Temporary Shop Technician
DEPARTMENT OF ART
This is a temporary, part-time position to support Studio Manager/Shop Supervisor (in studio arts) during open shop time of the semester. A successful candidate will be able to demonstrate and supervise various fabrication processes, including the use of hand and power tools, and enforce safety protocols (including cleanup protocols) for students and faculty in the studio art wood shop and class labs.
Postdoctoral Associate
CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
The Center for African and African American Studies invites applications for a one-year (renewable for a second year) Dr. Anthony B. Pinn Postdoctoral Associate in African and African American Studies.
This position is from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with the possibility of renewal for a second year (subject to performance review and funding). It is a full-time, residential position with a 1/1 teaching load and is benefits-eligible. The Postdoctoral Associate will receive an annual salary of $70,000 and a $5,000 one-time stipend for research and/or relocation to Houston.
The successful candidate’s primary responsibility during their time at Rice will be to make substantial progress on their own research and writing projects and to engage with the university’s diverse intellectual community. The successful candidate will be paired with a faculty mentor and be expected to present work-in-progress to occasional campus audiences. Fellows will have the opportunity to contribute to the CAAAS curriculum in consultation with the director and director of undergraduate studies.
Postdoctoral Associate - Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN, GENDER & SEXUALITY
The Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (CSWGS) at Rice University seeks candidates for a postdoctoral associate in the humanities or social sciences whose research and teaching centers on gender and sexuality. Research focus on global South site(s) and/or issues of race is a plus.
The Center is particularly interested in applicants who demonstrate a record of feminist research, innovative teaching, and the potential to contribute to the Center by offering courses and workshops in engaged research.
The postdoc is expected to make significant progress in their research and publication, to participate actively in the intellectual life of the Center, and to teach three courses per year.
Ph.D. must be conferred between June 29th, 2023, and June 30, 2026.
The fellowship has a term of one year, beginning July 1, 2026, and is renewable for a second year upon successful completion of the first year.
Elizabeth Lee Moody Junior Professorship
DEPARTMENT OF ART
The Department of Art at Rice University is seeking to hire at the Assistant Professor rank a full-time, tenure-track artist and art educator with primary interests in the production of film, video, and/or new media forms. The successful applicant for this Elizabeth Lee Moody Junior Professorship will have a proven record of community and civic engagement.
The successful candidate will be an actively exhibiting practitioner with a record of teaching excellence. They will be responsible for teaching four undergraduate courses each academic year (two fall and two spring); engaging and maintaining an active and ambitious program of research and creative scholarship; participating in student advising and mentoring; and serving on department and university committees. The candidate will collaborate on the administration and coordination of undergraduate curricula in Art as well as a new major in Media Studies (which is anchored across departments in the School of Humanities). Candidates must have an MFA; significant organization, communication, and collaborative skills; and a substantive understanding of the general history, practice, theory, and criticism of contemporary film/video/new media art. We are particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate through their teaching, mentorship, and practice a commitment to the uplifting of historically underrepresented perspectives and who bring multilingual, international and/or cross-cultural perspectives to their work.