The Division of Humanities, Social Science, Media and Arts at Morehouse College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor specializing in global art histories and curatorial studies to start August 2023. The position is for two years and there is potential for the role to renew beyond this term. The successful candidate will join the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective, now entering its fourth year, as part a groundbreaking initiative established with a $5.4 million dollar grant from the Alice L. Walton Foundation poised to position the Atlanta University Center as a leading incubator of African-American museum professionals in the United States.
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 industry. The ideal candidate brings ideas, both historical and contemporary, into dialogue with art histories of the global south and African Diaspora art history.
The AUC Art Collective is housed in the Spelman College Department of Art & Visual Culture, and 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. Spelman 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.
- Preference is given to candidates with a Ph.D. in art history and a minimum of three to five years teaching experience. Advanced Ph.D. candidates will also 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 Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College permanent collections, special exhibitions, and neighboring arts institutions.
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 Robert W. Woodruff Library, and neighboring arts institutions are preferred as is research that intersects with the Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab. The appointment requires a 2/2 teaching load, including introductory level Art History or Curatorial Studies courses.
