Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies

Parsons The New School for Design, a division of The New School, seeks applicants for a new tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor within the School of Art and Design History and Theory.

Applicants are sought whose scholarship is in the history and theory of visual and design culture and addresses issues of gender, race and identity. Candidates must be innovative in their pedagogical approaches to activate students interest in the relationship between theory and practice, and be forward-thinking about methodologies appropriate to complex and diverse 21st century global conditions. They must also be prepared to teach students from a variety of disciplines across Parsons and The New School. The successful candidate will have an earned Ph.D. that addresses issues of gender, race, or identity, strength in teaching, research, and scholarship, and demonstrate potential to build a strong record of publications.

The locus of this teaching position will be in the School of Art and Design History and Theory, which offers courses to all Parsons undergraduate and graduate students, and to students in other divisions of The New School. It also offers two graduate degrees:

MA in History of Decorative Arts and Design (in collaboration with the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum) and MA in Fashion Studies (from fall 2010)

Please see www.parsons.edu for a full description of the School of Art and Design History and Theory and its current programs. The school is also currently planning a future graduate degree in design and visual culture studies.

This position is dependent on budget approval from the Office of the Provost.

Teaching Responsibilities: The Assistant Professor is expected to teach 5 courses per year, to both graduate and undergraduate students, hold regular office hours for students and colleagues, and participate in other classroom and extracurricular activities on a regular basis (e.g. critiques, program citizenship, Parsons/New School committees, etc.)

Creative Practice and Research: Faculty are expected to participate actively and with distinction in research and scholarly work.

Please refer to job code 06070808 when responding to this ad.

Category:	Office Employment
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Location:	New York, NY
County:	New York County
ZIP Code:	10001
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	The New School
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