Assistant Professor Art and Architecture of East Asia and/or Southeast Asia Department of History of Art

Position Overview

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$128,700 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026

Application Window

Open date: August 26, 2025

Next review date: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position Description

The Department of History of Art, University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Art and Architecture of East Asia and/or Southeast Asia, tenure-track, with an expected start date of July 1, 2026.

The Department seeks applications from candidates maintaining an active research agenda in the study of the art and architecture of East Asia and/or Southeast Asia, broadly defined. The position is open in terms of chronological or geographical specialization, in recognition of the several ways a specialist in East Asian and/or Southeast Asian art and architecture might fortify, decenter, or expand our existing clusters of departmental inquiry. A successful candidate may be trained in relevant languages for research and mentoring as well as be engaged in the study of painting, sculpture, manuscript traditions, artifacts, architecture and built space, archaeological sites, heritage and display economies, or other visual, material, and cultural practices. Applicants whose research and teaching reflect changes taking place in the field by means of critical, intersectional, and interdisciplinary approaches and/or interregional/globally-framed inquiry are especially encouraged to apply.

The appointee will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in their areas of expertise and mentor undergraduate students and supervise doctoral students.

At the Department of History of Art, the appointee will join a vibrant community of researchers committed to advancing the study of visual arts, material culture, and built environment through interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and public engagement. A successful candidate's area(s) of activity may also connect with one or more other departments, centers, museums, and initiatives on campus and beyond in the wider Bay Area and its communities. The University of California, Berkeley is a federally designated Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander and Minority Serving Institution (AANAPISI/MSI).

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: https://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty

Department: https://arthistory.berkeley.edu/home

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications: The successful candidate will demonstrate area-specialized expertise in the art history of East Asia and/or Southeast Asia and a record of innovative research, publication, and teaching. The Department welcomes research profiles that may include international collaborations, curatorial scholarship, public scholarship or outreach, archive initiatives, cultural revitalization, historical conservation, or other modes of intellectual and institutional labor. Completion of the PhD (or equivalent international degree) strongly preferred by the start date of the position.

Application Requirements

Document requirements: Curriculum Vitae, Statement of Research, Statement of Teaching, Mentoring, and Service, Writing Sample (may be a sample of work in progress, a recent publication, or excerpt from a completed dissertation. ~ 30 pages), Authorization to Release Information Form.

Reference requirements: 3-5 required (contact information only).

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05066

Help contact: rfahacademichr@berkeley.edu