JOB: Assistant Professor, tenure-track, History of European Architecture, ca. 500-1500. Columbia University

Job: Assistant Professor, tenure-track, History of European Architecture, ca. 500-1500. Columbia University

Department of Art History and Archaeology

Columbia University seeks a scholar whose research focuses on any aspect of medieval architecture from late antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages and whose interests connect to other subfields of art and architectural history within the department and the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation.
Teaching responsibilities include regularly covering the history of medieval architecture in Western and Central Europe, participating in a team effort to teach a survey course in the History of Architecture, teaching advanced courses in the field of specialization, and teaching regularly in Columbia’s Core Curriculum.
The department is particularly interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. The PhD must be completed by the time of the appointment (1 July 2019).
Screening will begin by 1 January 2019.
For more information and to apply, please go to: http://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/2019

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