The Department of the History of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Ancient Art and Visual Culture at the rank of assistant professor/ assistant curator, beginning in September 2018. This is a university year appointment.

The successful applicant will be asked to teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, to supervise doctoral dissertations (in History of Art and the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology), to curate Kelsey collections, and to participate in museum activities including the exhibition program. The appointee will be welcomed into a large university community that encourages interdisciplinary dialogue and is committed to the core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

A PhD is required prior to appointment. Area of specialization is open within the entire Mediterranean world, including the Near East (Bronze Age to Late Antiquity). Candidates will be expected to bring an art-historical perspective to bear on the analysis of ancient artifacts and to give evidence of commitment to the study of material culture.