Lecturer / Associate Professor in Art and Material Cultures of Britain, c.1650-1900

Association for Art History; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Lecturer / Associate Professor in Art and Material Cultures of Britain, c.1650-1900

UCL History of Art is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer (Grade 8) or Associate Professor (Grade 9) specialising in British art and material culture in its global and colonial contexts, c. 1650-1900. UCL History of Art has a long, distinguished engagement with the politics and aesthetics of British art and empire, as well as histories and theories of material culture, broadly understood. The successful appointee will have a relevant PhD and a track record of publications and research excellence in their field. The position will begin on 1 September 2025.

We are seeking a scholar whose research engages with current critical and theoretical debates in the discipline, and whose teaching and research will complement and enhance the Department’s existing expertise. We particularly encourage applications from scholars with interests in issues such as migration, mobility and diasporas; imperial and colonial histories and legacies; cross-cultural and cross-regional interactions; materiality and making; gender and sexuality; visual technologies; ecology and the environment; race and racialisation; or class, poverty and inequality.

We welcome applications from candidates with regional specialisms outside of Europe whose research examines colonial, commercial and cross-cultural exchanges with Britain, as well as from those whose work is in dialogue with London and its collections. However, we encourage applications from all candidates invested in innovative conceptual approaches, who are able to connect their areas of expertise to larger intellectual and methodological frameworks.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 22 April 2025. Apply here .