Assistant Professor

Description:

San Francisco State University, Museum Studies Program, offers an exciting opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Museum Studies, beginning August 2025. We seek a Museum Studies scholar-practitioner whose teaching and research extends beyond a single area of expertise, ideally bridging several of the following specializations: critical museum studies, audience development, public programs and education, community curation, museum management, administration, and fundraising, exhibition design (digital and/or virtual exhibitions is highly desired), collection standards, and museum ethics. We also seek a colleague who will engage with the Global Museum, an on-campus museum that is operated in concert with the Museum Studies Program and its curriculum. We are interested especially in qualified candidates who are strongly committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion and who demonstrate these commitments through their teaching, curricular development, and research.

Required qualifications

• Ph.D. in museum-related discipline, such as Art History, History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Ancient Studies, Ethnic Studies, or the Natural Sciences. Terminal degree must be completed by the first day of employment
• College or University-level teaching experience and professional museum experience
• Record of working and communicating effectively with colleagues and students