Assistant Professor - Arts of the Medieval World - History of Art Department
The University of California, Berkeley
About this position
Position Overview
Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100–$132,900 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions. Anticipated start: July 1, 2027
Application Deadline
Open date: July 14, 2026 Next review date:Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position Description
The Department of History of Art, University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Arts of the Medieval World, tenure-track, with an expected start date of July 1, 2027. The Department seeks candidates maintaining an active research agenda in the study of the Arts of the Medieval World, broadly defined. The position is open in terms of geographical and chronological focus, welcoming a range of local, regional, transregional, or comparative approaches to the study of art and the built environment in Africa, Asia, and/or Europe from the 7th to the 15th century. Candidates’ teaching and research might also engage historic trade routes, sites of pilgrimage, axes of scholarly exchange, or itineraries of conquest and enslavement, such as the Trans-Saharan Trade, the Indian Ocean System, or the Silk Road. The department seeks applicants whose scholarship advances new insights on circulation, transmission, translation, reuse/adaptation, and material cultures across overlapping medieval worlds. Candidates’ teaching and research should demonstrate engagement with the changing dynamics of the discipline both methodologically and topically, including, among others, studies of race, disability, empire, ecology, gender, sexuality, and the digital humanities. At the Department of History of Art, the appointee will join a vibrant community of researchers committed to advancing the study of visual arts, material culture, and built environment through interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and public engagement. A successful candidate’s area(s) of activity may also connect with one or more other departments, centers, museums, and initiatives on campus and beyond in the wider Bay Area and its communities. The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit New Senate Faculty | Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications(required at time of application)PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application. Preferred qualificationsThe successful candidate will demonstrate area-specialized expertise in the art history of the Medieval World and a record of innovative research, publication, and teaching. The Department welcomes research profiles that may include international collaborations, curatorial scholarship, public scholarship or outreach, archive initiatives, cultural revitalization, historical conservation, or other modes of intellectual and institutional labor. Completion of the PhD (or equivalent international degree) strongly preferred by the start date of the position.
Application Requirements
Document requirementsCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter - (maximum 3 pages, single-spaced), which should include a discussion of your research program, accomplishments, and proposed plans; teaching and mentoring experience and approaches; and service, including record of or plans for collaborative work in academic and public contexts. The cover letter may describe inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research; specific pedagogic efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and teaching (including courses that you might teach). This may also include past efforts and future plans to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program. Please also discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. This can include, for example, participating in professional or scientific associations, serving on committees that advance department, campus or discipline goals, and conducting outreach activities that can remove barriers and increase participation of academics in your field. Writing Sample - May be a sample of work in progress, a recent publication, or excerpt from a completed dissertation. ~ 30 pages Authorization to Release Information Form - An institutional reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form. Reference requirements 3 letters of reference required Apply link:https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05462 Help contact:rfahacademichr@berkeley.edu