Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Early Modern Visual Culture, 2012-2014

The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) and the Visual Studies Research Institute (VSRI) invite applications for a two-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Early Modern Visual Culture. Scholars investigating any aspect of visual culture in the period ca. 1500–1800 from any disciplinary perspective are encouraged to apply. The fellowship has an annual salary in the first year of $59,000, plus fringe benefits and a yearly $2,000 research/travel allowance The fellow will teach one course per semester in Dornsife College and participate in relevant EMSI and VSRI programs. EMSI, founded in 2003, is a partnership between the University of Southern California and the Huntington Library. The Institute sponsors 75 to 90 scholarly presentations each year, has an annual conference, an annual workshop with the William and Mary Quarterly, and together with the University of Pennsylvania Press sponsors a book series on “The Early Modern Americas.” The VSRI is a new initiative that brings together faculty and graduate students investigating visual culture from an interdisciplinary perspective. It draws on the existing strengths of the Visual Studies Graduate Certificate at USC, and on the rich collections in the larger Los Angeles area, including those of the Huntington Library, Getty Research Institute, Getty Museum, and LACMA. For its initial three years (2012–15), the VSRI will focus on the theme “Visual Evidence.” To apply, please submit the following materials to the USC Web site: a cover letter discussing research and publication goals and teaching, a C.V., a dissertation abstract, and a writing sample. Two letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by the referees; at least one of them must discuss the applicant’s teaching abilities. The deadline for the receipt of all materials is March 30, 2012. To be considered, candidates must have completed all of the requirements for the Ph.D. by August 15, 2012. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. More information about the specific job duties and instructions for applying, can be found at the USC jobs Web site, http://capsnet.usc.edu/ers. Please reference requisition #012650. Inquiries should be directed to emsi@usc.edu. Information about EMSI programs can be found at usc.edu/emsiand information about the VSGC athttp://www.usc.edu/schools/college/visualstudies/. Details about the Huntington’s holdings can be found at huntington.org. 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 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.