Haverford College, Visual Studies
Assistant Professor in Visual Studies
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Pennsylvania, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
Haverford College invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor position in Visual Studies, to begin in Fall 2016. Specialization in the theory, history, interpretation, science, politics, culture, and/or aesthetics of the visual is required. The successful candidate will establish the theoretical groundwork for a new interdisciplinary minor in Visual Studies, with responsibilities for anchoring, managing and administering a trans-divisional program while developing a teaching and research agenda based on his/her own training and expertise. The yearly teaching requirements will include an Introduction to Visual Studies class, an upper-level program capstone course, and two courses in an adjacent department or field.
Candidates for the position should have a PhD in a relevant area and a research interest in some interdisciplinary combination of the following areas:
- Information visualization (visual representation, design and implementation)
- Visual perception and cognition (technologies of vision, philosophy or psychology of vision/art, visual aesthetics, vision as a form of knowing, sensation and perception, the human visual system)
- History and theory of visuality (cultural studies approaches, spectacle and spectatorship, anthropology of vision, ethics of seeing, nature, function, role of the visual through history, technologies of the image, cultural reception)
- Critical making and fabrication (digital arts and humanities, MakerSpace technology, interactive media, new media, digital production, film making, curation)
We especially welcome candidates who would contribute vigorously to existing interdisciplinary programs, concentrations, and departments: https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/Office/Provost/VS_Job_Description.pdf
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, a sample syllabus of a relevant course, and also arrange to have three current confidential letters of reference submitted via apply.interfolio.com/32117 . Questions about the application process should be directed to Georgia Davidis Malone, Faculty Dossier Coordinator, at gdavidisma@haverford.edu. For technical questions, please contact Interfolio directly at 877-997-8807 or help@interfolio.com. For full consideration, all materials should be received by Saturday, November 14, 2015.
Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, disability or veteran status. Haverford has a longstanding commitment to diversity rooted in values of inclusion and social justice, a commitment reflected in the curriculum, classrooms and communal composition of the College. Haverford welcomes applications from candidates who share these values and who will foster their contribution to the College’s educational mission.
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Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, a sample syllabus of a relevant course, and also arrange to have three current confidential letters of reference submitted via apply.interfolio.com/32117 . Questions about the application process should be directed to Georgia Davidis Malone, Faculty Dossier Coordinator, at gdavidisma@haverford.edu. For technical questions, please contact Interfolio directly at 877-997-8807 or help@interfolio.com. For full consideration, all materials should be received by Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
Website: | http://apply.interfolio.com/32117 |
Primary Category: | Visual Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Archaeology Humanities Psychology Social Sciences |
Posting Date: | 10/06/2015 |
Closing Date | 01/04/2016 |