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Posting Details
Position Information
Position Number
998083
Functional Title
Assistant Professor East Asian Art History
Position Type
Tenure Stream
Position Eclass
FC - Faculty 9 month Non Leave earn
University Information
Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit
UNC Greensboro is minority serving institution with an undergraduate population of 53% ethnic minority students and 67% female students. The College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. UNC Greensboro is an inclusive learning community with a campus-wide culture that embodies access, equity, diversity, excellence, and collaboration. With an enrollment of over 18,000 students, including 3,500 graduate students, and 2,800 faculty and staff, UNC Greensboro is one of the most diverse universities in the UNC system. UNC Greensboro is located in a metropolitan area of more than 1.6 million in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains. UNC Greensboro is an EOE/Affirmative Action/M/F/D/V employer and is strongly committed to increasing faculty diversity.
The School's art history faculty shares a building with the Weatherspoon Art Museum, home to one of the strongest collections of modern and contemporary American art in the Southeast. Museum staff are dedicated to working closely with students and faculty, including recent co-curatorial projects and an annual faculty fellowship. The Weatherspoon is currently transforming its first-floor wing into the Cole Levin Center for Art and Human Understanding, beginning in May 2026. The Cole Levin Center will place humanist inquiry at the core of the museum's mission and be a resource for object-based teaching and learning that extends throughout the university and into the community. Additional arts and culture venues in Greensboro include the School of Art's Gatewood Gallery and downtown Greensboro Project Space, a gallery venue for experimental productions and installations, and the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, a historic landmark and educational organization. Finally, in Fall 2026, the newly constructed Jeanne Tannenbaum Center for Creative Practice will open on campus as a space dedicated to innovation for an array of forms and disciplines, with technology for teaching, research, and community development.
Position Summary
The School of Art at UNC Greensboro seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of East Asian Art History, with preference for a candidate who specializes in Media Histories and specifically those of animation, print, or new medias. This colleague will teach across multiple media, while also implementing broader surveys in the history of Asian Art. Applicants whose research and teaching address the Asian diaspora or trans-regional interactions in relation to these Media Histories are especially encouraged to apply.
Ideal candidates will have experience with skills-based and culturally responsive pedagogies. The successful applicant for this position will contribute to and complement pre-existing strengths in the School of Art, which is home to over 700 students across BFA and BA studio, arts administration, art education, and art history majors, and MFA studio art majors. Teaching a 3/3 standard load and directly serving the Art History area, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to further develop and expand the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. New Assistant Professors in the School of Art are granted Graduate Faculty Status and serve on MFA thesis committees in one of the most vibrant fine arts graduate programs in the Southeast, helping to foster the futures of contemporary U..S. and global art practices. The School of Art is part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, which is an area of distinction within the UNC System and its seventeen campuses.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Review of applications will begin February 6 and is ongoing until the position is filled. Initial interviews will be conducted virtually, on-campus interviews will take place later in the Spring semester, and the appointment begins on August 1, 2026.
Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in East Asian Art History or related field, or A.B.D. with expected completion Summer 2026

Preferred Qualifications

• East Asian art history, broadly conceived
• Research and teaching engage with animation, print, OR new media
• Ability to teach across media
• Ability to develop courses across Asian art history temporally and/or geographically
• Research and teaching address the Asian diaspora or trans-regional interactions
• Experience teaching with objects, collections, or archives
• Skills-based and culturally responsive teaching approaches
• Active record of scholarly research, curatorial contributions, and/or other engagement with the field
• 3 years of teaching experience
• Experience or demonstrated interest in advising and actively mentoring students
• Expands rather than duplicates current faculty research and teaching strengths

Tenure Status
Tenure Track
Special Instructions to Applicants
To apply for the position, electronically submit the following as Word or PDF at https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/:

• Cover letter including discussion of scholarly training and pedagogical experience, and articulating qualifications
• Resume/curriculum vita
• Statement of teaching philosophy, no more than two pages
• List of 3 references with names, mailing addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers

Recruitment Range
Salary commensurate with experience
Org #-Department
School of Art - 12203
Job Open Date
01/15/2026
For Best Consideration Date
02/06/2026
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
FTE
1.000
Type of Appointment
Permanent
Time Limited Duration
Number of Months per Year
9
FLSA