"Assistant Professor of Art History"

Job Description

The Barnard Art History Department invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor in Modern and Contemporary East Asian Art History which will begin July 1, 2026. Barnard is a premier liberal arts undergraduate college for women in New York City affiliated with Columbia University. Tenured and tenure-track faculty in Art History are also members of the graduate faculty of Columbia's Department of Art History and Archaeology.

Applicants must demonstrate a strong research profile and be able to contribute to the Barnard and Columbia curriculum on the art, architecture, and visual culture of East Asia at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Regardless of specific research area, candidates must be able to support undergraduate research in modern and contemporary art of all of East Asian art and to participate in Barnard's undergraduate curriculum in art history more broadly. The position will also involve mentoring undergraduates, supervising senior theses, and contributing to the development of critical approaches to art history across both departments.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must have a PhD in Art History or a related field at the time of appointment.

Application Requirements

Applicants are required to upload the following documents. Only complete applications submitted via Workday will be considered.

• Curriculum Vitae (maximum file size: 5 MB)
• A single PDF file (maximum file size: 30 MB) containing:
  • A letter of application which should describe the applicant's research and address their teaching methodology and other relevant experience
  • One article- or chapter-length sample of scholarly writing

Only semi-finalists will be asked to identify at least three references. Referees will receive an email notification instructing them to upload confidential letters of recommendation within one week of receipt of the email.

Review of applications will begin on approximately 12-15-2025 and continue until the position is filled.

For questions or further information please contact Search Chair Elizabeth Hutchinson at EastAsianArtHistorySearch@barnard.edu.

Salary

$95,000 - $115,000