The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design and business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites nominations and applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the History of Art Department, School of Liberal Arts.

The History of Art Department seeks an historian of the art and civilization of western Asia and the ancient eastern Mediterranean, who can also teach courses covering the Classical world and introductory Western surveys through the Middle Ages.

Strong preference for candidates with museum experience who can contribute to the department's major, Art History and Museum Professions. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the History of Art minor and help develop an interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies minor. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the Department, School, and College beyond the classroom by developing innovative curricula, participating in committees and college-wide events, and engaging in scholarly activity through conference presentations and/or publications. The successful candidate will receive appropriate mentoring by working with the department chair and with other department faculty, and will liaise with the Center for Excellence in Teaching, which anchors a faculty-development program, for appropriate training with online learning systems and for other pedagogical assistance.