Associate Professor in Contemporary Art and Architecture

Northwestern University; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition benefits for employee and-dep

Paid medical/sick and parental leave

Job summary

Northwestern University in Evanston, IL invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Associate Professor in Contemporary Art and/or Architectural History. The appointment begins September 1, 2027; highly qualified advanced Assistant Professors will also be considered.

The successful candidate will pursue a research agenda, teach four quarter-long courses across undergraduate and graduate programs, and collaborate with faculty within the Department of Art History and across the University.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required by start date.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses (four quarter-long courses).
• Active research agenda aligned with Art History disciplinary and global contexts.

Responsibilities

• Pursue a robust research agenda in Contemporary Art and/or Architectural History.
• Teach four quarter-long courses per academic year across undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Collaborate with faculty across departments and units within Northwestern University.

Skills

Teaching experience

Research agenda

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

Location: Evanston, Illinois

Department: WCAS Art History The Department of Art History at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment in Contemporary Art and/or Architectural History at the Associate Professor level, to begin September 1, 2027. Applications from advanced Assistant Professors approaching tenure will also be considered. The geographic focus is open, but ideal candidates would complement and expand the current geographic strengths of our faculty, including Africa and African diaspora, the Middle East, South Asia, Europe and the Eastern bloc, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. We especially welcome candidates whose research and teaching critically disrupt Eurocentric and colonial axes of global exchange or challenge conventional methodological or theoretical approaches to the study of contemporary art. We seek to hire a scholar with interests that could include the connections of art and architecture to colonial and postcolonial political contexts and decolonial struggles, liberation movements, critical spatial theory, ecology and landscape, socialism, transnational socialism and post-socialism, Indigeneity, migration, diaspora, exile, and belonging.

The successful candidate will pursue a research agenda, collaborate with faculty in the Department of Art History and other units in the College and University, and teach in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. This position carries a teaching load of four quarter-long courses. A doctoral degree is required by the time the appointment begins. Applications received by October 15, 2026 will be assured of full consideration.

Salary The expected base pay range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000. This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation. Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. The available benefits package for this position will include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid medical/sick and parental leave; tuition benefits for the employee and dependents; pre‑tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs. For a comprehensive overview of available benefits, including eligibility details, visit us at Northwestern Benefits to learn more.

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