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te Listed: August 3, 2026

Employer Name: Bard Graduate Center

Job Title: Assistant Professor in Fashion, Dress, and Textiles of the Americas

Job Description: Bard Graduate Center announces a faculty search for an Assistant Professor in Fashion, Dress, and Textiles of the Americas. This position has a preference for advanced junior candidates (1 completed project). Ph.D. is required and must be conferred by the start date. Candidates may specialize in any area of the Americas (North, Central, South), including borderlands and Atlantic or Pacific worlds, between the 18th and 21st centuries. Material knowledge of textiles, dress (inclusive of clothing, costume, and fashion), methods of construction and manufacture, and histories and methodologies in fashion studies is essential. Research about, with, or in collaboration with Indigenous, diasporic, migrant, and/or underrepresented communities is encouraged. Regardless of area of specialization in the Americas, the ability to teach and advise about textiles, fashion, and dress in wider global, theoretical, and methodological contexts is expected. Successful candidates will have some experience teaching and advising graduate students, and interest in pursuing public scholarship. Work authorization in the United States required. 

Job Application Qualifications: Advanced junior candidates (1 completed project). Ph.D. is required and must be conferred by the start date.

Compensation: $85,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually

Application Instructions: Please send CV, cover letter, and a writing sample no longer than 30 pages to faculty.search@bgc.bard.edu by October 1, 2026. Please also have 3 letters of recommendation sent directly to faculty.search@bgc.bard.edu by October 1, 2026.

Deadline: October 1, 2026

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