Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Studio Art (Painting or Electronic Art)

The College of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college with approximately 1,500 undergraduate students and 300 graduate students, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York City. Our beautiful 70-acre campus of rolling lawns and wooded hills overlooking the Hudson River is just 12 miles from midtown Manhattan.

Job Description
The Division of Communication, Art, and Media at the College of Mount Saint Vincent invites applications for the 2020-2021 academic year for a full time, tenure-track position in Studio Art at the rank of Assistant Professor.

The ideal candidate will be a hybrid teaching artist and practitioner, who has completed an M.F.A., Ph.D., or a related terminal degree with an emphasis in either fine art painting, or electronic installation art and sculpture with an interest and ability to also modern art history and critical art practices.

Requirements

  • Applicants are expected to have a record of teaching and exhibition, or screenings, and some academic or professional background in photographic studies, contemporary practices, and/or modern art history
  • Applicants completing a dissertation, thesis, or thesis project with an expected completion date by August 31, 2021 will be considered
  • Successful candidates may be contacted for portfolio, demo reel, or examples of studio work, and materials that demonstrate effective teaching and mentoring with a diverse and urban student population

Responsibilities

  • Develop, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials and methods of instruction.  Create new courses from one or more of these areas:
    • Fine art painting in a variety of media with experience in studio practices, critical inquiry, and historical, or contemporary issues in the arts
    • Electronic installation art and sculpture with some experience in sonic and interactive arts, metal/clay sculpture, critical art practices, and contemporary issues in the arts
    • Expanded applications of in mixed media, printmaking, electronic installation, sonic art, or sculpture
  • Teach 21-credit hours (seven courses) per academic year during Fall and Spring semesters for college undergraduate students, including performing related responsibilities, such as class preparation and assessment of student learning outcomes.  Teach an array of existing required and elective courses and develop new courses during the tenure track.  Opportunities to teach during the Winter and Summer sessions are also available.
  • Advise visual art and studio art majors in planning and completing their undergraduate degree programs
  • Maintain an active record of exhibitions, or screenings.  Exchange ideas surrounding critical art practices at conferences and art talks, or through publication in journals, or art magazines.  Maintain active membership in relevant art and media related organizations
  • Provide service to the division, college, and community

Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV and the names and contact information of three references by email to HR@mountsaintvincent.edu

A review of applications will begin on December 15, 2020 and will continue until a candidate pool has been identified.

AA/EOE
College of Mount Saint Vincent is committed to provide equal opportunity, employment, and advancement opportunities to all individuals. The College of Mount Saint Vincent does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State, or Local Laws.