Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Culture

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Job Title:  Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Culture

Department:  Art History, AI, and Visual Culture

FLSA Status:  Exempt

Reports To:  Dean or Academic Administrator

Positions Supervised:  Student Employee(s) as Applicable

Application must be completed in one sitting. At the time of completing the application, you will need the following documents to upload.

Supplemental Materials

• Cover Letter specifying your area of expertise and interest
• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching Philosophy
• Three (3) recent letters of recommendation sent directly to LUHR@lindenwood.edu
• Unofficial transcript(s) of all degrees completed
• Teaching statement demonstrating alignment with Lindenwood’s RISE program (~1 page; consult https://www.lindenwood.edu/human-resources/lindenwood-learning-academy/teaching-and-learning/rise-project/)

*** The system limits 5 documents to upload. You will need to save multiple documents into one PDF or have additional documents sent to luhr@lindenwood.edu***

Job Summary

Faculty and instructors are responsible for curriculum, teaching, service, scholarship, and related administrative activities that support the mission, vision, and values of the university.

The College of Arts and Humanities at Lindenwood University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Culture.

Qualified applicants will possess a PhD in Art History with specialization in 20th-21st-Century Global Art. The successful candidate will be expected to teach 4 courses (12 credit hours) each semester across the Art History curriculum. Preference will be given to candidates with experience teaching online. All Lindenwood faculty members are expected to advise and mentor students, continue to develop their expertise through research and scholarship, and participate in faculty governance and campus life.

The Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Culture is a full-time, 9-month faculty position that will begin August 13, 2026. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until filled.

We seek an enthusiastic teacher, as well as a committed and highly collaborative colleague, whose background demonstrates an ability to support students' development as they prepare for many different careers both within and outside of traditional Art Historical fields.

The successful candidate will possess a specialization in twentieth- and twenty-first-century art history, with the capacity to teach contemporary art since 1945 from a global perspective. In addition to foundational and survey-level instruction, the position will include designing and delivering upper-division and / or graduate-level courses focused on global modern and contemporary art since 1900 that will extend the current curriculum.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform