Three-Year Lecturer Position

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Lecturer in Modern/Contemporary Art

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, invites applications for a three-year lecturer position (with the possibility of renewal) in either Modern or Contemporary Art, beginning August, 2009. The successful candidate should also be able to teach one or more of the following: popular arts, arts management, and/or visual studies. The position requires excellence in teaching and scholarship, as well as involvement in college and departmental service. Course load: 4 classes per semester. Qualifications: Master’s degree required (Ph.D. preferred), plus college teaching experience and/or museum or gallery experience.

Penn State Behrend is a four-year college of Penn State in Erie, PA. The college prides itself on the balance it achieves between teaching and research. Located on a beautiful, wooded hilltop campus, Penn State Behrend offers its 4600 undergraduate and graduate students an inspiring and technologically-advanced environment characterized by close student/faculty interaction. For more information about the college, please visit our Web site: www.behrend.psu.edu.

Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of recommendation to:

Chair, Arts Search Committee
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
4951 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563-1501

Review of applications will begin January 19th and continue until the position is filled.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.