[ecrea] Job Announcement: Whitman College-Asst. Professor, Ethnic American Visual Culture

Assistant Professor of Art History and Visual Culture Studies
Location: Walla Walla, Washington
Employer: Whitman College
Type: Full Time - Academic-Assistant Professor
Categories: Art History-Any, Art History-Art of the United States, Art 
History-Native American
Required Education: PhD

Art History and Visual Culture Studies: Tenure-track position in Ethnic 
American Visual Culture, at the rank of assistant professor. Effective 
August 2012. Ph.D. in an appropriate disciplinary or interdisciplinary 
fieldby the time of appointment. Area of specialization open. We seek an 
individual with a critical approach to the impact of visual culture on 
issuesof race and ethnicity in the United States. The successful 
candidate will teach five courses per year including “Introduction to 
Art History and Visual Culture Studies” and courses in area of 
specialization. The position will also have teaching responsibilities in 
the Race and Ethnic Studies Program. Other responsibilities will include 
advising majors and pre-majors, administering senior oral exams and 
overseeing senior theses. Dedication to an undergraduate liberal arts 
education is essential. Whitman College wishes to reinforce its 
commitment to enhance diversity, broadly defined, recognizing that to 
provide a diverse learning environment is to prepare students for 
personal and professional success in an increasingly multicultural and 
global society. In their application, candidates should address their 
interest in working as teachers and scholars with undergraduates in a 
liberal arts environment that emphasizes close student-faculty 
interaction; how their cultural, experiential, and/or academic 
background contributes to diversity; and their interest in participating 
in the College’s general education offerings as well as engaging in 
cross-disciplinary teaching and scholarship. To apply, go to 
https://whitmanhr.simplehire.com/, click “Faculty” and “Assistant 
Professor of Art History and Visual Culture Studies.” The online 
position description includes specific instructions on submission of the 
following materials: letter of application; curriculum vitae; three 
letters of reference; statements addressing the candidate’s teaching 
interests and scholarly agenda; course syllabi; writing sample; 
undergraduate and graduate transcripts; teaching evaluations or other 
evidence of demonstrated or potential excellence in undergraduate 
instruction. Deadline: January 10, 2012. Prearranged interviews will be 
conducted at the CAA meeting in Los Angeles. No applicant shall be 
discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, 
religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran’s 
status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis 
prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Whitman College, 
is a small, selective liberal arts college dedicated to providing 
excellent educational opportunities for students. The College provides 
generous professional development support for both research and 
teaching. For additional information about Whitman College and the Walla 
Walla area, see www.whitman.edu and www.wallawalla.org.

NOTES:        Employer will assist with relocation costs





Sincerely,
Matthew Reynolds
Assistant Professor
Art History and Visual Culture Studies
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA  99362
509-527-5240
(reynolmm /at/ whitman.edu)



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