Assistant/Associate Professor of Fine Arts - New York, United States - The New School
Description
Assistant/Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Tenure-Track Appointment
School of Art, Media and Technology
Parsons School of Design
Start date: July 1, 2024
Parsons School of Design, a college of The New School, acknowledges the ancestral and traditional territories of The Lenape People on which our faculty, staff and students work, learn, and create. We recognize that New York City has the largest urban Indigenous population in the United States.
We invite candidates for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Fine Arts in the School of Art, Media, and Technology beginning July 1, 2024.
Candidates should have a dynamic contemporary art practice in the expanded 2D field which can include painting, drawing, printmaking, and/or other analog or digital media. We actively seek candidates whose lived experiences, teaching philosophies, and scholarly practice enable them to create and support a diverse, intersectional, and inclusive learning environment. Well-qualified candidates will be outstanding communicators with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, and evidence of their capacity to provide diverse perspectives in regards to culture, decolonial practice, race, gender, and sexual orientation, and have excellent technical skills and capacity for teaching those skills.
Candidate should be deeply knowledgeable of historical and contemporary issues in their respective fields, engaged in their own artistic research, and bring diverse critical knowledge across current issues, methodologies, and concepts in Contemporary Art. Applicants must be able to teach medium-specific courses from intro level BFA courses to advanced graduate level studio classes, as well as advise students working in a variety of media in our interdisciplinary Fine Arts program. Furthermore, applicants should be experienced and enthusiastic to contribute to our departmental community through pedagogic innovation, curricular development, extracurricular initiatives, and leadership.
Parsons Fine Arts is a dynamic cross-disciplinary program committed to expanding the formal, intellectual, and conceptual dimensions of emerging artists' work. We foster studio-based research and scholarship that extends the boundaries of contemporary cultural expression, developed through a global understanding of the arts.
The New School is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and particularly seeks applications from members of underrepresented groups, as well as candidates who share this commitment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The work of this faculty member is divided between (1) teaching, (2) scholarship or professional/creative practice, and (3) university service. The standard teaching load is five courses––or the equivalent––per academic year. Within their field of expertise, the faculty member will be expected to teach undergraduate, including First Year, as well as graduate courses, to majors and non-majors. They will hold regular office hours, and participate in extracurricular teaching activities such as critiques, review panels, thesis supervision, independent study, and advising. University service includes program, Parsons, and New School assignments on committees and task forces, and as program directors or associate directors with a reduced teaching load in graduate and undergraduate programs, including the undergraduate First Year. All faculty are expected to be engaged with scholarship or professional/creative practice at a level commensurate with their faculty rank.
The New School is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and particularly seeks applications from members of underrepresented groups, as well as candidates who share this commitment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
An MFA, or equivalent terminal degree , or equivalent professional experience.
5+ years of active / current professional practice or creative / critical scholarship / publications / exhibitions, and an established record of professional accomplishments.
In-depth understanding of a cross-section of 2D practices
Recognition in the national and international contemporary art field, including exhibitions, publications, awards, speaking engagements, etc.
Two years teaching at college, university, community-based, and / or secondary education level with evidence of engagement with course and syllabus development / planning.
Candidates seeking a position at Associate level must demonstrate equivalent teaching, research/practice experience, service and successful completion of academic review.
Strong interest in working collaboratively across Parsons and the University.
Demonstrated capacity to lead and/or collaborate in the context of a course or program.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team, as a collaborator or lead.
Evidence of a commitment to educational equity in teaching, research, scholarship, professional/creative practice, or other experience.
Evidence of cross-cultural communication skills in teaching, research, scholarship, professional/creative practice, or other experience.
Evidence of demonstrated interest in / building the ability to mentor and support students from diverse backgrounds, to develop and nurture the individual student's abilities, and a strong commitment to progressive education. This evidence can be in a candidate's teaching, research, scholarship, professional/creative practice, or other experience.
Evidence of a commitment to diversity and inclusion (in classroom, campus, community) in teaching, research, scholarship, professional/creative practice, or other experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of teaching experience in a college or university setting
Experience in higher education academic setting, with a working knowledge of curriculum development, student support, and management.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, including the ability to meet deadlines, communicate and motivate effectively.
Experience teaching English language learners, students from low income backgrounds, and first generation college students.
University-level teaching that includes a combination of studios, seminars, and tutorials, at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Experience with / commitment to curricular and community-building work for first-year college students; capacity to lead in the context of a first-year studies program.
Evidence of demonstrated commitment to intersectional Indigenous, Black, and/or People of Color communities in academic and/or professional practice.
Ability to translate professional knowledge of innovative practice in the field into compelling and relevant curriculum development.
Experience with /commitment to
achieving course learning outcomes by measuring student growth rather than a predetermined shared endpoint or outcome.
using a variety of pedagogic methods including group work and iteration and able to distill complex concepts into accessible and scaffolded projects.
teaching and working collaboratively.
WORK MODALITY
On-Campus Position: Faculty are expected to work on-campus due to the nature of the work in accordance with the University policies as set forth in the Full-Time Faculty Handbook.
SALARY RANGE
Assistant Professor: $75,000 - $90,000 per annum
Associate Professor: $87,000 - $102,000 per annum
Priority Application Deadline: February 29, 2024
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS
To apply, please submit:
A current CV
A cover letter: 1-2 pages summarizing experiences as related to the requirements of this job description
A teaching statement: 1-2 pages describing artistic / design / research practice and teaching philosophy. Please include in the statement an articulation of your approach to inclusive pedagogy and demonstrated evidence of commitment to equity, inclusion and social justice.
1 sample syllabus
The names and contact information for three professional references
A Portfolio of Work (20 examples)
Samples of Student Work (5-10 examples)
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We look forward to receiving your application