The Department of Art History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of Early Modern /Renaissance art (ca. 1400-1700) in Europe. We seek candidates who are engaged in innovative interdisciplinary research that centers the role of art, architecture, material and/or visual culture in diverse media in relation to the history of ideas, including philosophical, political, scientific, literary, and religious thought.
The successful candidate will teach courses at all levels. The teaching load is four courses per year, contributing to both undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The successful candidate will be expected to teach innovative, thematically conceived, large-enrollment, introductory courses (including gateway courses), and intermediate and advanced courses required for the major, including seminars in their area of specialization addressed to advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The Assistant Professor will be encouraged to participate in the activities of interdisciplinary programs and centers including the Center for the Humanities, the Institute for Research in the Humanities, the Integrated Liberal Studies Program, the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, the Center for Visual Cultures and Performance Studies, the Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture, the Programs in Religious Studies, European and Medieval Studies, and the Center for Early Modern Studies, and to make use of the outstanding collections of the Chazen Museum of Art, UW Special Collections, and other resources where pertinent such as the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection.
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