Assistant Professor and Assistant Curator of Ancient Art and Archaeology [Kelsey Museum, Ann Arbor, MI]

Description

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a recent writing sample, a teaching statement and other evidence of teaching excellence, materials related to prior museum experience, and a statement of current and future research plans. The applicant should also arrange to have three recent letters of reference sent to the committee.

All materials should be sent to:  Christopher Ratté, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, 434 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1390, Tel: (734) 764-5400, Fax: (734) 763-3559.

The Department of the History of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Ancient Art and Archaeology with a focus on the interaction between Greece and the Ancient Near East to begin in September 2016. We seek a scholar who brings a contemporary art-historical perspective to the study and teaching of ancient art, and who is committed to museum research and education.

Requirements

The successful candidate will help build the curriculum in ancient art and archaeology, teach two courses per year ranging from lower division lecture courses to more specialized graduate seminars, and advise students in History of Art and the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology (IPCAA). At the Kelsey Museum, the successful candidate will have the regular responsibilities of a curator, including participation in the exhibition program and stewardship of the collections (including the Hellenistic and later materials from Seleucia on the Tigris in Iraq).

Applicants must have received a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline prior to assuming the appointment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

First-round interviews will be conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in San Francisco in January, 2016 or via Skype for candidates who are unable to attend the meeting. Second-round interviews will be conducted on campus shortly thereafter until the position is filled.