JOB: Assistant Professor, History of Art and Italian Studies – Renaissance/Early Modern Visual Culture, Departments of History of Art and Italian Studies, University of California at Berkeley.
Departments of History of Art and Italian Studies, University of California at Berkeley. Assistant Professor of Renaissance/Early Modern Visual Culture in the Mediterranean world (tenure-track). Appointment effective July 1, 2015; candidates must have Ph.D. dissertation or equivalent underway at time of application. The Departments seek a specialist within the period (approx. 1300-1600) with strong interdisciplinary and/or comparative interests extending geographically beyond the boundaries of the Italian peninsula and the ability to contribute to the curricula and research profiles of both History of Art and Italian Studies. Areas of interest might include the relations between visual, verbal and material culture; travel studies; architectural history; cultural exchange between Europe and the East and/or Africa, or the New World. Teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels is expected, including the ability to teach in the Italian language where relevant.
Ph.D. or equivalent must be completed by July 1, 2015.
The Departments seek candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Requirements
* Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
* Cover Letter
* Statement of Research – Brief statement of current research interests.
* Statement of Teaching – Brief statement of current teaching interests.
* Writing Sample – ca. 25 pp.
* 3 letters of reference required.
Questions can be addressed to Beate Fricke, Chair, Renaissance/Early Modern Visual Culture Search Committee, Department of History of Art, University of California at Berkeley, 415 Doe University Library, Berkeley, CA 94720-6020.
All application materials should be uploaded by 15 September 2014.