successful candidates will demonstrate their readiness to contribute to our undergraduate majors, our master's degree programs, and our new interdisciplinary minor and graduate certificate in Museum and Market studies. For current faculty research strengths and course offerings please visit the departmental website: https://as.vanderbilt.edu/history-art-architecture/ .
Qualifications
With a teaching load of 2-2, the candidate will be expected to teach a combination of introductory surveys (e.g. Nineteenth-Century Art, History of Art Renaissance to the Present) and area-specific courses. This position will also support the Arts & Science Core curriculum. Within our new Museum and Markets programs, candidates should be prepared to offer a course on the nineteenth-century art market, museum culture, or the gallery system. Ideas for travel-embedded courses are welcome and generous funding is available. There are opportunities to engage with initiatives across campus including the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, the Vanderbilt Museum of Art, the W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies, the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities and as well as Vanderbilt's campuses in New York city and San Francisco.
Application Instructions
A PhD in Art History, Visual Studies, or a related field must be in hand no later than August 1, 2027. Applications should include a cover letter; a CV; writing sample of no more than 25 pages; statement of teaching philosophy (and evidence of effectiveness including recent teaching evaluations). Letters of recommendation will be solicited from short-listed candidates. Review of applications will begin November 15th, 2026. Completed applications received by that date are guaranteed full consideration, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
For questions regarding this position, please email the chair of the search, Rebecca VanDiver (rebecca.vandiver@vanderbilt.edu).
