Sullivan Visiting Professor of Art History

Job description

Sullivan Visiting Professor in Islamic Art History The Department of Art and Art History at Wesleyan University invites applications for a one-year, full-time Sullivan Visiting Professor of Art History. We seek an historian of pre-modern Islamic Art with an emphasis on South, Central, or West Asia. We welcome specialists in any subfield working on periods before 1800 and pursuing any methodological approach/es. Candidates from the fields of art and architectural history and archaeology are welcome to apply. Applicants must have earned their Ph.D. in Art History or a related field, or be near completion, by the start date of the position (September 1, 2026). The teaching load is 2/1. Additional duties include advising and mentoring students, carrying out a program of research, and participating in the life of the Department. Interested candidates should submit a 1) cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) writing sample (such as a dissertation chapter or published article), (4) statement of current research, and documentation of teaching interests and/or experience, (5) course syllabi and/or descriptions, 6) the email addresses of three referees from whom we may obtain confidential l...