Post Graduate Teaching Fellow, Studio Art

Post Graduate Teaching Fellow, Studio Art

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The Department of Art + Design in the College of Arts, Media, and Design invites applications for a one-year appointment as a Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship.

Responsibilities:
This is a one-year appointment with the possibility for renewal after one year. The preferred candidate for this position is a practicing studio artist with knowledge of the visual principles of art and design, with a focus on 2-dimensional works. Experience with hybrid approaches to studio course instruction is preferred. Candidates should show commitment to entry level and mid-level fundamentals coursework.

This is a one-year appointment with the possibility for renewal up to three years. The preferred candidate for this position is a practicing studio artist with knowledge of the visual principles of art and design with a focus on 2-dimensional works. Experience with hybrid approaches to studio course instruction is preferred. Candidates should show passion for entry level and mid-level fundamentals coursework.

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching Color and Composition, Observational Drawing, and/or Conceptual Drawing. The course load will be 3 courses per semester with the opportunity to teach in the summer for extra compensation. Candidates should be open to the possibility of working with the department heads on delivering coursework in a hybrid format.

Successful candidates will be paired with a designated faculty mentor who will assist with onboarding, aid in course development, and provide feedback at the end of each semester. Additionally, successful candidates will be eligible to receive funding for faculty development.

Appointment within the Department of Art + Design locates you within a major urban private global research university and a leader in experiential learning, global engagement and advanced research. Our College of Arts, Media and Design is engaged with interdisciplinary creative scholarship, critique of established principles and processes, and comprises a unique combination of disciplines and practices in architecture, art, design, communication, games, journalism, media, music, and theatre. See: www.northeastern.edu/camd

Qualifications:
Candidates must have earned a terminal degree in the areas of art or design (MFA) prior to start date. The start date for this position is August 23, 2021.

Salary Grade:
FAC

Additional Information:
Qualified candidates must have experience in, or a demonstrated commitment to, working with diverse student populations and/or in a culturally diverse work and educational environment. Northeastern University offers benefits coverage to the domestic partners of benefits-eligible faculty and staff.

Applicants should submit a letter of application describing teaching, research, and any relevant professional experience, along with a CV, and a portfolio. Applicants should also identify three or more references that can be contacted to provide letters of recommendation.

Applications received on or before July 30, 2021 will be guaranteed full review and consideration. Inquiries may be directed to Jamal Thorne, Program Coordinator for Media Arts at j.thorne@northeastern.edu.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity .

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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