Southern Methodist University, Art History

One year Visiting Assistant Professor: Colonial Latin American Visual Culture

Southern Methodist University

Position Number: 00006067

One year Visiting Assistant Professor:  Colonial Latin American Visual Culture.

SMU, Department of Art History invites applications for a one-year position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor in the area of Colonial Latin American Visual Culture for the 2013-2014 academic year. Completed PhD or ABD required. Teaching experience preferred. Teaching to include introductory surveys of Latin American art and Transoceanic Studies and upper division courses in area of research specialization. The successful candidate will contribute to RASC/a (“Rhetorics of Art, Space, and Culture"), an innovative new PhD program and curricular initiative rooted in the fields both of art history and visual culture studies.

For more information please visit the departmental website:https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasOfStudy/ArtHistory

Applications, including cover letter, current CV, and 3 letters of recommendation should be submitted electronically or by regular mail to: Dr. Pamela Patton (ppatton@smu.edu), Chair of the Department of Art History, Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, P.O. Box 750356, Dallas, Texas, 75275-0356.

To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by June 15^th, 2013. The committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.  Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

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