The Department of Art History at Indiana University, Bloomington (https://arthistory.indiana.edu/) invites applications for the Robert E. and Avis Tarrant Burke Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ancient and Indigenous Art of the Americas to begin in August 2024. The duration of the fellowship is one year. We welcome applications from early career scholars specializing in the art, architecture, archaeology and/or material culture of the ancient and indigenous peoples of North, Central, and/or South America, including the Caribbean. Eligible candidates will have received their Ph.D. degree within 7 years of the position’s start date. We seek a dynamic and original thinker who is committed to excellence in scholarship and is well-suited to teaching an introductory survey and an upper-level course for undergraduate and graduate students. The teaching load is one course per semester. Applicants should submit a cover letter that includes a detailed description of their research program and teaching philosophy, a CV, a writing sample running between 20-30 pages in length, a statement regarding how they would foster diversity, equity and inclusion in research and teaching, and the names and contact information for three referees. Applications should be submitted online at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/20370. Review of applications will begin on 8 December 2023. Queries about the position can be sent to the search committee chair, Bret Rothstein (brothste@indiana.edu).

The Burke Postdoctoral Fellow will join a vibrant community of scholars and students working across a wide range of topics in the history of art and visual and material culture. With our strong commitment to interdisciplinarity, we offer not only a supportive environment in which to build the foundation of a career, but also strong connections with allied institutes, departments, and programs across the Bloomington campus, including African American and African Diaspora Studies; American Studies; Anthropology; Folklore and Ethnomusicology; History; Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Latino Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies; and the program on Race, Migration, and Indigeneity. The Burke Postdoctoral Fellow will also be able to forge close working relationships with the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art; the Lilly Library; the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; and the Kinsey Institute.

The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to building and supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community of students and scholars. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.