Assistant Professor-Sculpture, Tenure Track at Drexel… · Philadelp…

Responsibilities will include teaching all levels of sculpture and 3D design. We run on the Quarter system and faculty members teach 27 credits over three of the quarters. Candidate must be able and willing to oversee sculpture facilities and establish inter-disciplinary bridges with other programs such as architecture/interior design, fashion design, and product design.

Drexel supports faculty with research mini-grants, conference funds, development resources, sabbatical leave and pre-tenure review release time. We are a faculty dedicated to teaching undergraduate courses in foundations, drawing, painting, sculpture, performance, and printmaking, primarily to design and media arts majors. Drexel University is a top-tier research institution that is annually ranked among the nation’s most exciting “up-and-coming” universities. The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is one of the premiere design and media arts schools in the nation, with many top-ranked programs, both undergraduate and graduate. It is housed in a spectacular, state-of-the-art, new facility in the center of University City in Philadelphia. Drexel University is passionately committed to interdisciplinary research, experiential learning, and meaningful community engagement.

Qualifications

We are seeking a fine artist with a minimum three years full time teaching experience to teach: 3D design foundations, entry, and upper level sculpture courses. Candidate must be a skilled and dedicated maker of objects who is engaged with the current theoretical discourses of art and who maintains a studio practice with an established and growing exhibition record with broad national and international exposure. Further qualifications include a working knowledge in new 3D technologies (software, scanning, printing, CNC routing, etc.), Knowledge of time-based practices and media is a plus.

Application instructions

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To be considered for an interview in Chicago at the CAA conference your application must be uploaded no later than December 31, 2013. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted by January 20. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

PLEASE NOTE: There are two parts to this application. After providing the information below to this website it is a required part of the application process that you go to Drexel’s system and apply there:

www.drexeljobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=77936

Interfolio Applications should include the following materials:

• Letter of Application, including current email and cell phone # Please indicate if you plan to attend the CAA conference in Chacago.
• CV
• One page teaching philosophy
• One page document describing creative work
• List of 3 references with titles, email and phone numbers
• Between 12 and 20 images of your own work in a PDF
• Between 12 and 20 images of student work in a separate PDF

Optional:

• Video documentation viewed by provided URL link
• Artist’s website, by link