Art History 2008-2009

This page is for Art History searches taking place during 2008-2009, for jobs with start dates in fall 2009.

The categories here correspond to those on the CAA Job Database page.

There is room for discussion on the talk page.

University of Chicago
North Africa, the Sahara, the Near and Middle East, Central Asia, South Asian, Southeast Asia

See listing under South/Southeast Asia below

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Contemporary Art (international or cross-cultural networks and exchanges)

See listing under Contemporary Art below.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Contemporary Art (international or cross-cultural networks and exchanges)
See listing under 'Contemporary Art' below.

Yale Institute of Sacred Music/Divinity School: Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure track) Professor of Christian Art and Architecture
SEE ALSO UNDER RENAISSANCE
 * Application Deadline: 15 January 2009
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CASVA

 * Application Deadline: 15 October 2008

Getty Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships

 * Application Deadline: 1 November 2008

Getty Villa Postdoctoral Fellowships

 * Application Deadline: 1 November 2008

Institute for Advanced Study

 * Application Deadline: 1 November 2008

Institute for Historical Studies, University of Texas at Austin

 * Application Deadline: 15 January 2009

National Humanities Center

 * Application Deadline: 15 October 2008

Newberry Library Long-term Fellowship

 * Application Deadline: 12 January 2009

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

 * Application Deadline: 1 October 2008

School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Historic Preservation, open rank

 * Application Deadline: 1 November, 2008
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Savannah College of Art and Design

 * Application Deadline: ? (posted to CAA 1 August, 2008)
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University of California, Santa Cruz
application acknowledgement 12/15
 * Application Deadline: December 15, 2008
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The School of Architecture, University of Kentucky, College of Design

 * Application Deadline: January 16, 2009
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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 * Offer Made:
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Smith College
Where did they advertise this job? It never showed up in the listings I saw... It was on SAH in Oct/Nov. I think it is a design and history position It was on CAA (as 19th/early 20th). (Sorry but I really hate this Wiki format-- I didn't think this was the same job as the one I applied for.)
 * Application Deadline: Review of Applications began November 20, 2008.
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Franklin & Marshall College

 * Application Deadline: January 2, 2009
 * Application Deadline: ? (posted to CAA 1 August, 2008)
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Contemporary Art (international or cross-cultural networks and exchanges)
See listing under 'Contemporary Art' below.

University of Chicago: North Africa, the Sahara, the Near and Middle East, Central Asia, South Asian, Southeast Asia
See listing under 'South/Southeast Asia' below

Colby College

 * Application Deadline: January 15, 2009
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Oklahoma State

 * Application Deadline: January 15, 2009
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

 * Application Deadline:November 21
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University of Oklahoma

 * Application Deadline: open until filled
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University of Minnesota: open rank, East Asian
Search canceled because of cuts like their Medieval search? Anyone know? It's still alive. They just began application review process. (12/19/2008)
 * Application Deadline: 15 October, 2008
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Denison University, East Asian Art
phone interviews conducted week of 15-19 December (no CAA interviews planned)
 * Application Deadline: 1 November 2008
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DePauw University, East Asian Art
CAA interview scheduled via email (12/18)
 * Application Deadline: 20 November 2008
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 * Offer Made:
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Northwestern University, East Asian Art

 * Application Deadline: 1 December 2008
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Vassar College, East Asian Art
email request for writing sample (12/17)
 * Application Deadline: 8 December 2008
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Case Western Reservce University, Asian Art
Application Deadline: January 15 2009 Phone Interviews Scheduled: CAA Interview Scheduled: Campus Visit Scheduled: Offer Made: Offer Accepted By:

University of Utah, Asian Art
Application Deadline: Phone Interviews Scheduled: CAA Interview Scheduled: Campus Visit Scheduled: Offer Made: Offer Accepted By:

College of Charleston: Chinese Language/China studies (including Art History)
see discussion page for details.
 * Application Deadline: 'Screening begins immediately, and will continue until the position is filled'
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Contemporary Art, open rank with a preference for scholars working on international or cross-cultural networks and exchanges

For information and job posting, see the listing at the Dept. of Art History website
 * Application Deadline: Dec. 15
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University of Alberta
Assistant Professor - History of Art, Design and Visual Culture: Contemporary Art & Theory

Listing at Dept. of Art and Design website


 * Deadline: Dec. 1

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

 * Application Deadline: Nov. 17
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Received request for three letters of recommendation on Nov. 25th

TK

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Parsons, New School
T/T, Design Studies/Visual Culture
 * Application Deadline: Dec. 15
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Cleveland Institute of Art
T/T, Design History
 * Application Deadline: review begins immediately
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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Getty
Asst Curator, early modern sculpture/dec arts
 * posted in November
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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Frick
Curator of Decorative Arts
 * Application Deadline:
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Walters: Asst/Assoc Curator, 18th/19th Dec Arts

 * Application Deadline: (reposted at end of summer)
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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TK

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University of Minnesota: open rank
—Received letter dated 2 December 2008 that the search had been "frozen" for budgetary reasons.(x2) Me too- God help anyone on the market this year.
 * Application Deadline: 15 October, 2008
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Vanderbilt University: Early Medieval/Romanesque/Gothic
-- received letter that my application will not be considered further, so they have had at least one meeting (11/4/08).., Received a letter too (Nov 12 2008). --Anyone received good news? (11/08/08) Request in October for letters and student evaluations, no news since. --Rejection letter received (after campus interview) 12/15/08
 * Application Deadline: 10 October, 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
 * CAA Interview Scheduled:
 * Campus Visit Scheduled: Rumor has it that they're already doing campus interviews. Rumor is true.
 * Offer Made:
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McGill University: Early Modern (before 1600)/Renaissance or Medieval art and visual culture
--Rejection letter received: Dec 09 (x2) First round of cuts notified by letter. Approximately 70 candidates. Good luck to those of you who've gotten to the next stage! [12/11/08]
 * Application Deadline: 31 October 2008


 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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The Walters Art Museum: Assistant/Associate Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books
-- review of applications has begun --
 * Application Deadline: 31 October 2008
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Indiana University (Bloomington): Associate/Full Professor in Medieval Mediterranean Art and Architecture

 * Application Deadline: 17 October 2008
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Bard Graduate Center (New York): Open rank position in Medieval European Material Culture
--Received letter on November 14 stating that they had received my application and would be in touch after the first round of cuts.
 * Application Deadline: 15 November 2008
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Trinity University (San Antonio): Assistant Professor, Medieval
--Received letter acknowledging receipt of my application. They will contact short-listed candidates in early February for possible interviews at CAA.


 * Application Deadline: 16 January 2009
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Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (Rochester, NY): Assistant Professor, Ancient or Medieval Art History

 * Application Deadline: 1 December 2008
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TK

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Angelo State University (Texas) - Assistant Professor of Art & Art History

 * Application Deadline: November 14, 2008 (Position open until filled)
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Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA)

 * Application Deadline: January 15
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New York City College of Technology

 * Application Deadline: Reviews of apps begin Nov. 18 (posted on CUNY website)
 * Phone Interview Scheduled: phone interview x 1
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Western Oregon University (Monmouth, OR)

 * Application Deadline: Reviews of apps begin Nov. 10
 * Phone Interview Scheduled: phone interview x 3 (an insane teaching load! 3 per quarter!)
 * CAA Interview Scheduled:
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New York University: Roman Art and Architecture

 * Application Deadline: 30 November, 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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University of Chicago: Ancient Mediterranean
(Request for letters of recommendation sent to recommenders, 9OCT08)
 * Application Deadline: 17 October, 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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 * Offer Made:
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Wells College

 * email ack. receipt of application

TK

 * Application Deadline:
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Contemporary Art (international or cross-cultural networks and exchanges)
See listing under 'Contemporary Art' above.

University of Minnesota: open rank, East Asian
See listing under 'Chinese Art' above.

University of Chicago: Latin American

 * Application Deadline: 17 October, 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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 * Campus Visit Scheduled: 12/1/08
 * Offer Made:
 * Offer Accepted by ...

TK

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Smith College, Modern Art

 * Application Deadline: November 20 - Please see listing under Architectural History.

U of Oregon, Modern Art

 * Application Deadline: Jan. 5
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TK

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TK

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TK

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Columbia University: Italian Renaissance Art

 * Application Deadline: 15 December 2008
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LaSalle University: European 1500-1800/Chairperson

 * Application Deadline: 2 January 2009
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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McGill University: Early Modern (before 1600)/Renaissance or Medieval art and visual culture
First round of cuts notified by letter. Approximately 70 candidates. Good luck to those of you who've gotten to the next stage! [12/11/08]
 * Application Deadline: 31 October 2008


 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
 * CAA Interview Scheduled:
 * Campus Visit Scheduled: Took place first two weeks of December.
 * Offer Made: Late December? Offer made and presumably accepted.
 * Offer Accepted by ...

Miami University, Oxford, OH: Renaissance/Baroque Art, 1400-1750

 * Application Deadline: 1 December 2008
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Princeton University: Early Modern European Art

 * Application Deadline: 1 January 2009
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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Providence College, Providence, RI: Renaissance and Baroque Art (1400-1750)'''

 * Application Deadline: 30 November 2008
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Roger Williams University: Renaissance and Baroque Art, 1400-1750

 * Application Deadline: 15 January 2009
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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Tulane University: Early Modern Mediterranean World

 * Application Deadline: 1 December 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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Tyler School of Art/Temple University: Northern Renaissance-Northern Baroque Art, 1400-1750

 * Application Deadline: 10 November 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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UNC Wilmington: Italian Renaissance and Baroque

 * Application Deadline: 4 January 2009
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles: Early Modern Scholar, 1600-1800'''

 * Application Deadline: 1 November 2008
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UC San Diego: Early Modern Art Historian (1600-1900)

 * Application Deadline: January 5
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Valparaiso University: Duesenberg Chair in Christianity and the Arts

 * Application Deadline: 5 January 2009
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Yale Institute of Sacred Music/Yale Divinity School Christian Art and Architecture: Christian Art and Architecture

 * Application Deadline: 15 January 2009
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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University of Chicago: North Africa, the Sahara, the Near and Middle East, Central Asia, South Asian, Southeast Asia

 * Application Deadline: 17 October, 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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 * Offer Made:
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UC Santa Cruz: Asst/Assoc Professor, Asian Visual Culture

 * Application Deadline: Screening of Applications Begins 14 November, 2008
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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U. Washington, Seattle: Asst. Prof. South Asian Art/Architectural History
[Search Frozen?]
 * Application Deadline: 1 December. 2008

(Is the search frozen? The only thing I can find online says they are trying to sidestep the freeze -- and, also raising the bar significantly when it comes to a hire, that is, if they come to it at all. Anybody else, any news?)


 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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Carleton College
Post-1945 Western art or architectural history

Job listing on website


 * Application Deadline: Jan. 2; review begins Dec. 15
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Emory U.

 * Called and spoke with Art History administrator 12/3; this search has been cancelled due to the present economic downturn


 * Zut alors! Que lastima.

European modernism 1880-1950


 * Application Deadline: Jan. 1
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Indiana State University (Terre Haute)
Modern and Contemporary Art


 * Application Deadline: review begins Nov. 15
 * Phone Interview Scheduled: x1
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 * Offer Made:
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Sewanee
Modern/contemporary


 * Application Deadline: Jan. 10
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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U. of California - Davis
any aspect of the art history of modern Europe and its colonies


 * Application Deadline: Jan. 10
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U. of Colorado - Denver
Modern or contemporary art

Job listing on website


 * Application Deadline: Jan. 5
 * Received a lovely postcard as an acknowlegement of my application (Dec. 12). It indicates that semi-finalists will be asked to provide supporting materials in January x 2
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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U. of Louisville
modern European art history

Job listing on website

Tried to do their online application (late Dec) but the job wasn't listed. It is still listed on the departmental page. Emailed inquiring about this. That's odd. I wonder if their search has been cancelled? Do let us know what you find out.


 * Application Deadline: Jan. 9
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U. of Missouri - Columbia
modern European art from the later 19th century through the mid-20th century

Job description


 * Hiring freeze - search cancelled
 * search back on (11/21/08) - received e-mail confirmation of my application materials on 12/12/08, stated that review of candidates would begin 12/15/08, seems like the search is on (12/30/08)--yes, also got email confirmation (12/30/08)


 * Application Deadline: review begins Dec. 15
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
Mellon Post-Doc, Modern/Contemporary
 * Application Deadline:
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U. of Texas - Arlington
Modern and Contemporary Art

Job Description - page 2 of PDF


 * Deadline October 15
 * Dec. 15 - phone interview scheduled

U. of Vermont
European and American art of the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century


 * Application Deadline: Dec. 1
 * Phone Interview Scheduled:
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 * Offer Made:
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