Parsons The New School for Design, School of Art and Design History and Theory
Assistant Professor of Material and Visual Culture
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | New York, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
Assistant Professor of Material and Visual Culture
Renewable Term Appointment
School of Art and Design History and Theory
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design, a division of the New School, seeks applicants for a renewable term faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of material and visual culture within the School of Art and Design History and Theory.
Applicants should demonstrate expertise in the history and interpretation of the material world from the perspective of art and design history, archaeology, anthropology, the history of science, or material culture. Candidates must be innovative in their methodologies of research in demonstrating how materiality and visuality contribute to historical understanding. Field of specialization is open, but preference will be given to specialization in a period prior to the twentieth century and/or with a non-Western focus. Candidates must have experience with innovative pedagogical approaches that will engage students from a variety of disciplines across Parsons and the wider University community. Scholarship of the successful candidate will contribute to the connections among the school’s graduate degree programs in the following areas:
- MA in the History of Decorative Arts and Design (in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum)
- MA in Fashion Studies
- MA in Design Studies
The Assistant Professor will teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses, five courses or equivalent per year, to students from a variety of disciplines across Parsons. S/he will hold regular office hours for students and colleagues, and participate in other classroom and extracurricular activities on a regular basis (e.g., critiques, review panels, independent study, program citizenship, Parsons/New School committees, etc.). Faculty are expected to continue to participate actively and with distinction in professional, creative, or scholarly work.
To apply and for full position description, visit http://careers.newschool.edu
Parsons The New School for Design
At Parsons The New School for Design, a division of The New School, we are continuing to strengthen our academic programs through a series of strategic faculty hires. The faculty we seek will help us expand our current and future curricular offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by embracing new forms of critically engaged disciplinary and transdisciplinary practice. In this exciting period of growth, we are redesigning our curriculum so that it encourages students to make more deliberate choices about the kinds of issues they wish to creatively address in their work, linking what they learn within the classroom to more project-based learning throughout New York City and the world. Please see www.parsons.eduto learn more about Parsons and the School of Art and Design History and Theory.
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To apply and for full position description, visit http://careers.newschool.edu . Parsons is engaged in a Diversity Initiative and so individuals from groups under-represented in U.S. higher education are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants with an engagement with the contemporary art/design of Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America and/or African Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans is highly desirable. |
Website: | http://careers.newschool.edu |
Primary Category: | None |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 10/06/2011 |
Closing Date | 01/04/2012 |