Visiting Asst Professor/Lecturer in the Master of Architecture Program

Eskenazi School of Art Architecture + Design at Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic colleague for a position in the Master of Architecture Program as a Full Time Visiting Assistant Professor/Visiting Lecturer in the Visual Studies area of the curriculum to begin Fall 2023. The primary location of this position is in Columbus, IN. We seek candidates who can provide collegial leadership in a team-based environment. We are especially interested in candidates with a commitment in Studio Art to prepare graduate students to develop and hone their visual thinking and cross-pollinating interests between Studio Art and Architectural Design. The successful candidate will have a primary focus in fine art and have the ability to communicate the fundamentals of visual thinking through freehand, observational drawing, painting and printmaking to graduate students of architecture at the beginning and intermediate levels of instruction. Eskenazi School (https://soaad.indiana.edu/) is dedicated to a faculty composed of diverse scholars and practitioners. The successful candidate will demonstrate the values we try to cultivate in our students: to be curious, collaborative, and adaptable in a global art world. Applicants are sought whose portfolios and research span studio art and design, and whose teaching will address the broad ranging implications of this intersection in contemporary art.

Responsibilities include: Studio instruction at the foundational and intermediate levels in the area of observational drawing, painting and printmaking, with the ability to teach composition and color in years one to three. Emphasis on skill building and compositional awareness desired. Managing and coordinating with the faculty involved with core studio education, attending curriculum meetings when required to help align curricular agenda and to generate assessments of the visual studies studio program, years one to three. Assist in the preparation of material and documents for the NAAB accreditation process, where required, coordinating with the Director and faculty and staff. Collaborates with fabrication/shop manager to develop projects and assembly methods that contribute to the curricular model for core Advises the Director and Associate Director in identifying candidates for visiting critics for interim and final reviews. Assist and/or Serve on the Lectures and Exhibitions Committee to identify candidates for lecture and exhibition, and to assist in exhibition installation and de-installation. Participation in studio reviews for architecture and visual studies. Potential for summer teaching We seek candidates who can provide collegial initiative in a team-based environment. A strong candidate will have demonstrated an ability to work successfully with students, faculty, administration and the community.

Our School mission reads:
We are the nexus of art, architecture, design, and merchandising at Indiana’s flagship university—advancing research, creative activity, and education in our state and beyond. As a trans-disciplinary community of ethical leaders, we embrace the liberal arts, encourage risk-taking, inspire innovation, and fuel creativity in a complex world.

The Eskenazi School is committed to building and supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community of students and scholars.

In examining its responsibilities, the Eskenazi School has noted:
“Historically, many artists and designers…found their voice in large part through questioning or being excluded themselves by societal norms and prejudices. The Eskenazi School is, therefore, IU’s hub for fields that have consistently been at the forefront of counter culture and share a unique history for critical engagement with racism, gender and LGBTQ+ issues, economic disparities, equal rights, and other vital concerns, both urgently timely and inherently timeless. …The Eskenazi School acknowledges academia in the United States exists within a space of white privilege; and we are not an exception. The predominately white nature of our School, the creative fields, and academia is detrimental to our community as a whole. The lack of diversity not only affects those that have been continually marginalized by way of exclusion and abuse, but it also compromises the humanity, research, and teaching of all our faculty, staff, and students. Due to the undying efforts of people who continue to fight for a better society, many are waking up to the difference between how we see ourselves and how others experience us…Our privileged idea of higher education will only change if the culture and thought of Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and all people, are able to thrive freely. …The Eskenazi School actively upholds diversity, equity, and inclusion as critical principles of our research, teaching, and service. We validate the voice and potential of every member of our community, strive to create a culture where difference is valued, and celebrate multiple perspectives within and beyond the School. We believe social and cultural consciousness inspires meaningful dialogue and empowers all to become influential and fulfilled citizens of the world.”

Founded in 1820, Indiana University Bloomington is the flagship campus of IU’s eight campuses statewide. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of our world-class contributions in research and the arts.

The Eskenazi School houses fourteen different areas in art, design, and merchandising. This is where art, merchandising, architecture, and design merge to shape the future of creativity from imagination to implementation.


Basic Qualifications:

• All qualified candidates must have an MFA or equivalent terminal degree by the start date of employment. Three years of teaching experience past the MFA is preferred.
• Exhibition record, critical attention preferred
• The ideal candidate should have an in-depth knowledge of art history, historic and current art practices, experience in drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking with awareness of digital processes used in current practices.

For questions, contact Kim Jones, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University, Mies van der Rohe Building: 321 N. Eagleson Ave.Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: 812-855-2319. Email: soadhr@iu.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by March 15, 2023 will receive full consideration. Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application materials including CV, letter of application, teaching philosophy, artist statement (submitted as “Other”), one PDF containing no more than 20 images or links (submitted as “Other 2”), one PDF containing no more than 20 images or links of student work with (submitted as “Other 3”) and names of three references and their contact information (no letters). Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit applications tohttps://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/15938.
 

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.