Assistant Professor in Arts in Health

Job No: 537330
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Humanities, Medicine/Physicians
Department:  - COTA-CENTER FOR AIM

Classification

Title:

AST PROF

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates for this rank shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field or possess equivalent qualifications based on professional experience. A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.

Assistant Professor in Arts in Health

Full‑time, 9 month, on‑campus tenure‑accruing faculty position.
Date of Expected Hire: August 16, 2026.
Salary: $90,000 annual salary with a comprehensive and highly competitive leave and benefits package.

The Center For Arts In Medicine in the College Of The Arts seeks an Assistant Professor to recruit, teach, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, maintain an active national and international externally funded research and creative activity profile, and participate in shared governance and service to the Center, College, University and the Arts In Health field. The successful candidate will conduct research in one of the following areas:

• Arts in health (administration, arts practitioner, researcher, educator, etc.)
• Arts in public health
• Medical and health humanities
• Arts, health, and AI
• Or related fields (tell us what you bring to Arts in Health)

The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigm shifts in the arts and beyond. We seek a colleague who identifies as a change‑maker and who will position emerging artists and researchers as catalysts for justice on local and global levels.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution.

Union

Contract:

This position is covered by the United Faculty of Florida Contract. (See: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)

Teaching: Recruit, teach, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in Arts in Health. Courses are taught in person, asynchronous or hybrid settings. Example undergraduate courses:
Introduction to Arts in Medicine in a Global Context, Music and Health, Dance in Medicine, Visual Arts in Medicine, Arts in Medicine Practicum, and Music in Medicine Capstone. Example graduate courses:
Research and Evaluation in Arts in Medicine, Arts in Medicine Advanced Professional Seminar, and Arts in Medicine Capstone Proposal. Active engagement or possible leadership in CAM’s comprehensive two and a half day Research Primer in collaboration with University College London.

Research and Creative Activity: Maintain an active national and international research and creative activity profile in areas of specialization, consistent with UF and unit guidelines for progress toward tenure and promotion. Maintain and manage a sponsored research portfolio. Actively participate in our learning community, finding innovative ways to collaborate with faculty and peers in Arts in Health. Active engagement or possible leadership in CAM’s Interdisciplinary Research Lab.

Service: Participate in shared governance through service to the Center, College, University and the field, including taking on leadership roles and volunteering for service opportunities that benefit the community and the profession.

Tenure assignment will be housed in one of the three schools in the College of the Arts but the position is expected to perform duties in and for the Center for Arts in Medicine on the UF main campus in Gainesville, Florida.

Housed in the College of the Arts, the Center for Arts in Medicine (CAM) is committed to advancing research, education, and practice in the arts in health locally and globally. CAM facilitates research, education, and training using the arts to enhance health in healthcare and public health contexts, and provides a framework for interdisciplinary collaboration among…