Assistant Professor in Digital Media, Tenure-Track Position

Description

The Department of Art at Colby College invites applications for a tenure-track position in digital media at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning September 2023. A teaching load of 4.5 courses/year will consist of an introduction to digital 2-D design, two intermediate-level courses, and an advanced, special project course. Our preference will be toward candidates who also work and incorporate in their teaching one or more of the following areas: digital design, time-based media, animation, and sound. The successful candidate will become part of our dynamic department of art history and studio art. In addition to an extraordinary museum of art, the Lunder Institute for American Art, and a dedicated library of art and music, Colby College is currently engaged in ambitious investments in the arts with new buildings both on campus and downtown (such as the Greene Block + Studios, the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, the Paul J. Schupf Art Center on Main Street, and the Lyons Arts Lab).

Qualifications

A completed M.F.A., a minimum of two years teaching experience at the college level, and an active record of creative scholarship are required.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit the following materials via Interfolio at the following link: http://apply.interfolio.com/116731 . Please submit a cover letter (addressed to Professor Véronique Plesch, department chair), a curriculum vitae, three confidential letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests that demonstrates commitment to the value of diversity and inclusive teaching, two syllabi (one introductory level, one advanced), and 20 examples of personal work and 20 examples of recent student work. Review of the applications begin November 1, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications submitted by January 1, 2023 will receive full consideration.



Application Process
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.