Position Overview
The Department of History of Art at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Global Indigenous Arts with a start date of August 15, 2025. Following the lead of Indigenous scholars who insist that the category of “art” itself is often attributed to a Eurocentric worldview and therefore deeply contested by Indigenous artists and communities, we welcome applications that offer expansive approaches to the history of Indigenous visual and expressive arts. The temporal and geographic range of the position is open. We welcome applications from scholars whose research engages in emerging approaches to methodological inquiry, investigations of place and migration, racialized discourses, and/or systems of power. Potential areas of research include:
• Indigenous epistemologies and visual sovereignty
• Decolonization, decolonial, or anticolonial frameworks, histories, and practices
• Indigenous feminisms
• Queer and two-spirit art histories
• Nationalisms, transnational and international solidarities
• Sovereignty, freedoms, social movements and visual culture
• Transterritorialisms, deterritorialisms
• Critical futurities, reparations
• Museum and exhibition studies
• Land/ place-based art
• Indigenous ecology
• Indigenous media practices
• Critical craft studies, material practices
• Other related critical approaches
Performance Objectives
• Demonstrate excellence in research, teaching, and service, including teaching and advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Maintain an active and impactful scholarship agenda
• Teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students
• Collaborate with scholars across departments and engage diverse communities inside and outside of the university
Education and Experience Requirements
Required: Applicants must hold a PhD in Art History, Indigenous Studies, or from a wide range of emerging and related fields by August 15, 2025. ABDs welcome to apply.
Desired: Preference for applicants with active research agendas and those with experience engaging collaboratively with students and scholars of diverse backgrounds. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to building a diverse intellectual community, in line with OSU’s Shared Values (see below).
How to Apply
Apply to the Careers at Ohio State website at:
https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job/Columbus-Campus/Assistant-Professor—Global-Indigenous-Arts_R114704-1.
A complete application consists of the following required elements: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and names and contact information for three letters of reference. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024. Inquiries may be directed to the search committee chair, Sampada Aranke, at aranke.2@osu.edu
You will be presented with the opportunity to attach 3 documents in the Application Documents section. A complete application will include:
• Attachment 1: Cover Letter: a 2 page letter that includes research, teaching, and service experience and why you are interested in this position.
• Attachment 2: CV (Curriculum Vitae): Detailed overview of your scholarly experience, including your research experience, teaching and mentoring experience, service, funding, and publications.
• Attachment 3: A 20-40 page writing sample.
All applicants will be asked to provide the names and contact information for three references following the submission of application materials .
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability
The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.
Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check.
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