Position Description:
The School of Art and Art History invites applications/nominations for a tenure-track faculty position in Ceramics at the Assistant Professor level beginning with the 2016-17 academic year. The successful candidate will teach undergraduates and graduates in B.A., B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. programs. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The faculty of the School of Art and Art History will mentor this individual. The successful candidate will join the newly formed Public Digital Arts Faculty Cluster Initiative and will work closely with existing U of I faculty and staff who form the core of this ambitious program to foster creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration through public digital arts. Participation in the cluster is an important component of faculty performance evaluation.
Requisition: # 67572
View the official post here: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view/67572
Education Requirement:
MFA or equivalent in Ceramics.
Required Qualifications:
Record of successful teaching, significant creative practice in Ceramics, extensive knowledge of all aspects of ceramic art, clay and glaze materials, manufacture and decoration techniques, wood firing techniques and kiln building. Substantive knowledge in digital forming and material effects with clay.
Desirable Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be conversant in contemporary theory and interdisciplinary practice and with issues related to the expanding conceptual role of ceramics in contemporary art and culture as well as technological and digital applications pertinent to future developments.
Application Materials:
Curriculum Vitae
Name and Contact Information of References
Letter of Interest
url providing images of work
Number of References: 3
Contact:
Patricia L Arkema – pat-arkema@uiowa.edu
Clas-Art & Art History
The University of Iowa
150 ABW
IOWA CITY, IA 52242
Department URL: art@uiowa.edu
Apply for this position here: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view/67572
Find out more about University of Iowa Ceramics here: https://www.art.uiowa.edu/areas/dimensional-practice/ceramics