Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Position: Ceramic Art – Alfred University

Review of Applications begins: December 1st, 2016

More information and specifics about how to apply: https://www.alfredceramics.com/assistant-professor-teaching-position.html

The School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, is seeking candidates for a tenure track faculty position, at the assistant professor rank, whose practice integrates with the expanding field of ceramic design.

The Division of Ceramic Art, within the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, has a distinguished history as a premier institution for education in the arts and fosters a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary environment for research and practice. The Division of Ceramic Art is comprised of six full time faculty, a teaching fellowship, a rotating international chair, and three full time technicians. The scope of the Division of Ceramic Art is wide-ranging, embracing history and innovation, tradition and emerging forms of visual art. The material intensive curriculum develops skill and intellect through theory, technological research, and creative practice. Undergraduate and graduate programs are strongly intertwined. In our two-year MFA program, graduate students navigate wide-ranging practices in the visual arts. More information about the program can be viewed at: http://www.alfredceramics.com.

The Division of Ceramic Art seeks a dynamic artist who will participate in shaping the future of ceramic art and design at Alfred. The successful candidate will have an active exhibition record and growing prominence in their field. We are seeking applicants immersed in one or any combination of the genres: ceramic design, design for industry, digital design, architectural ceramics or forms at the intersection of these. While the applicant’s relationship to material specificity or plurality may be open and variable, interested candidates should possess a strong background in ceramic methodology, with an ability to address contemporary practice across genres. Additionally, we encourage applications from studio artists and/or designer-makers with any of the following competencies or interests: craft/art/cultural theory; glaze chemistry/material science; digital methodologies/technologies. The position includes program conceptualizing and building. A strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education is expected. We invite applicants from across the globe.