaret
Talkington College of Visual & Performing
Arts
School of
Art
Position
Announcement
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ART
HISTORY
Position Number: 25830BR
Appointment: Assistant
Professor, Tenure track, beginning Fall
2022
Application Deadline: Review of
applicants will begin November 30, 2021
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and
experience
The Texas Tech University J.T. & Margaret Talkington College
of Visual & Performing Arts, in collaboration with the School
of Art, is accepting applications for a tenure-track faculty
position as Assistant Professor in Art History. The
successful candidate will begin service in this full-time position
at the beginning of the 2022 fall
semester.
Diversity and Equity in education are broad concepts that
encompass all the unique characteristics that students, staff, and
faculty can bring to an institution. At the School of Art, we are
committed to inclusive excellence. This is evidenced by
opportunities for students, staff, and faculty that include
start-up funding for new faculty; opportunities to advance equity
and inclusivity through research, pedagogy, and reshaping the
curriculum; participation in the TTU Institute for Inclusive
Excellence;
and by highlighting issues of Race &
Social Justice in the Arts Speaker Series/Landmark
Arts. Within your letter of application, we highly encourage
applicants to explain how your?previous and potential
contributions will enhance a culture of diversity,
equity, and inclusion through teaching, research, creative activity
and/or service.
Required Qualifications:
Academic degree as defined by the academic unit and as
appropriate for the position held. Demonstrated record of
effectiveness as a teacher, a record of peer reviewed publication
and/or peer-reviewed creative activity which has contributed to the
discipline or field of study, to the candidate's intellectual and
artistic development, and to the quality of the academic
enterprise; a record of professional service appropriate to the
discipline; promise of growth in teaching and research or artistic
and creative activity

Preferred Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Art
History or related disciplines with specialization
in the pre-modern era (pre-1600) that
engages the artistic, visual, and material cultures of Europe
in its intersectional encounters with
the circum-Mediterranean,
circum-Atlantic, or circum-Pacific. Degree must be
conferred by August 2022. Successful candidates must
demonstrate potential for sustained research and
publication, and commitment to continual growth as an educator
and researcher within a state university system. Candidates
must be committed to quality education, serving
diverse student populations, collaboration, and
collegiality. The ideal candidate will exhibit
familiarity with current trends in Art History, will have a
record of effectiveness as an Instructor of
Record, and will practice inclusive and
equitable pedagogical strategies. The successful
candidate will teach advanced undergraduate and graduate
courses within their area(s) of specialization as well
as the core curriculum pre-1400 art
history survey course.

The ideal candidate
will work in a cross-cultural area of specialization
that complements the faculty in our program and other
campus-wide interdisciplinary initiatives at TTU, such as
the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Center, the Hispanic World
Working Group, and our local chapter of the Archaeological
Institute of America. We are interested
in candidates who possess demonstrable interest in
art-historical methodology and historiography, and
who can incorporate digital
humanities or cross-cultural
pedagogies. Candidates who have very strong records of
scholarship supported by extramural funding and who have the proven
capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research
to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply.
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Position Description:
Contributes to the university's mission through teaching,
research and service, some variation by academic unit.
Major/Essential Functions:
The successful candidate will:

Teach a 3-2 teaching
load (candidates typically receive an annual course release for the
first two years of employment), including the freshman survey
(pre-1400).
Demonstrate ability to
develop and teach courses for, and mentor students within, the BA
in Art History, the MA in Art History, and the Fine Arts Doctoral
Program (Art track).

Advise undergraduate senior theses and MA/PhD theses
and dissertations.

Demonstrate commitment
to inclusive and innovative pedagogies working with diverse
and first-generation student populations.
Publish in refereed
academic journals and engage with the field
through nationally and internationally
recognized organizations.

Build partnerships and interdisciplinary
collaborations within and beyond the School
of Art.
Participate in service
to school, college, and university, including committee work,
academic support, recruitment activities, and
advancing the goals of the Art History area.
The School of Art is NASAD accredited and
offers the BA in Art History, MA in Art History, BA in
Art, the BFA in Studio Art, Graphic Design, and Visual Studies
(teacher certification), the MAE, the MFA in Studio Art, and
the Ph.D. in Fine Arts with a major in Art termed "Critical Studies
and Artistic Practice." A faculty of 31 full-time professors serves
approximately 250 undergraduate students and 60 students involved
in graduate study. Technical and administrative support includes a
total of 13 staff positions. The School's Visual Resource
Center maintains art reference books, current art periodicals,
instructional media, and digital classrooms, as well as
an expanding collection of digital images for teaching and
research. Additional images are available
through ARTStor and online at
the University Library and the Architecture Library.
The program also supports the Landmark Arts Galleries and the
Standing Room Only Photography Gallery (SRO). For more information,
visit www.art.ttu.edu.
The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual
& Performing Arts?comprises the School of Art, the
School of Music, and the School of Theatre & Dance, accredited
by NASAD, NASM, NAST, and NASD, respectively.?TTU is the only
public university in the state accredited in all four arts areas,
and boasts many acclaimed alumni, including Susan Graham, Terry
Cook, Ann Sanders, G.W. Bailey, Barry Corbin, Jennifer Smith,
Scott Dadich, Susanne Klotz and D.J. Stout.?With more
than?120?faculty members and approximately 1,100 students, the
College offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate
degree programs, including the terminal M.F.A., D.M.A., and Ph.D.
degrees.? Our unique Ph.D. program in Fine Arts provides
interdisciplinary education in the visual & performing arts
combined with philosophical aesthetics. For more information, visit
www.vpa.ttu.edu.
Texas Tech University, established in 1923, is
a Carnegie Highest Research Activity university and the largest
comprehensive institution of higher education in the western
two-thirds of the state (a region larger than 46 of the nation's 50
states). Texas Tech University is a Hispanic Serving
Institution (HSI). The university's 1,839-acre Spanish
Renaissance style campus, which serves approximately 36,000
students, is the only one in Texas that is home to a major
university, law school and medical school. Lubbock, the hub of the
South Plains, has a multicultural area population of almost 300,000
and offers a quality living experience with a semi-arid climate and
housing costs below the national average. The city supports a
symphony orchestra; several museums; the Louise Hopkins Underwood
Center for the Arts; an NPR station; numerous galleries;
and a variety of music, dance, and theatre performances. Lubbock's
airport offers direct flights to Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth,
Houston, Denver, and Las Vegas.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer,
Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a
culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a
multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from
all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching,
and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic
community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes
applications from minoritized candidates, women, protected
veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career
couples.
Apply online at http://www.texastech.edu/careers/
?Please provide the following with your
application:

1. Letter of Application (cover letter). Please briefly
address all qualifications related to research, teaching, and
service for the position as well as your?previous and potential
contributions to enhance a diverse community in
these areas. Please explain what a culture of diversity,
equity, and inclusion means to you specifically, and how you
would contribute to our diverse community
through your creative research, teaching, and
service.

One-page Research Statement&One-page Teaching
Philosophy
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. College Transcripts
5.Letters from three references with
contact information (send to; TTU Human Resources via
email at recruiting@ttu.edu, include
job Position Number: 25830BR
Contact: Associate Professor Janis
Elliott, Chair of the Art History search committee for
more information: janis.elliott@ttu.edu The Chronicle of Higher Education. Keywords: Fine and Applied Arts - Assistant Professor, Location: Lubbock, TX - 79409