Vassar College

Assistant Professor of Art and Urban Studies, Tenure Track

Department: Art Department

Posting Removal Date:

Posting Number: F127P

For full consideration applicants should apply by: 12/18/2024



About Vassar College


Vassar is a highly selective, coeducational liberal arts college of about 2400 undergraduate students, located in the Hudson Valley, seventy-five miles north of New York City. Vassar stands upon the
homelands of the Munsee Lenape. The College is located in Poughkeepsie, home to a culturally diverse community, and benefits from convenient commuter rail access to New York City. Vassar faculty are committed teachers/scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, and studios and in individually-mentored projects. They teach broadly in the curricula of their departments, advise students, and serve on college-wide and departmental committees. The College maintains a generous leave policy, provides strong support for research, and encourages multidisciplinary approaches to teaching.

Position Introduction


The Department of Art at Vassar College, in collaboration with the Urban Studies Program, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in architectural and urban history at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in the fall semester of 2025. We seek an innovative historian of modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism with a transnational, diasporic, and/or global approach.

AA Statement


Vassar College is deeply committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum, and to promoting an environment of equality, inclusion, and respect for difference. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences in this area. The College is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and especially welcomes applications from veterans, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of racial, ethnic, and other groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding.

Position Description


We seek a scholar who can teach dynamically in an undergraduate liberal arts setting. The successful candidate will teach courses on architectural and urban history, ranging from the eighteenth century to the present, at all levels of the art history curriculum. These courses should encompass global perspectives on architectural design, urban planning, and theory. The candidate will also teach one course a year within the multidisciplinary Urban Studies Program. Advising and mentoring within both the Art Department and the Urban Studies Program is required. Teaching load in the first year is four courses; after that it is four courses plus a tutorial-style “intensive” which may include supervision of senior theses. Candidates must have the Ph.D. in architectural history or an allied field in hand at the start of employment.

Salary Wage Range


Pay Transparency Disclosure: The annual base starting salary range for this position is $92,000 to $102,000 (USD). This range includes new faculty appointments beginning the first year of a standard tenure clock as well as Assistant Professors with previous tenure-line experience who will be on an accelerated tenure clock. When extending an offer of employment, Vassar College considers factors such as (but not limited to) candidate’s education/training, work experience, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations. This salary range represents the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The starting salary for an Assistant Professor in this position with a PhD beginning the first year of a standard tenure clock in Fall 2025 is $96,000.

How to Apply


Candidates should submit a letter of application, a C.V., a graduate transcript (unofficial copy is acceptable at the time of application), three letters of recommendation, an article-length writing sample, and a diversity statement highlighting contributions to and/or future plans for promoting diversity and inclusion through teaching, research and/or professional involvements (additional information can be found at:

https://offices.vassar.edu/dean-of-the-faculty/positions/candidate-diversity-statement/).


Applications should be addressed to Tobias Armborst and submitted online at: https://employment.vassar.edu/postings/4135. Address any questions to Jordan Etzel via email at: jetzel@vassar.edu. Review of applicant materials will begin on December 18, 2024, and will continue until the position has been filled. There is no guarantee that applications received after December 18, 2024, will be reviewed.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To Apply


All applicants must apply online at: https://employment.vassar.edu/postings/4135.

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