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Assistant Professor, Art History R...
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Position Rank:
Full Time Tenure Stream – Assistant ProfessorDiscipline/Field:
Art History – Aboriginal Art in North AmericaHome Faculty:
Fine ArtsHome Department/Area/Division:
Visual ArtsAffiliation/Union:
YUFAPosition Start Date:
July 1, 2007One of Canada’s premier centres for the study and creation of visual art, York’s Visual Arts Department offers comprehensive programs of study in Art History and Studio Art, leading to the BA, BA Honours, BFA Honours, MA and MFA degrees. Studies courses span a wide range of visual cultures and traditions, including western and non-western art history, art criticism, theory and policy, and material and theme-based studies. Research resources include an outstanding collection of contemporary art by Canadian and international artists, a large visual image library, and the extensive art history holdings and visual arts archives of the York University Libraries.Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Art History, specifically Aboriginal Art in North America. The emphasis of this position is current practices in the field. The successful applicant will have a strong, proven commitment to research and scholarly publication. Applicants must also have the capacity to teach Aboriginal (First Nations or Inuit) art at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate programs. An ability to bridge art historical and broader cultural discourses (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) is required. This capacity will be demonstrated through at least one year of university-level teaching and a record of success in that endeavour. The position will entail graduate supervision in the MA Art History Program and in the PhD program (OGS approval pending). The successful applicant will also be required to undertake administrative responsibilities in the undergraduate and graduate programs. A PhD or advanced ABD in a relevant field is required. Applicants with demonstrated interdisciplinary and global interests are encouraged to apply.The Art History and Studies program is committed to providing a critically-informed curriculum to art history, studio, and non-major students. Applicants may consult the York Fine Arts web page for details of program and course offerings at: www.yorku.ca/finearts/visa. Graduate program details can be seen at: www.yorku.ca/ahistory.York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.Applicants should submit a detailed curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, recent course outlines, at least three recent scholarly publications, and the name, e-mail, telephone number and address for three referees, indicating for which Art History position they are applying, to:Rose Le Coche, Committee/Administrative SecretaryDepartment of Visual Arts, Room 235, Goldfarb Centre for Fine ArtsYork University, 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON Canada M3J 1P3Tel: 416.736.2100 x33656, Fax: 416.736.5447, E-mail: lecoche@yorku.caThe deadline for completed applications is February 15, 2007. All positions at York University are subject to budgetary approval.
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Full Time Tenure Stream – Assistant ProfessorDiscipline/Field:
Art History – Aboriginal Art in North AmericaHome Faculty:
Fine ArtsHome Department/Area/Division:
Visual ArtsAffiliation/Union:
YUFAPosition Start Date:
July 1, 2007One of Canada’s premier centres for the study and creation of visual art, York’s Visual Arts Department offers comprehensive programs of study in Art History and Studio Art, leading to the BA, BA Honours, BFA Honours, MA and MFA degrees. Studies courses span a wide range of visual cultures and traditions, including western and non-western art history, art criticism, theory and policy, and material and theme-based studies. Research resources include an outstanding collection of contemporary art by Canadian and international artists, a large visual image library, and the extensive art history holdings and visual arts archives of the York University Libraries.Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Art History, specifically Aboriginal Art in North America. The emphasis of this position is current practices in the field. The successful applicant will have a strong, proven commitment to research and scholarly publication. Applicants must also have the capacity to teach Aboriginal (First Nations or Inuit) art at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate programs. An ability to bridge art historical and broader cultural discourses (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) is required. This capacity will be demonstrated through at least one year of university-level teaching and a record of success in that endeavour. The position will entail graduate supervision in the MA Art History Program and in the PhD program (OGS approval pending). The successful applicant will also be required to undertake administrative responsibilities in the undergraduate and graduate programs. A PhD or advanced ABD in a relevant field is required. Applicants with demonstrated interdisciplinary and global interests are encouraged to apply.The Art History and Studies program is committed to providing a critically-informed curriculum to art history, studio, and non-major students. Applicants may consult the York Fine Arts web page for details of program and course offerings at: www.yorku.ca/finearts/visa. Graduate program details can be seen at: www.yorku.ca/ahistory.York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.Applicants should submit a detailed curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, recent course outlines, at least three recent scholarly publications, and the name, e-mail, telephone number and address for three referees, indicating for which Art History position they are applying, to:Rose Le Coche, Committee/Administrative SecretaryDepartment of Visual Arts, Room 235, Goldfarb Centre for Fine ArtsYork University, 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON Canada M3J 1P3Tel: 416.736.2100 x33656, Fax: 416.736.5447, E-mail: lecoche@yorku.caThe deadline for completed applications is February 15, 2007. All positions at York University are subject to budgetary approval.
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