Asst Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Art and Architecture

UMass Amherst•Amherst, NY

13d•$79,350 - $124,414•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks an Assistant Professor whose research focuses on ancient Mediterranean art and/or architecture, broadly conceived. The department welcomes scholarship on ancient Greece and/or Rome that reaches beyond traditional geographic and cultural frameworks to explore interconnected visual cultures of the ancient world. Research engaging new methodologies or perspectives on ancient visual and material culture, cultural heritage, cultural encounter, and relationships among ancient Mediterranean societies and wider networks is encouraged. This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track appointment beginning September 1, 2027. The successful candidate will teach General Education surveys in the history of architecture and the history of art before 1600, develop a large-enrollment course introducing art history through a specific theme or broad historical survey, and devise seminars for MA students. The candidate will draw on museum collections in New England, New York, and Boston, teach across regions, periods, cultures, and materials, contribute to transregional and transcultural approaches, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration across campus and the Five Colleges. The teaching load is two courses per semester plus contributions to team-taught surveys. The position also includes maintaining a robust research profile and undertaking service to the Department, College, and University consistent with faculty rank. Work takes place in a standard office or indoor university environment and involves minimal physical exertion. The position is onsite in Amherst. The salary range is approximately $79,350 to $124,414 for a nine-month academic-year appointment at 100% full-time equivalency, with full benefits; salary is commensurate with experience and determined by the University based on relevant factors. The appointment is subject to final budgetary and administrative approval.

Requirements

PhD in the history of art and architecture or a related discipline required by the time of appointment.
Demonstrated professional capabilities and ambitions.

Nice To Haves

Research focused on ancient Mediterranean art and/or architecture, broadly conceived.
Scholarship on ancient Greece and/or Rome that extends beyond traditional geographic and cultural frameworks.
Research that brings new methodologies or perspectives to ancient visual and material culture.
Research engaging cultural heritage, cultural encounter, and relationships among ancient Mediterranean societies and their wider networks.
Ability to contribute to transregional and transcultural approaches and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

Teach General Education surveys in the history of architecture and the history of art before 1600.
Develop a new large-enrollment course introducing the history of art through a specific theme or broad historical survey.
Devise seminars for MA students.
Teach broadly across regions, periods, cultures, and materials, drawing on museum collections available in New England, New York, and Boston.
Contribute to the department’s transregional and transcultural approaches and foster interdisciplinary collaboration with departments across campus and in the Five Colleges.
Maintain a robust research profile.
Undertake service commitments to the Department, College, and University consistent with faculty rank.