ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE IN LIFE DRAWING/ILLUSTRATION
- Employer
- Texas Tech University
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Jan 4, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Art
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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The Texas Tech University School of Art (TTU SOA) is
accepting applications for an Assistant Professor of Practice in
Life Drawing with a specialty in Illustration starting fall 2021.
This is a continuing appointment position renewable upon successful
periodic performance evaluations. To meet the ever-changing demands
for visual artists in this field, it is critical for our students
to be equipped with both mature life drawing skills and expertise
in applicable digital technology.
We are looking for a visual artist with forward
thinking ideas about drawing and illustration and their application
to a broad spectrum of employment outcomes, including industry,
entertainment, non-profit, or government sectors. The TTU SOA
Drawing program is moving towards the development of an
Illustration minor to expand professional career options for our
students, while also offering in-demand courses in areas of concept
art and character design for our growing Transmedia program.
Diversity and Equity in education are broad concepts
that encompass all the unique characteristics that students, staff,
and faculty can bring to an institution. At the School of
Art, we are committed to inclusive excellence. Within your cover
letter, we highly encourage applicants to explain how your previous
and potential contributions enhance a culture of diversity, equity,
and inclusion through teaching, research, creative activity and/or
service.
Position
Number: 22585BR
Appointment: Assistant
Professor of Practice Position, beginning Fall
2021
Application Deadline: Review of
applicants will begin February 15, 2021 and will continue until the
position is filled
Salary: Commensurate with
qualifications and experience
Qualifications:
At least ONE of these degrees or professional
experiences is required:
MFA in Illustration/Animation/Digital Media/Graphic
Design/Studio Art
Master’s degree in Medical Illustration/Biomedical
Visualization/Biomedical Communications
Candidates who hold equivalent professional degrees
or have a substantial professional experience in one of the
following.
− Active client-based work or other significant
evidence of creative/professional practice with a specialty in
illustration, with preference for science illustration
− Proficiency in life drawing and both traditional
and digital drawing/illustration skills.
The successful candidate's portfolio will clearly
demonstrate advanced ability in drawing the human figure from
observation. Sound draftsmanship in rendering from direct
observation is essential, including expression of gesture, contour,
anatomical structure, proportion, perspective, form, light and
shadow, tonal values, and surface textural detail. Our ideal
candidate will possess a skillset balancing figurative drawing and
digital technology that is essential for illustration in such
fields as Science Illustration, Biomedical Illustration, Concept
Art and Character Design.
Preferred Qualifications:
Following are preferred qualifications but not
required:
One or more years of teaching experience at the
university or college level
Professional experience in illustration fields,
including the biomedical industry
Affiliation with professional organizations, such
as Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) and Guild of Natural
Science Illustrators (GNSI)
Position Description:
Duties include teaching our undergraduate
Drawing III: Life Drawing course while developing a new
illustration course (e.g. Character Design, Scientific
Illustration, etc), and introductory drawing courses as needed.
Currently, Drawing III: Life Drawing course serves as a requirement
for many art majors/minors/apparel design majors and also an
elective for the other art majors who are interested in studying
the human form.
Major teaching duties include providing our
undergraduate students with mature drawing and illustration skills
in human forms including anatomy, gesture, realistic and stylized
renderings, as well as introducing current digital technology
applicable to illustration fields.
Responsibilities include, but are not be limited
to:
Curriculum development in existing and new courses
and overseeing the life drawing studio and technology
equipment.
Engaging in appropriate professional development to
enhance performance as faculty member.
Maintaining a track record of
creative/professional/client-based work.
Serving on School of Art committees and attending
meetings.
Service duties include program-building, as well as
commitment to extra-curricular activities. Service to the
department, college, and university is expected.
Additional duties may include participation in
School of Art high school recruitment events and community outreach
activities. Opportunities to train Graduate Teaching
Assistants may also be available and are dependent upon the
applicant’s qualifications.
The School of Art is NASAD
accredited and offers the BA in Art History, BA in Art, the BFA in
Studio Art, Graphic Design, and Visual Studies (teacher
certification), the MAE, the MFA in Studio Art, MA in Art History,
and the Ph.D. in Fine Arts with a major in Art. A faculty of 31
full-time professors serves approximately 250 undergraduate
students and 60 students involved in graduate study. The School has
many prominent alumni. Technical and administrative support
includes a total of 10 staff positions. The School’s Visual
Resource Center maintains art reference books, current art
periodicals, instructional media, digital classrooms, and a legacy
slide collection, as well as an expanding collection of digital
images for teaching and research. Additional images are available
through ARTStor and online at the university library. The program
also supports the Landmark Arts Galleries and the Standing Room
Only Photography Gallery (SRO). For more information, visit
https://www.art.ttu.edu
The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of
Visual & Performing Arts comprises the School of Art,
the School of Music, and the School of Theatre & Dance,
accredited by NASAD, NASM, NAST, and NASD, respectively. TTU is the
only public university in the state accredited in all four arts
areas, and boasts many acclaimed alumni, including Susan Graham,
Terry Cook, Ann Sanders, G.W. Bailey, Barry Corbin, Jennifer Smith,
Scott Dadich, Susanne Klotz and D.J. Stout. With more than 120
faculty members and approximately 1,100 students, the College
offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate degree
programs, including the terminal M.F.A., D.M.A., and Ph.D. degrees.
Our unique Ph.D. program in Fine Arts provides interdisciplinary
education in the visual & performing arts combined with
philosophical aesthetics. For more information, visit https://www.vpa.ttu.edu
Texas Tech University, established
in 1923, is a Carnegie Highest Research Activity university and the
largest comprehensive institution of higher education in the
western two-thirds of the state (a region larger than 46 of the
nation’s 50 states). Texas Tech University is a Hispanic Serving
Institution (HSI). The university’s 1,839-acre Spanish Renaissance
style campus, which serves approximately 40,000 students, is the
only one in Texas that is home to a major university, law school
and medical school. Lubbock, the hub of the South Plains, has a
multicultural area population of almost 300,000 and offers a
quality living experience with a semi-arid climate and housing
costs below the national average. Texas Tech University recently
surpassed the Hispanic student population threshold necessary for
designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The city
supports a symphony orchestra; several museums; the Louise Hopkins
Underwood Center for the Arts; numerous galleries; and a variety of
music, dance, and theatre performances. Lubbock’s airport offers
direct flights to Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Denver, Las
Vegas, and Phoenix.
Apply online at http://www.texastech.edu/careers/
Please provide the following with your
application:
Letter of Application. Please briefly address all
qualifications related to research, teaching, and service for the
position as well as your previous and potential contributions to
enhance a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in these
areas.
Curriculum Vitae
One-page Teaching Philosophy
One-page Research/Professional Statement
College Transcripts
List of Three References with contact information
(Name, Title, Relationship, Address, Email and Phone number)
Portfolio of Creative/Professional work (a single
PDF file with 20 images and/or video links.)
Portfolio of Student Work (a single PDF file with
20 images and/or video links.) if available
Sample Syllabi and Lesson Plans if available
Contact Professor Sangmi Yoo, Sangmi.Yoo@ttu.edu, Chair of the Professor of Practice in Life Drawing/Illustration search committee for more information.
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