Vassar College

The Department of Art at Vassar College, in collaboration with the Urban Studies Program, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in architectural and urban history at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in the fall semester of 2025. See full ad at:聽.

Vassar College is deeply committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum, and to promoting an environment of equality, inclusion, and respect for difference. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences in this area. The College is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and especially welcomes applications from veterans, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of racial, ethnic, and other groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding.

Successful candidate will teach courses on architectural and urban history, ranging from eighteenth century to present, at all levels of art history curriculum. Candidate will teach one course a year within the multidisciplinary Urban Studies Program. Advising and mentoring within the Art Department and Urban Studies Program is required. Teaching load in the first year is four courses; after that it is four courses plus a tutorial-style 鈥渋ntensive鈥 which may include supervision of senior theses. Candidates must have Ph.D. in architectural history or an allied field in hand at start of employment.

Candidates should submit a letter of application, a C.V., a graduate transcript (unofficial copy is acceptable at the time of application), three letters of recommendation, an article-length writing sample, and a diversity statement highlighting contributions to and/or future plans for promoting diversity and inclusion through teaching, research and/or professional involvements (additional information can be found at:聽).

Applications should be addressed to Tobias Armborst and submitted online at:聽. Address questions to Jordan Etzel via email at:聽jetzel@vassar.edu. Review of applicant materials will begin on December 18, 2024, and will continue until the position has been filled. There is no guarantee that applications received after December 18, 2024, will be reviewed.