Job description

Bard Graduate Center
Bard Graduate Center announces a faculty search for an Assistant Professor in Design History. Preference will be given to advanced junior candidates who have completed one major research project. Ph. D. is required and must be conferred by the start date. We understand design broadly to encompass the conception, making, and use of objects and the shaping of material environments across all historical periods and regions, including Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Relevant fields for design history may include interiors, furniture, and domestic life; dress and textiles; craft and material processes; architecture and the built environment; consumption, collecting, and display; and industry and technology. Research may focus on particular places and traditions or examine connections across regions through trade, migration, and colonialism. Candidates should also be able to teach and advise beyond their specialization in order to explore design history within global contexts and engage with diverse theoretical and methodological approaches. Successful candidates will have some experience teaching and advising graduate students and interest in pursuing public scholarship.

Bard Graduate Center is an advanced graduate research institute in New York City dedicated to the cultural histories of the material world. Our MA and PhD degree programs, research initiatives, scholarly publications, gallery exhibitions, and public programs promote interdisciplinary ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Our students gravitate to careers in academia, the art world, museums, and publishing.

Compensation: $85,000 – $105,000 annually

How to apply

Please send CV, cover letter, and a writing sample no longer than 30 pages to [email protected] by January 8, 2027. Please also have 3 letters of recommendation sent directly to [email protected] by January 8, 2027.

Work authorization in the United States required.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

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