Boston College, Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art

The Art, Art History, and Film Department of Boston College seeks to appoint a distinguished art historian of Islamic Art and Architecture (open specialization and time period) to the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asian Art. The appointment will be made at the rank of full Professor, with a preferred start date of July 1, 2019.

Candidates should have an outstanding publication record and an active research agenda, and should be committed to teaching in an undergraduate department at a Liberal Arts university. They should also demonstrate engagement in the field through participation in national and international conferences and other scholarly activities.

The appointee will teach introductory courses in Islamic art and architecture, and upper-level courses and research seminars in his or her areas of specialization, with the opportunity to teach graduate students from other departments. In addition, the appointee will have the opportunity to collaborate with the McMullen Museum of Art and the interdisciplinary program of Islamic Civilization and Societies, which has faculty in History, Language, Literature, Music, Political Science, Sociology, and Theology, and offers an MA degree.

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