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Art History - The Lee Edwards Visiting Scholar in 19th c. Art Half-time Guest Faculty Position Fall 2026
Rank: Guest Faculty
Tenure Information: Non-Tenure Track
Job Description
Sarah Lawrence College invites applications for a half-time guest faculty position for Fall 2026, named in honor Lee MacCormick Edwards, who taught 19th century Art History at Sarah Lawrence. The candidate will teach one seminar in the social and material history of 19th century art. Topics could include art of the British Empire and transatlantic exchange, British Aestheticism/Victorian art, Impressionism, or American art, or any topic related to Euro-American art of the 19th century. This seminar would also introduce students to the rich collections of 19th-century art in NYC, so the course topic would ideally touch on area collections. (Funding is available for field trips to museums.)
Sarah Lawrence is a co-educational liberal arts college with a unique pedagogy, and candidates must have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and to the development of the research, writing, and analytical skills of their students. Faculty teaching seminars (capped at 15 students) are required to meet individually with students biweekly for “conference,” which entails guiding the student through a semester-long independent research project.
Application materials must include: cover letter, CV, course descriptions for two possible seminars including what area collections the seminar will draw upon, a sample of scholarly writing, a copy of official transcripts, and two references who will be contacted for letters of recommendation upon the submission of the candidate’s application.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. This is an in-person teaching appointment, with the expectation that the appointed individual will teach on campus for the duration of the contract period.
Compensation for this position is a per-course rate based on experience.
Required QualificationsApplicants should either be ABD or hold a Ph.D. in Art History or a related interdisciplinary program and have prior teaching experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Posting Number: F00201P
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Salary: $10,500 to $14,000
Special Instructions to Applicants
Review of applications will begin on March 23, 2026. The position will remain open until filled.
To apply, visit https://slc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2470
Sarah Lawrence seeks to recruit and retain a diverse administration, staff, and faculty. Every job opening is seen as an opportunity to increase diversity, and every effort will be made to expand the applicant pool in accordance with these goals. (Please see our Nondiscrimination Policy.) For information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy of education, please see our website at: https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/.
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Sarah Lawrence College is committed to sustaining a diverse and inclusive learning, working, and living community. This requires students, faculty, administration, and staff who reflect the diversity of our society; that people from different backgrounds and with different views be prepared to treat one another with mutual respect and honest curiosity so that they can engage and learn from one another; and that diversity infuse all aspects of the life and mission of the College. These conditions enable a genuine liberal arts education, in which the presence of people with different experiences and ideas, engaged in critical dialogue, overcomes ignorance and builds trust and knowledge.
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