Job Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor in the Museum Studies Program - KU

The Museum Studies Program at the University of Kansas (KU) invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level expected to commence on August 18, 2024. The program seeks a scholar whose research and teaching examine the politics, ethics, and epistemologies of museum collections, exhibits, and pedagogy. We are particularly interested in Asian/Black/Indigenous/Latinx topics and/or museum politics, ethics, and epistemologies in a global context. We welcome applicants holding a doctoral degree in a related field, including (but not limited to) Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture/Historic Preservation, Art History, Education, Ethnic Studies, History, Natural Sciences, Public Administration, Visual Arts/Culture, and Women’s and Gender Studies. We are committed to considering a wide range of candidates for this broadly defined, interdisciplinary position and encourage you to contact the search chair if you are unsure whether your expertise and experience is a good match.

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Applications need to be received by November 1, 2023 with an intended start date of August 18, 2024, and we are eager to recruit a broad range of applicants.

Potential applicants are encouraged to reach out to Dr. Andrew Denning, Associate Professor of History and Director, Museum Studies Program, with any questions. Contact details are available in the description above.