Professor of Art History, TenuredTenure-Track Open Rank

The Division of Arts and Humanities invites applications for a tenure-track/ tenured Professor of Art History (Open rank) specialising in Modern and Contemporary Arab Art History in Academic Year 2027-28. We seek a scholar who can demonstrate a commitment to innovative research that is open to cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives. The successful candidate will help develop collaborations with other programs in the Arts & Humanities Division as well as with other divisions at NYUAD. Responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising in the Program teaching in the Core Curriculum and service to the university.

The ideal candidate will have an established international publication record and corresponding teaching experience including the expertise to supervise BA MA and PhD students. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in art history and will contribute to interdisciplinary programs in Middle East Studies Global Studies Curatorial Studies and Public Humanities.
We seek a distinguished scholar whose research and teaching focus on the visual arts of the Middle East and North Africa with particular interest in one or more of the following areas:

• Modern and contemporary Arab art
• Arab visual culture
• Global modernisms
• Cross-cultural artistic exchange
• Postcolonial and decolonial art histories
• Museum and curatorial studies
• Cultural heritage and identity formation
• Transnational art movements

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Required:

• Ph.D. in Art History Humanities Middle East Studies or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated record of scholarly publications.
• Evidence of successful university-level teaching.
• Expertise in modern and contemporary art of the Arab world.

Preferred:

• Record of museum curatorial or exhibition experience.
• Experience securing external grants and research funding.
• Ability to teach interdisciplinary courses connecting art history cultural studies and cross-cultural scholarship.
• Knowledge of the Arabic language and culture.

Responsibilities

• Teach at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Supervise M.A. and Ph.D. students.
• Maintain an active research and publication program.
• Participate in departmental and university service.
• Foster collaborations with museums archives and cultural institutions.