Position at Queen's University

Assistant Professor of Painting Conservation
Queen's University

The Art Conservation Program, Faculty of Arts and Science, at
Queen's University invites applications for a three-year
non-renewable faculty position, in Painting Conservation at the
level of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2016, subject to
budgetary approval.

Candidates will

    Hold a PhD or equivalent

The successful candidate will provide evidence of:

    High quality scholarly output that demonstrates independent
    research leading to peer assessed publications

    Ability to secure external research funding

    Outstanding teaching contributions at both the undergraduate and
    graduate level

    Ongoing commitment to academic and pedagogical excellence.

Candidates must also provide evidence of an ability to work in an
interdisciplinary, collaborative environment and have experience in
conservation practice and involvement in professional associations.
The successful candidate will also be expected to make substantive
contributions through service to the department, to the Faculty, to
the University, and the broader community.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The Art Conservation Program offers a Master of Art Conservation
degree (MAC) in the following areas:  conservation treatment,
conservation science, and conservation research.

Further information can be found at

    <URL:http://www.queensu.ca/art/art-conservation>

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals.
Queen's is committed to employment equity and diversity in the
workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities,
Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ persons.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in
accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens
and Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority.

To comply with Federal laws, the University is obliged to gather
statistical information about how many applicants for each job
vacancy are Canadian citizens / permanent residents of Canada.
Applicants need not identify their country of origin or citizenship,
however, all applications must include one of the following
statements: 'I am a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of
Canada'; *or*, 'I am not a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of
Canada'.  Applications that do not include this information will be
deemed incomplete.

A complete application consists of: a cover letter (including one of
the two statements regarding Canadian citizenship / permanent
resident status specified in the previous paragraph), a current
Curriculum Vitae (including a list of major publications), a writing
sample, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching
interests and experience (including teaching outlines and
evaluations if available), and the names and contact information of
three Referees.

Applicants are encouraged to send all documents in their application
package electronically (either as PDFs or MS Word files) to
schwartz<-at->queensu<.>ca, although hard copy applications may be
submitted to

    Dr. Joan Schwartz
    Professor and Head, Art History and Art Conservation
    Ontario Hall
    Queen's University
    Kingston
    Ontario K7L 3N6
    Canada

The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to
applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes
into account an applicant's accessibility needs.  If you require
accommodation during the interview process, please contact Diane
Platt in the Department of Art, at plattd<-at->queensu<.>ca

Academic staff at Queen's University are governed by a Collective
Agreement (2015-2019) between Queen's University Faculty Association
(QUFA) and the University, which is posted at:

    <URL:http://queensu.ca/facultyrelations/faculty-librarians-and-archivists/collective-agreement>

and at

    <URL:http://qufa.ca>

The deadline for applications is January 29, 2016.


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