Tenure Track in Art, Film & Media

Taylor University is seeking applications and nominations of distinctive candidates for a faculty appointment in the Art, Film and Media Department. This is a tenure track position beginning in August 2023. Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

Candidates must have an earned MFA in Graphic Design, UI/UX, Web Design, or a related field. Professional design and teaching experience is expected. Extensive experience required in HTML 5 and CSS, along with close acquaintance with Adobe products. Experience with typography, print design, product identity, packaging design, or prototyping helpful. Candidates must be strongly committed to the university mission of developing servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ’s love, grace, and truth to a world in need. Candidates must be strongly committed to the educational mission and evangelical Christian orientation of the University.

Responsibilities

Candidate will teach courses in UI/UX, Web Design, Graphic Design, and related design software. Active, positive participation in and contribution to the life of a vigorous department is expected. Professional service, student advising, faculty governance responsibilities, and chapel attendance are also expected.

Department

The Art, Film and Media Department at Taylor University strives to produce professional-caliber artists, designers, illustrators, photographers, teachers and pre-art therapists. The department resides in the 38,000 square-foot Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center and currently offers these areas of study: Art Education, Pre-Art Therapy, 2D Studio, 3D Studio, Photography, Illustration, and Graphic Design. Annually, the department enrolls approximately 75-100 majors, with approximately 50-60 in graphic arts-oriented majors. The graphic arts curricula are comprised of courses focusing on graphic art software, Visual Communication, Typography, Layout, Web Design, Web Animation, Product Identity, Photography, Illustration, Art History, and Portfolio Development. Department faculty are practicing studio artists, designers, illustrators, or photographers, or are engaged in significant research. The department offers BA, BS, and BFA degrees.

Location

Taylor University is an evangelical, independent, interdenominational Christian liberal arts university in which all programs are shaped by a biblical, Christian worldview and the integration of faith, learning and living within a community of intentional Christian nurture and relationships.

Taylor is distinctive in its commitment to both spiritual and intellectual development. Academic pursuits at Taylor are rigorous, demanding imagination, dedication and integrity from both students and faculty. As a Christian institution, Taylor University has highly capable, supportive faculty who recognize that all truth has its source in God. Taylor University carries out its mission and purposes primarily by offering undergraduate programs in its residential campus setting. The University also offers focused graduate programs that expand and complement curricular and institutional strengths.
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The University is located in the pastoral, small town environment of Upland, Indiana, seventy miles north of Indianapolis and fifty miles south of Fort Wayne. The proximity to metropolitan areas provides numerous benefits, including access to specialized healthcare and cultural and entertainment opportunities including music, theater, art, professional athletics and commerce.

Start Date

August 2023

Application

Include completed application form, letter of intent and current CV. Applicants must also make available 20 labeled images of professional work, along with 20 labeled images of student work submitted via a URL, or multipage pdf on a CD or USB Drive. Mail all Inquiries, credentials and required supporting documents and materials to: Dr. Nancy Dayton, Dean of Arts, Humanities, Business and Higher Education, or academics@taylor.edu. Selected candidates will be sent an appointment questionnaire for completion and return. All materials will remain confidential. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. Evaluation of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Taylor University complies with federal and state guidelines for nondiscrimination in employment.