[KS] Korean Art History position

[Maya Stiller]

Dear colleagues,

Please note the following advertisement posted on H-Net for a position
in Korean art history at the University of Kansas. We would appreciate
it if you would forward this information to potential candidates.
Thank you.

Sincerely,
Maya Stiller
Assistant Professor of Korean Art and Visual Culture
University of Kansas


Position, Visiting Assistant Professor in Korean art history,
University of Kansas

The Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of
Kansas is seeking a specialist in Korean art history for a one-year,
non-tenure-track, limited term position (with possible one-year
renewal) as a visiting assistant professor to begin as early as August
18, 2015.
The successful applicant will teach four courses per year in Korean
art history, including undergraduate and graduate courses, advise
graduate students, provide service to the department and the
university, and maintain an active research program. Courses scheduled
for the fall semester include an upper division undergraduate/graduate
course on Korean ceramics and an online introductory course on modern
(from 1600) and contemporary Korean art and culture. The visiting
assistant professor can choose her/his own course topics for the
spring semester.

Required qualifications: Ph.D. in East Asian art history with a Korean
focus is expected by the start date of the appointment; demonstrated
potential for high quality teaching and a commitment to teaching
excellence in Korean art history at the graduate and undergraduate
levels; demonstrated capacity to direct graduate research using Korean
sources.

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry,
disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status,
parental status, retaliation, gender identity, gender expression and
genetic information in the University’s programs and activities. The
following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the
non-discrimination policies and is the University’s Title IX
Coordinator: the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional
Opportunity and Access, IOA at ku.edu, 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A,
Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785) 864-6414, 711 TTY.

For a complete announcement and to apply online, go to
https://employment,ku.edu and search for “Korean Art.”  A complete
online application includes:  letter of interest, c.v., two-page
teaching statement (teaching philosophy/ experience/and interests) and
the names and contact information for three references for whom
letters of reference have been requested.  Letters of reference should
be sent directly to Dr. Marsha Haufler, Korean Art History Search
Committee Coordinator, Kress Foundation Department of Art History,
1301 Mississippi Street, 209 Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
66045, USA. E-mail: mhaufler at ku.edu.  Inquiries may also be directed
to Dr. Marsha Haufler.