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Posted August 19, 2026

Tenure-Track or Tenured Professor in Netherlandish Art

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 02163 Full Time
Reference: 286589528
Harvard University



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Title Tenure-Track or Tenured Professor in Netherlandish Art
School Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area Department of History of Art and Architecture
Position Description
The Department of History of Art and Architecture seeks to appoint a tenure-track or tenured professor in Netherlandish Art of the early modern period, with preference for candidates with expertise in seventeenth-century Dutch Art and Flemish Art. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2027. The appointee will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

External applicants and finalists considered for a tenured appointment will need to complete the same procedures as external applicants and finalists in a search designated specifically for a tenured appointment.
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate or terminal degree in History of Art or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins.
Additional Qualifications
Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching, advising, and research is desired. Candidates for a tenured appointment should also evince intellectual leadership and impact on the field and potential for significant contributions to the department, University, and wider scholarly community.
Special Instructions
Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu). Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 25th, 2026; applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

Candidates for a tenured position
  1. Cover letter
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. External applicants to a tenured position are required to complete, sign, and upload/submit the form entitled “Authorization to release information for external applicants” as part of the Conduct Inquiry Process and Procedures for External Applicants and Finalists to Tenured Positions.

Candidates for a tenure-track position
  1. Cover letter
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Teaching/advising statement (describing the candidate’s teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which every student is encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas)
  4. Research statement
  5. Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities (e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies)
  6. Optional: Writing sample
  7. Candidates for a tenure-track position are also required to submit names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. For candidates for a tenure-track position, at least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
If visa sponsorship is needed, Harvard retains the discretion to determine which visa status is appropriate and whether a visa sponsorship application will ultimately be submitted, including payment of any applicable fees.
Contact Information
Committee Chair: Joseph Koerner
Contact Email [email protected]
Salary Range
Tenure-track salary range = $100,000-$130,000. Pay offered to the selected candidate is dependent on factors such as years of experience, training or qualification, field of scholarship, and accomplishments in the field.

Tenured salary range = $170,000-$310,000. Pay offered to the selected candidate is dependent on factors such as experience, training or qualifications, field of scholarship, and accomplishments in the field.
Minimum Number of References Required 0
Maximum Number of References Allowed 5
Keywords
assistant, associate, faculty, instructor, tenure track, tenure, professor
Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England
Netherlandish Art, Dutch Golden Age, Art of the Low Countries, Dutch Art, Flemish Art
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Supplemental Questions

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    Applicant Documents
    Required Documents
    1. Cover Letter
    2. Curriculum Vitae
    Optional Documents
    1. Teaching/Advising Statement
    2. Statement of Research
    3. Service Statement
    4. Writing Sample 1
    5. Authorization to Release Information




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