Professor of Art and Visual Culture

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as
a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly
personalized education that centers on deep and sustained
interactions among students, faculty, and community. We are
engaging the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and
technology — that are transforming higher education and the world
into which our students graduate.

The Department
of Art and Visual Culture at Bates College invites applications
for a full-time, tenure-track or tenured position in the history
and criticism of visual cultures. We seek a colleague with
significant institutional and teaching experience, along with a
demonstrated record of publications or equivalent scholarship that
centers the modern and/or contemporary “Global South,” defined
broadly as a framework that foregrounds perspectives anchored
outside Eurocentric structures of disciplinary power. In addition
to the media they study, we seek a colleague who engages with
museums and/or other exhibitionary spaces. Successful candidates
will demonstrate and are expected to maintain an active program of
scholarship.

The position carries a standard five-course annual teaching load.
The successful candidate will join a vibrant department that offers
majors in the History and Criticism of Art and Visual Culture and
in Studio Art, and will demonstrate a strong commitment to
inclusive undergraduate teaching and mentorship. We are
particularly interested in candidates whose teaching speaks to
intersections with our Studio program and the Bates College Museum
of Art. We seek an advanced teacher-scholar who has developed and
taught relevant courses and who has participated in curricular and
administrative efforts. They will be expected to design classes
that highlight the ways visual culture shapes perceptions of race,
power, privilege, and colonialisms and address student interest in
museum studies. We are looking for someone who will develop a
methods course to support majors and minors in the History and
Criticism of Art and Visual Culture and who will foster
interdisciplinary collaboration across Bates’ departments and
programs. Teaching expectations also include contributing to the
general education curriculum, advising students, and mentoring
senior theses. We seek candidates who are committed to supporting
the success of all students. Applicants are encouraged to describe
relevant preparation, experience, or plans for creating an
inclusive learning environment.

Faculty responsibilities include teaching, professional
achievement, and governance and engagement, as described in Article
II of the Bates College Faculty
Handbook . We seek a colleague prepared to collaboratively
shape our future by taking on responsibilities in the department
and College, and are interested to learn of relevant administrative
and/or leadership experience.

Bates College is a residential liberal arts college located in
Lewiston, Maine. Faculty scholarship and creative work at Bates are
robustly supported by start-up packages, a paid pre-tenure leave,
support for post-tenure sabbaticals, internal grants, professional
travel funding, and a well-staffed external
grants office .

Community-engaged learning —with community partnerships
facilitated by the
Harward Center for
Community Partnerships —and study abroad are both
broadly encouraged and institutionally supported. Pedagogical
development and innovation is further buttressed by our highly
engaged
Center
for Inclusive Teaching and Learning . Educational access and
racial justice are central to Bates’ history and mission and

our
faculty-led initiatives reflect this commitment .

A PhD in Art History, Visual Studies, or a related field is
required.

Required application materials include:

Cover letter

Curriculum vitae

Teaching statement

Sample Syllabus pertinent to the job description

Research Statement (1-3 pages)

Letters of recommendation and a sample publication will be
requested only for candidates selected to move forward after the
initial review. Review of applications will begin on January 4,
2027 and continue until the position is filled. The position will
begin in July 2027, and employment is contingent upon successful
completion of a background check and verification of degree. The
anticipated salary range for this position is $87,000-$120,000,
commensurate with experience, qualifications, and rank.

Bates College is committed to equal opportunity and to providing an
educational and work environment free from discrimination. The
college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic
information, veteran status, and other legally protected statuses
in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the
administration of its education policies and programs, or in the
recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all
applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and
regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors,
visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and
complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with
applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII,
Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to
the Title IX Officer, Gwen Lexow at 207-786-6445 or
titleix@bates.edu.