University of Southern California 
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Department of Art History
Modern Art and/or Contemporary Art

The Department of Art History in the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, invites applications for two positions, open-rank, in Modern (post-1800) and/or Contemporary (post-1945) art history. The appointments may be made as tenured or tenure track (Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor of Art History) and are anticipated to start in Fall 2013. The successful candidates will be excellent scholars with the ability to examine art and visual culture from varied perspectives, and will be expected to teach and mentor both graduate and undergraduate students. Senior scholars should have demonstrated potential to be departmental leaders. 

Applicants at the assistant professor level should submit a cover letter, CV, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. Applicants at the tenured associate or full professor level should submit a cover letter, a CV, and the names of at least three referees. All candidates should have a PhD at the time of appointment. 

Applications must be received by November 20 to Professor Vanessa Schwartz, Chair, Modern and/or Contemporary Search, Department of Art History, ahisfacultysearch@dornsife.usc.edu. In order to be considered for this position, all candidates must also apply via the “Apply for this Posting” here: https://jobs.usc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=66578. 

USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Art History in the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have one or more non-tenure-track openings in the coming 18 months for teaching positions, full-time or part-time. Courses for which we may be hiring include:

AHIS 100 Introduction to Visual Culture
AHIS 128g Arts of Latin America
AHIS 250m Modernity and Difference: Critical Approaches to Modern Art
AHIS 282 Studies in Korean Art 
AHIS 343 Renaissance Art
AHIS 363m Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Contemporary Art
AHIS 364m Myths, Arts, Realities: Visual Culture in California, 1849 to the Present
AHIS 365m African American Art
AHIS 370 Modern Art III: 1940 to the Present
AHIS 373 History of Photography
AHIS 384 Early Chinese Art
AHIS 385 Later Chinese Art
AHIS 481 Studies in Chinese Art
AHIS 386 Early Japanese Art
AHIS 387 Later Japanese Art
AHIS 477 Studies in Visual and Material Culture 
AHIS 484 Studies in Japanese Art 
AHIS 453 Studies in Baroque Art
AHIS 470 Studies in Contemporary Art
AHIS 475m Blackness in American Visual Culture
AHIS 494 Undergraduate Proseminar in Art History

QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D. in a relevant field and demonstrated teaching excellence in the subject area.

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Curriculum Vitae

Copies of teaching evaluations

Course syllabi for courses taught

Three academic letters of recommendation, which speak to teaching abilities

Please submit all application materials to:
Barbara Elwood 
Administrative Coordinator 
University of Southern California 
Department of Art History
3518 Trousdale Parkway 
VKC 351 
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0047

Applicants are required to also submit an electronic USC application; follow this job link or paste in a browser:  https://jobs.usc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=59826.

USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply.