Director – MFA Graduate Studies Program

Bard College, a liberal arts college on the Hudson River, is a private institution working in the public interest.

Employer Website: http://apply.interfolio.com/109501
The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts seeks a Director of Graduate Studies for its low-residency (summer-intensive) MFA program with teaching responsibilities in the Bard College undergraduate college.

Job responsibilities include:

• Overseeing all aspects of the MFA's academic program,
• Faculty hiring
• Chairing year-round meetings of the MFA graduate committee,
• Ensuring student progress towards degrees
• Overseeing granting of graduate awards
• Attending annual admissions information sessions and interviews
• Overseeing technical and curatorial staff
• Responding to faculty and student concerns
• Serving as summer faculty.

The director will be onsite for the intensive two-month summer session (June/July) to ensure the program's well-being and the fulfillment of its pedagogical goals for students, and will direct winter independent study work and planning in the intervening months, working in collaboration with the MFA Executive Director.

In addition, the candidate will teach two undergraduate courses annually and participate in all other aspects of undergraduate teaching in the Bard College undergraduate Arts Division within one of the following undergraduate programs: Studio Arts, Art History, Film and Electronic Arts, Photography, or Music. Literary writers, poets, and critics with expertise in one or more of the aforementioned disciplines are also encouraged to apply.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a strong and active exhibition or publishing record, college-level teaching experience, experience working in administrative roles in higher education, and be conversant with contemporary discourses in the field. A commitment to teaching graduate students and undergraduates in a liberal arts environment and vision for program development are a must.

To Apply
Please submit the following on Interfolio by following this link: http://apply.interfolio.com/109501

• Cover Letter, including a pedagogical/structural statement for the program
• CV
• Personal statement of demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence in the field (up to one page)
• Contact information for four references (at least two should be academic/admin related)
• Work Samples: Please submit up to 20 samples that include a description of title/year/size/media. This can include website links to your work. Please note that Interfolio integrated support is available for YouTube and Vimeo to pull your media content (audio and video) into the document reader to be displayed along with the other materials.

The deadline for application is October 31, 2022.

AA/EOE