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Art Historian

Department:        Art
Reports To:         Department Chair
Supervises:         n/a
Pay Grade:           Assistant or Associate Professor ranking, commensurate with education and experience; Full-time

Purpose:  To teach three courses per semester in art history and/or critical theory.  To assist in the development of theoretical and art historical curriculum within the framework of a studio-intensive BFA program. 

Responsibilities:

1. Teaches three courses per semester in the following areas: Visual Art History I & II (to both art and design students), contemporary art, critical theory, and own area of specialization.
2. Provides assistance in curriculum planning and design as well as in the hire and communication with adjuncts, particularly in the art history curriculum.
3. Participates in formal advising and mentorship of students.
4. Participates in core faculty institutional service, including: attending departmental faculty meetings and retreats participating in departmental committees participating in campus-wide committees

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD degree in art history
• At least three years of undergraduate teaching experience beyond graduate level
• An interest in working for a College with a primary commitment to teaching
• Ability to design and teach special topic courses 
• Demonstrated ability to work closely and compatibly with a diverse student body, faculty, staff and other colleagues
• Ability to demonstrate a conceptual understanding of art history and critical theory within the context of a studio-intensive BFA curriculum.
• The ability to contribute to curriculum planning in the art department
• A broad interest in the visual arts
• A commitment to multicultural perspectives and inquiry

Preferred Qualifications

• Area of specialization, generalist (open) with a broad, relevant pedagogical experience and interest in cultural and historic contexts of art history—important to a liberal arts degree.
• Awareness of contemporary issues in visual art
• Commitment to expanding student understanding in issues of critical theory and academic rigor.

Application Procedures:

Please send cover letter, CV, Statement of Teaching Philosophy and official Cornish Employment Application to:

Art Historian Search
Office of Human Resources
1000 Lenora Street
Seattle, WA 98121

-or-

hr@cornish.edu

Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed starting April 21, 2008; position will remain open until filled.

Anticipated Start Date:  August 2008