Tenure Track or Assistant Professor of Painting

Job Description

The University of Hartford, Hartford Art School invites applications to apply for a full-time tenure- track faculty position in Painting. Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor and begin in Academic Year 2025-26.

Responsibilities

We seek an artist demonstrating versatility and proficiency in historical, contemporary, conceptual and material approaches to painting and drawing. The ideal candidate will employ innovative, technically and culturally informed pedagogy. We are looking for a dynamic candidate with a record of nationally recognized professional practice. Collegial and collaborative leadership, a commitment to the equitable mentoring of a diverse student body, and engaged contribution to the development of curriculum, facility, and the University environment will be highly valued. The successful applicant will teach three undergraduate courses per semester with a focus on painting and drawing at the first-year foundations through advanced capstone levels. Oversight of the painting concentration will be expected. There will also be opportunities to teach in our innovative University Interdisciplinary Studies program. An active artistic agenda with peer-reviewed exhibitions, publications, presentations, or other accomplishments in painting, drawing or related/expanded fields are required for successful tenure and promotion. Service to the department, college, and university will include advising students, recruitment and retention activities, and committee assignments.

For best consideration, please submit applications by 1/10/2025.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

To be considered, applicants are required to possess an MFA or equivalent experience in painting, a minimum of two years college-level teaching experience, and a professional exhibition record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching/advising students from BIPOC populations

• Demonstrated leadership on issues related to social justice, equity, or diversity in educational settings

• Research, scholarship or professional projects demonstrate awareness of or engagement in social justice concepts or practices

• Successful teaching in the area of painting at the college level (beyond courses taught as a graduate student) in foundations/first year through advanced/capstone courses

• Versatility and proficiency in historical, contemporary, conceptual and material approaches to painting

• Successful and promising nationally recognized exhibition/professional record and trajectory

• Leadership or administrative experience aligned with painting concentration oversight/development as well as school and university service

• Interdisciplinary, collaborative and collegial work style

• Experience or interest in student retention and recruitment activities

Diversity Statement

The University of Hartford is an open and welcoming community, which values diversity in all its forms. In addition, the University aspires to have its faculty and staff reflect the rich diversity of its student body and the Hartford region. Candidates committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural issues are encouraged to apply. The University of Hartford is committed to anti-racist values and actions.

University Information

Students at the University of Hartford find success in a learning environment that both challenges and mentors them. Our academic mission is to engage students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to thrive in, and contribute to, a pluralistic, complex world. At the University of Hartford, we are committed to community. We are an academic community that values integrity, curiosity, creativity, excellence, responsibility, and accomplishment. Enriched by our diversity and our engagement with one another, we take pride in our shared traditions and experiences. We are dedicated to building a culture that respects all of its members and celebrates their contributions as we work together to strengthen our community. The full text of our academic mission, vision, and values can be seen at www.hartford.edu. Opportunities for faculty development and support can be found at https://www.hartford.edu/about/campus-leadership/office-provost/faculty-development/and a listing of Affinity Networks can be found at https://www.hartford.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/affinity-groups.aspx. We are especially proud of our partnership with NorthStar Collective, a group of colleges and universities in the New England region who are committed to transforming their institutions and uplifting BIPOC faculty on their campuses.

College Information

The Hartford Art School, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, is committed to educating the whole artist-citizen through rigorous studio-based disciplines in a liberal arts university setting. With an enrollment of approximately 300 undergraduates, students receive specialized personal attention from professional artists, designers, and historians. BFA majors include Studio Arts (with concentrations in ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture), Animation and Game Arts, Illustration, and Visual Communication Design. We also offer a BA in Art History and two low-residency MFA programs in Illustration and Photography.

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