The Department of Art and Visual Culture at Bates College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position for two years in the study of pre-modern visual culture to begin Fall 2019. The position carries a five-course annual teaching load. The candidate should be able to teach courses in European art and visual culture from 300-1550, but areas of specialization may be the Islamic world, including North Africa, or colonial Latin America. Two of the five courses each year will be cross listed with the Program in Classical and Medieval Studies. Two years of teaching experience preferred.

Preference will be given to candidates who have a Ph.D. in hand by August 1, 2019.