Assistant​/Associate Professor, Art History and Museum Professions

The Department of Fine Arts at Winthrop University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Professions. The successful candidate will have teaching and research experience in global arts and visual culture ). While the cultural/geographic area is open, preference will be given to scholar‑teachers specializing in African and/or African Diaspora art histories. We seek a scholar whose work engages visual and material culture broadly defined.

We particularly welcome applicants who can contribute a secondary teaching field in museum and curatorial studies.

• The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellent undergraduate teaching, an active scholarly agenda, and collaborative participation in the intellectual and curricular life of the department and university. Major responsibilities include:
• Teaching 12 credits/contact hours per semester, including:
  • introductory surveys of art history for both majors and non‑majors
  • intermediate undergraduate lecture courses and or advanced seminars in global arts and visual culture in the candidate’s area(s) of expertise
  • intermediate/advanced undergraduate courses in museum studies
• Maintaining an active research agenda
• Advising and mentoring of art history and museum professions majors
• Contributing service at the department, college, and university levels, including participation in recruitment initiatives, program assessment and accreditation, and curriculum development

Founded in 1886, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, offers its 5,200‑plus undergraduate and graduate students an educational experience that blends liberal arts, professional programs, global awareness, and civic engagement. In its colleges of Arts and Sciences;
Business and Technology;
Education, Sport, and Human Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts, Winthrop embraces only those programs and activities that can be delivered at an exemplary level. Winthrop University is achieving national stature as a competitive and distinctive co‑educational, public, residential, comprehensive, values‑oriented institution. The values of service, excellence, community, and leadership provide the foundation for Winthrop’s continuing development and shape Winthrop’s continuing success.

Numerous national accolades reflect the sustained high quality and value of the Winthrop Experience, including the most recent U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Winthrop as one of the top‑10 public comprehensive universities in the South. Winthrop is an active member of the Rock Hill community and recognized as a key component of the region’s economic resurgence. Approximately 20 minutes from Charlotte, North Carolina, Winthrop has direct access to and is engaged in a broad and expansive regional business community.

Winthrop’s beautiful campus encompasses a rich architectural blend of neo‑Georgian buildings and is included in the National Register of Historic Places. The attractive recreational and research complex area that surrounds Winthrop Lake is home to Winthrop’s 18 Division I men’s and women’s sports.

At Winthrop University, we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that significantly enhances the total compensation for our employees. In partnership with the State of South Carolina and the Public Employee Benefit Authority ( PEBA ), our benefits include health and life insurance, generous paid leave, parental leave, and retirement programs. These benefits reflect our commitment to supporting the…