David Joselit worked as a curator at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston from 1983 to 1989. After receiving his Ph.D. in Art History from Harvard in 1995 he taught at University of California–Irvine from 1995 to 2003 and at Yale University from 2003 to 2013. He is currently a distinguished professor of the History of Art at CUNY.

Davidas Joselitas 1983 – 1989 metais dirbo kuratoriumi Bostono šiuolaikinio meno institute. Apsigynęs meno istorijos daktaro disertaciją Harvardo universitete, 1995 – 2003 m. dėstė Kalifornijos universitete Irvine, o 2003 – 2013 m. Jeilio universitete. Nuo 2013 m. Joselitas yra Niujorko miesto universiteto (CUNY) meno istorijos profesorius.