Arts and Humanities

Executive Director for Arts and Humanities Search

Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) seeks a dynamic and visionary faculty leader to serve as the inaugural Executive Director for Arts and Humanities (EDAH).

One of the world’s premier academic and research institutions for the arts and humanities, Indiana University Bloomington offers a truly unique blend of academic schools, including the Jacobs School of Music, the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, and The Media School; extensive humanities programs; priceless museums, collections, and libraries, including the Eskenazi Museum of Art and Lilly Library; field-leading research and creative activity; and more than a thousand annual programs, exhibitions, and performances.

The Executive Director role presents a one-of-a-kind opportunity for an accomplished creative leader to increase student and community engagement with IU Bloomington’s extraordinary offerings in arts and humanities; foster new creative collaborations with cultural institutions and community organizations; and grow visibility and recognition for IU Bloomington’s local and global leadership in arts and humanities broadly.

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To nominate a candidate or for inquiries, please contact searchbl@indiana.edu.

Search Committee

  • Chair: Judah Cohen, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Research, and Creative Activity
  • Erika Dowell, Associate Director & Curator of Modern Manuscripts, Lilly Library, Indiana University
  • Peg Faimon, Founding Dean and Professor Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
  • Halina Goldberg, Director, Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
  • Alicia Kozma, Director, Indiana University Cinema
  • Gerard Pannekoek, Program and Operations Coordinator, Arts & Humanities Council
  • Linda Pisano, Chairperson and Producer, Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance, College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Maria Talbert, Executive Director, Indiana University Auditorium
  • Johannes Turk, Chair, Department of Germanic Studies. Associate Professor of Germanic Studies and Comparative Literature
  • Matt Waller, Ex-officio, Senior Executive Advisor to the Provost, Indiana University