Associate Professor or Professor and Director of Arts Leadership Programs

The Department of Performing Arts and Arts Leadership in the College of Arts and Sciences at Seattle University seeks a full-time, tenure-track, Associate or full Professor who will serve as Director of Arts Leadership Programs, MFA and BA, beginning in September of 2023. The Director position is for three years with the possibility of renewal.

The Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in Arts Leadership at Seattle University provides future arts leaders with an opportunity to merge the latest in management practices with the specific skills necessary to lead complex arts organizations. Information about the program may be found here: https://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/mfa/

The Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in Interdisciplinary Arts with Specialization in Arts Leadership is designed for students who want to create, manage, or administer creative activities within a specific arts discipline. Information about the program may be found here: https://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/undergraduate-degrees/interdisciplinary-arts/arts-leadership/

Responsibilities for this position include teaching arts management courses at the graduate and undergraduate level, progressive and continuing scholarship (which may include scholarship based on professional practice), program direction, student recruiting, advising students, supervising graduate thesis projects, and departmental and university service. The Director’s administrative responsibilities include managing budgets; event scheduling; coordinating with support staff; logistics; program marketing; and supervising a Program Coordinator and Senior Administrative Assistant.

We seek candidates who will contribute to furthering the mission of Seattle University and carrying forward the Department, College, and University goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Experience in the field of BIPOC arts administration will help us support the department’s curriculum emphasizing social justice issues such as the historical roots of inequality and marginalization and interpreting the diversity of human experience across world regions. The Director will contribute to the vision of both the College and University for equity, justice, and centering the margins. They will also serve as part of an interdisciplinary Performing Arts and Art Leadership Department that also works in collaboration with Art, Art History and Design Department toward enhanced interdisciplinary opportunities at graduate and undergraduate levels and toward program growth at the graduate level.

Minimum Qualifications:

- A strong commitment to and demonstrated excellence in teaching is required. At least three years of professional experience in the arts and a terminal degree, either an MFA or Ph.D., in art, non-profit, or business-related fields is required. Demonstrated experience in leading academic programs. The rank of Associate or full professor in a similar program.

Preferred Qualifications:

Terminal degree in an arts management field and an undergraduate degree in the visual or performing arts and/or professional experience in the visual or performing arts.

Specialization can include but is not limited to, marketing, resource development, finance, cultural policy, entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovation.

Successful applicants should show clear potential for achievement in scholarship, whether that is through professional practice or research.

Founded in 1891, Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located on a beautiful campus of more than 50 acres in the dynamic heart of Seattle. Our diverse and driven population is made up of more than 7,200 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools and colleges.

Seattle University is an equal opportunity employer. In support of its pursuit of academic and scholarly excellence, Seattle University is committed to creating a diverse community of students, faculty, and staff that is dedicated to the fundamental principles of equal opportunity and treatment in education and employment regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, national origin, political ideology, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The university encourages applications from, and nominations of, individuals who will further enrich the diversity of our educational community.

Applicants should submit the following materials to: https://www.seattleu.edu/careers/

-a cover letter that includes a description of scholarship and professional practice and a

-separate statement of teaching experience and philosophy.

The review of applications will begin on December 1, 2022, and continue until the position is filled. For further information please email inquiries to Kevin Maifeld, Program Director, at maifeldk@seattleu.edu