Assistant Professor: Global South: Art History and/or Visual Culture
Company: The Santa Clara University
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: September 15, 2023
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Assistant Professor: Global South: Art History and/or Visual
Culture page is loaded Assistant Professor: Global South: Art
History and/or Visual Culture Apply locations Santa Clara, CA time
type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id
R3660 Position Type:Assistant Professor: Global South: Art History
and/or Visual CulturePosition Type:RegularSalary Range:The salary
range is $80,549 - $89,526 and offers within that range will be
based on years of university teaching experience. The position
provides generous benefits. https://www.scu.edu/hr/benefits.
Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, the
University has established two housing assistance programs for
qualified faculty: [1] a rental assistance program and [2] a
purchase assistance program. For details, please refer to:
https://www.scu.edu/provost/policies-and-procedures/support-for-faculty/housing-assistance/
Purpose:Job Description:SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (SCU): The
Department of Art and Art History at Santa Clara University, a
Jesuit, Catholic university, invites applications for a
tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor and with
expertise in the art and visual culture of the Global South.
Applications from scholars working in all historical periods are
welcome, as are applications from affiliated disciplines, such as
visual or material culture, and museum studies. We are particularly
interested in applicants whose research and teaching engages with
current issues in the discipline of art history (e.g., the
decolonization of the arts, the structural hierarchies of museum
and exhibition practices, etc.). The ability to situate these
interests within a global context is highly desirable. We seek
applicants whose professional goals, teaching portfolio, and life
experience support our departmental and institutional commitment to
diversity, equity, and inclusion. their scholarly and creative
work. The College of Arts & Sciences is currently conducting its
third cluster hire in the area of Inequality & Social Justice. It
is possible that the person hired for this position will be
included in the Fall 2024 cohort if their research/teaching is a
strong fit. Cluster hire participants will receive mentorship and
regular group meetings providing peer support and interdisciplinary
intellectual community to support. The successful candidate will
have the opportunity to develop upper-division specialty coursework
in their field, lower-division survey courses encompassing broader
geographic and chronological parameters, as well as introductory
courses in support of Santa Clara University's core curriculum.
This teaching scholar will develop and present their scholarship at
the national and international level while maintaining a supportive
and engaged learning environment for undergraduate students.
Candidates will be expected to foster connections between the Art
History Program and the Studio Arts Program, as well as the broader
campus community, including our nationally-accredited museum, and
multiple interdisciplinary centers on campus.Position begins
September 1, 2024. Duties will include but are not limited to:
developing and teaching courses in the area of specialization, the
Department, and University Core Curriculum, conducting appropriate
research and scholarly publishing, advising and mentoring
undergraduate students, and performing departmental and university
service as appropriate to rank and seniority. Tenure track faculty
generally teach 6 courses/year (2-2-2), automatically reduced from
7 per year for research activity. SCU offers one additional course
reduction in the first quarter of the first year, and a junior
faculty development leave (fourth year) upon successful completion
of the mid-probationary review.Santa Clara University is a
Catholic, Jesuit educational institution that values ethics, social
justice, and global engagement. Base salary is commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Additional benefits include
apartment rental subsidy, employer contributions to a retirement
plan, health and wellness care for the employee, family members,
and registered domestic partners, as well as a tuition remission
program. A housing purchase assistance program is also available.
Research support includes a first-year course release, one quarter
paid research leave prior to tenure, department research funding,
and start-up funds.Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and just
45 minutes south of San Francisco, the university is at the center
of a vibrant arts scene that includes events and exhibitions at our
own Dowd Art and Art History Gallery and de Saisset Museum. We are
close to the San Jose Museum of Art, Triton Museum of Art, Cantor
Arts Center at Stanford, New Museum Los Gatos, and Montalvo Arts
Center, which presents opportunities for our faculty and students.
San Jose and the greater Bay Area is home to emerging and
established artists and attracts blockbuster as well as alternative
exhibitions and underground movements.Required Qualifications:
Ph.D. (or international equivalent) in Art History or related field
by time of appointment. Minimum Qualifications:PhD in Art History
or complementary area of study and experience teaching art history
at the college level are required at time of appointment (September
1, 2024). Candidates must have a record of, or demonstrate
outstanding potential for, superior teaching, scholarship, and
professional achievements. The ability to teach and work
effectively in an undergraduate liberal arts institution and in a
joint Art and Art History department that serves many non-art
history majors is required. Excellent oral and written
communication skills and demonstrated ability or potential to
provide valuable service to the department and greater institution
required, as commensurate with position. In addition to the ability
to perform the above duties, the new hire must demonstrate a
commitment to contributing to or promoting an inclusive learning
environment.Preferred Qualifications:1) Experience with inclusive
pedagogical practices that advance SCU goals of diversity and
equity.(2) Experience teaching and mentoring a diverse population
of undergraduate.Responsibilities:Tenure track faculty at SCU are
teaching scholars who balance teaching, research and service. This
is an in-person position. More specifically, duties include but are
not limited to:TEACHING 1. Teach lower- and upper-division courses
in the major and university core curriculum, as assigned by the
chair, including a two-quarter Culture and Ideas 1 & 2 sequence,
possibly one course for Culture and Ideas 3, an introductory
course, and upper division courses in the candidate's area of
specialty. SCU is on the quarter system and a typical load is two
courses per quarter. Teaching responsibilities include:a.
Conducting and appearing at all assigned class meetings in a timely
and prepared manner that demonstrates a command of the discipline
and skill in presenting it effectively.b. Assigning and evaluating
written work, projects, and exams that align with course or core
learning objectives and providing timely feedback to students.c.
Holding weekly office hours at times reasonably convenient to
students.d. Assigning and submitting student grades that are
appropriate, accurate, and fair measures of student performance to
the Office of the Registrar by the designated deadline.e.
Administering numerical and narrative evaluations in each section
for all courses.f. Use of digital learning management system (e.g.,
Canvas)2. Teaching a diverse set of students and practicing equity
and inclusion in the classroom. Develop and teach courses that
contribute to curriculum development in the relevant degree program
and/or the university core. Faculty teaching university core
courses should follow an approved syllabus or work with the chair
to design an appropriate syllabus for submission for approval from
the relevant Faculty Core Curriculum Committee. 3. Participate in
assessment of student learning for courses in the department. 4.
Provide informed advice and mentoring to undergraduate students. 5
Fulfill other instructional or academic duties as may be assigned
by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences or by the Chair of
the Department of Art and Art History.RESEARCH: 1. Develop a
research program at SCU that will result in the publication of
peer-reviewed publications, monographs, or creative work per the
department scholarship standards. -2. Preference will be given to
candidates with a research program that can accommodate
participation of undergraduates.SERVICE: 1. Provide effective
service to the Department, the College, the University and
profession through contributions other than teaching and
scholarship such as service on committees, participation in
professional organizations, activities, and leadership as
appropriate to rank and experience. Community service performed by
virtue of professional expertise or association with the university
is appreciated but not required.Application Deadline: October, 15,
2023Application Process:Interested applicants should submit a
letter of application via online at https://www.scu.edu/hr/careers/
and upload all of the following documents by the application
deadline of October 15, 2023.(1) curriculum vitae(2) graduate
transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the initial
review)(3) contact information for three references (letters of
recommendation will be required for semi-finalists)(4) sample
syllabi for one lower-division survey course and one upper-division
course in the candidate's research specialty(5) teaching
evaluations; preferably scans or copies of original reports(6)
personal statement(s) coveringa) teaching philosophyb) research
planc) evidence of experience using inclusive teaching practicesd)
evidence of of the way your work engages issues of equitye) a
statement of how the candidate's research plans might foster
intradepartmental and interdepartmental connections(7) at least one
example of representative scholarship, e.g., published article,
book chapter, or dissertation chapter(8) cover letter (letter of
application).Please apply online via
https://www.scu.edu/hr/careers/ . (All applications must go through
this portal.) The department timeline includes preliminary
interviews to be conducted via Zoom or telephone between late
October and mid-November with campus visits tentatively scheduled
to take place in January 2024.The health and safety of the
university community is a top priority. -All Santa Clara University
students, and employees are required to be vaccinated against
COVID-19 or request a medical or religious -exemption. Please visit
our - COVID-19 -webpage -for additional information.Work
Authorization: A foreign national who is appointed to a tenured or
tenure-track faculty position is eligible for sponsorship by Santa
Clara University.
EEO StatementEqual Opportunity/Notice of NondiscriminationSanta
Clara University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative
action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce
and complies with all Federal and California State laws,
regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and
affirmative action. Applications from members of historically
underrepresented groups are especially encouraged. For a complete
copy of Santa Clara University's equal opportunity and
nondiscrimination policies, see
https://www.scu.edu/title-ix/policies-reports/ Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972Santa Clara University does not
discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational
programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender, and prohibits
retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or
participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint
process internally or externally. The Title IX Coordinator and
Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is Aaron Zisser, Director of Equal
Opportunity and Title IX, 408-551-3043, azisser@scu.edu ,
www.scu.edu/title-ix . Inquiries can also be made to the Assistant
Secretary of Education within the Office for Civil Rights
(OCR).Clery Notice of AvailabilitySanta Clara University annually
collects information about campus crimes and other reportable
incidents in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of
Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. To view the
Santa Clara University report, please go to the Campus Safety
Services -website . To request a paper copy please call Campus
Safety at (408) 554-4441. The report includes the type of crime,
venue, and number of occurrences.Americans with Disabilities
ActSanta Clara University affirms its' commitment to employ
qualified individuals with disabilities within the workplace and to
comply with the Americans with Disability Act. All applicants
desiring an accommodation should contact the Department of Human
Resources , and 408-554-5750 and request to speak to Indu Ahluwalia
by phone at 408-554-5750 or by email at iahluwalia@scu.edu. Similar
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