Lecturer in the History of Asian Art and/or Latin American Art

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Department Summary The Department of Art and Art History , founded in 1911, offers BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). What we offer to prospective students: award-winning faculty and outstanding technical and administrative staff; a "best-in-the-west" combination of facilities for making, exhibiting, and researching art across many media; commitment to creative and critical thinking; opportunities to practice innovation across media; and a friendly and supportive community. Brief Description of Duties: The successful candidate will teach upper-division undergraduate survey courses in the program’s “World Art” area, which includes the art history of China, Japan, Mexico, and Latin America. The candidate should have a strong expertise in either East Asian art history, or Latin American art history. In addition to such survey courses, part time faculty may also teach lower-division General Education courses within Art History and Visual Culture, especially ARTH 70C, the survey of Asian art. The successful candidate will teach within a dynamic department that encourages cross-disciplinary practice among archi...