Assistant Professor 105770 Pensacola - Main Campus, Florida, United States Dept of Art and Design College of Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Faculty Full-time POSITION DETAILS Employment based visa sponsorship will be considered for this position. Position Number: 105770Classification Title: Assistant ProfessorWorking Title: Assistant Professor of Museum StudiesDepartment: Dept of
Art and DesignFLSA Status: ExemptSalary Range: Commensurate with education and experiencePay Basis: Annually POSITION OVERVIEW JOB SUMMARY: The University of West Florida Department of Art & Design invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Museum Studies. This position will play a central role in developing the new interdisciplinary Minor in Museum Studies and expanding the Art History
Major into Museum Studies, both designed to provide students with foundational knowledge and hands-on experience in museums, galleries, collections management, exhibition production, interpretation, preparatorship, and public-facing cultural work. The salary for this position will be commensurate with education and experience. This initiative supports the university’s area of expertise in Public Archaeology and
Community Heritage and is intended to serve undergraduate and graduate students in Art, Art History, History, Archaeology, Anthropology, Public History, Graphic Design, Arts Administration, and related disciplines. The program will leverage the University’s unique partnerships and resources, including TAG, The Art Gallery at UWF, the Pensacola Museum of Art, the Pensacola Museum of History, the Pensacola Children’s
Museum, the UWF Historic Trust, the UWF Archaeology Institute, and the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN).The successful candidate will contribute to the development and growth of the Museum Studies Minor and Art History and Museum Studies Major while also helping to guide The Art Gallery at UWF (TAG) as a teaching gallery, exhibition space, and experiential learning site. The position emphasizes
interdisciplinary learning, applied museum practice, and student-centered professional development through coursework, internships, exhibitions, collections work, public programming, and collaborative cultural projects.The faculty member will be housed in the Department of Art & Design in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of West Florida. The Department is strongly committed to
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