I am looking for information re how faculty teaching loads are calculated. Specifically from peer institutions (undergraduate, private, BFA and BA, studio programs). Are teaching loads calculated on a 9 contact hours per week model, thus teaching three 3 credit hour courses a term? If so, do studio faculty (who are generally in class 15-18 hours a week for 3 classes a week vs 9 hours a week) have a reduced teaching load due to the length of studio classes? So rather than a 3-3 semester load, studio faculty teach a 2-2 or 3-2 load. I would appreciate any information you can give me. Thanks
Director, Exhibitions
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
(Philadelphia PA)
Summary of Position
Under the broad direction of the Dean and in close collaboration with the School’s senior staff and University officials, the Director will plan, develop, implement and manage a high profile, comprehensive series of exhibitions and public programs for Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Responsibilities include up to three professional exhibitions per year and the supervision of the MFA student exhibitions in the spring. The incumbent must balance the strategic planning, financial planning and budgeting with fundraising/development, sound business practices, and marketing. Public speaking, public programming and audience development are key to enhancing and maintaining the School’s acclaimed creative and professional profile. The Director will write and prepare grant proposals, manage budget accounts, fiscal year projection recommendations, external fundraising, supervise internal support staff and students, in addition to providing direction and guidance to outside individuals and entities connected with the gallery programs. The Director forms and reinforces productive partnerships and collaborative relationships to enrich the educational and cultural life of the school, university, regional arts and overall community. Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential Functions of Position
• Plan, implement and manage exhibitions and public programs in support of the mission of the Tyler School of Art.
• Develop systems to support the implementation of program in a timely and organized manner.
• Develop new streams of earned income and lead fundraising efforts, with Development staff, in order to build program capacity including grant writing, cultivation of donors, events and collaborative activities.
• Develop and implement a vibrant, integrated, marketing and PR program in support of all activities in this department.
• Plan and manage the yearly budget.
• Oversee, hire, evaluate, and if necessary terminate, all departmental staff including graduate assistants.
• Analyze facility use and capacity and plan to maximize the resources available
• Create a collaborative work environment through meetings with faculty, exhibitions staff, the Tyler Exhibitions and Public Program Committee, and other stakeholders as needed to foster effective communications.
• Train graduate students in professional gallery management practice, develop progressively responsible work tasks for them, and mentor them in all ways possible to fulfill the mission of exhibitions and public programs, and make their experience a valuable one.
• Lead planning processes within the department, utilizing the input of the related committee on program content, budgeting, fundraising strategies and implementation activities.
• Be prepared to work on details as well as the big picture of implementing programs.
• Carry out any other assignments made by the Dean of Tyler School of Art in support of the mission.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
Dimensions
A. People Supervised: Program Coordinator, PT Exhibitions Technician, and Students
B. Operating Budget: $21,000 est./yr General Expense and Student Worker Expense, which excludes salaries
C. Education & Experience: Relevant Master’s degree (preferably in the fine arts or art history) and at least five of relevant experience in the visual arts, with strong exposure to art gallery or museum management. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
D. Other Pertinent Data: *Demonstrated curatorial experience in the form of exhibitions developed and implemented.
*Experience developing and implementing educational programs within an art setting and throughout the larger community.
*Demonstrated experience managing a budget and staff.
*Fundraising experience with specific examples of success.
*Must be both a curator and executive with strong management skills; capable of planning, carrying out and delegating the work essential to the growth of the program.
*Strong organizational, customer service and interpersonal skills; along with the ability to effectively interact with a diverse population of students, faculty, artists, university community and the community at large.
*Ability to form productive partnerships and build collaborative relationships with appropriate individuals and entities throughout the school, university, regional arts and overall community.
*Knowledge of applicable professional principles, university policies and procedures, in addition to financial and budgeting principles.
*Ability to manage projects with a working knowledge of all applicable computer software, and management skills (including planning negotiation and communication skills).
E. Equipment Used: General office equipment; cameras, etc.
F. Environmental Conditions: Must be able to carefully handle and assist with a variety of artwork and supplies for exhibit installations.
G. Physical Requirements Duties and responsibilities include travel off campus to carry out special events, fund-raising events and other support activities for Exhibitions program.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION IT IS MANDATORY TO VISIT TEMPLE’S website at www.temple.edu and click on Jobs@temple and apply on line. PLEASE REFERENCE TU 13433.
AA, EOE, m/f/d/v.
Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed
in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid
ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that
their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary
employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also
expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws,
University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA
regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions
cause them to interact.
Note: This description incorporates the most typical duties performed. It is recognized that other related duties not specifically mentioned may also be performed. The inclusion of these duties would not alter the overall evaluation of this position.
Compliance statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.
University Compensation (Job Class Dept Title Grade BU)
Website: http://www.temple.edu + Jobs@Temple
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN STUDIO FOUNDATIONS
The Lamar Dodd School of Art of the University of Georgia invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in the Studio Foundations area, beginning at the rank of Assistant Professor. Responsibilities include teaching first-year studio courses in drawing, color and composition, three-dimensional design and possibly in an area of specialization. The candidate should demonstrate a commitment to teaching studio foundations and the potential to work with the faculty to expand the foundation program. Special consideration will be given to those applicants who have a strong interest in integrating concepts in time, space and light related to digital images, installation and multi-media projects. He/she should demonstrate an interest in contemporary art and criticism and an awareness of critical issues facing foundation curricula.
Currently, the studio foundation area has two full-time faculty appointments, with participation from other faculty, part-time instructors and graduate teaching assistants. It is imperative that the candidate assist in mentoring graduate teaching assistants, contribute to team building and participate in creating a shared vision. Candidates are required to have an M.F.A. degree in Art, and teaching experience beyond the TA level or equivalent professional experience is preferred.
Specialization in any two- or three-dimensional art, including studio art, design, architecture or time-based media, is acceptable for this position. The successful candidate must be committed to his/her creative work and demonstrate potential for outstanding achievement in the professional discipline commensurate with the research mission of the University of Georgia. He/she must show success in teaching and possess excellent communication and organization skills. He/she should be interested in a wide variety of media and diverse approaches to studio art and expect to participate in student advising, mentoring, faculty governance, and other aspects in the life of the School of Art.
The University of Georgia, a research institution in the state university system with over 30,000 students, is located in Athens, Georgia, a town of 90,000, one hour from Atlanta. The Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia has 55 full-time faculty members in Studio Art, Design, Art Education and Art History, administering undergraduate and graduate programs to over 1,000 majors. In addition to the main campus in Athens, the University of Georgia maintains and is expanding its list of study abroad programs around the world. Highlighting these programs is the Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy.
This position begins January 2011. The application deadline is September 15, 2010. Applicants should submit a detailed letter summarizing his/her qualifications; a curriculum vitae; teaching philosophy, and artist statement; contact information for 5 references; 20 images of art work (or appropriate documentation of time based media) and 15 images of student work should be submitted online at: http://artuga.slideroom.com. Please submit all text files as PDF’s. Applicants may upload images (jpg), video (mov, wmv, flv), music (mp3) or PDF documents. For good image quality and fast upload, your image files should be sized no larger than 1220px @ 72 dpi. Please keep video files under 60MB each. Our SlideRoom portal offers additional instruction for submitting work. For technical assistance, access the help desk at http://slideroom.zendesk.com.
The Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, its many units, and the University of Georgia are committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students, and sustaining a work and learning environment that is inclusive. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Georgia is an EEO/AA Institution.
Position Description:
One Year Visiting Assistant Professor / Art Foundation / Graphic Design
Virginia Commonwealth University is seeking an outstanding designer and active professional to teach in the Art Foundation Program and work in affiliation with the Graphic Design Department in the School of the Arts. Applicants will be charged with teaching two-dimensional studio courses. Art Foundation is a demanding program requiring faculty who are rigorous, organized and sensitive to the issues of first year education. The teaching load will be a 2/2 with 3 courses in the Art Foundation Program and 1 devoted to the faculty’s affiliated department of Graphic Design. The position’s University and Department service responsibilities will be in the Art Foundation Program.
Art Foundation is a one-year program required of all Art and Design majors in VCU’s School of the Arts. Students apply at the end of their first year of Art Foundation for admittance to the Fine Art and Design programs including: Art Education, Communication Arts, Craft/Material Studies, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Kinetic Imaging, Painting and Printmaking, Photography and Film, and Sculpture + Extended Media. Applicants must have an MFA or equivalent, teaching experience beyond graduate school and an active professional record. This is a one-year, visiting assistant professor position, starting August 16, 2010, salary commensurate with experience.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Email a letter of application, CV, 20 images of work, examples of student work, names and contact information of three references to Elissa Armstrong, Associate Director of VCU’s Art Foundation Program: ecarmstrong@vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Visiting Assistant Professor of African Art History
School of Art and Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Art History Division at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a full-time, visiting assistant professor in African Art History for the Fall 2010 term. Responsibilities will be to teach two undergraduate courses for the fall term, ARTH 113, Introduction to African Art, and ARTH 310, African Art and Society I. Course descriptions are available at http://courses.illinois.edu/cis/2010/fall/schedule/ARTH/113.html?skinId=2169 and http://courses.illinois.edu/cis/2010/fall/schedule/ARTH/310.html?skinId=2169, respectively.
ARTH 113 requires lecturing three times per week, and supervising 3 Graduate Teaching Assistants who teach weekly section meetings. ARTH 310 requires 3 lectures per week. Fall semester begins on Aug. 23; instruction ends Dec 8, and final exams end Dec 17.
A PhD is preferred, ABD is also acceptable, with specialization in African art history. Preference will be given to candidates with teaching experience.
Salary is $20,000. Cost of living in Champaign-Urbana is affordable with rents for one-bedroom apartments ranging from $500 to $800 per month. Although a car is recommended, the local bus service is easily accessible and free for employees on campus. Access to ZipCar service downtown and on campus is also available.
Context
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Art + Design is situated within a comprehensive College of Fine and Applied Arts. The School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Metals, New Media, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.
As a Research One institution, the University of Illinois is strongly international, and recognized for excellence in the Sciences, Engineering, Humanities and the Arts. Supported by the nation’s third largest research library and abundant technological resources, Illinois provides a rich environment for both disciplinary and interdisciplinary ventures. Champaign-Urbana is located in East Central Illinois, within short driving distance to Chicago, Indianapolis, Indiana, and St. Louis, Missouri.
The School provides a work environment for students and faculty alike that includes updated computer labs, workshops, traditional and alternative printmaking facilities, darkrooms, and exhibition resources. The equipment check-out window offers an extensive inventory of digital production equipment and the labs maintain a three-dimensional printer, a laser cutter as well as a host of high-end ink jet plotters.
The Ricker Library is one of the largest art libraries in the nation with a collection of more than 60,000 books, 34,000 mounted photographs, and 150,000 slides. Over 80,000 additional volumes on architecture, art and design are available among the 7 million plus volumes, as well as 80,000 serial subscriptions in the Main Library stacks and other campus libraries.
The Krannert Art Museum is adjacent to the Art + Design building and boasts an archive of over 8,000 works of art and houses rotating exhibitions of traditional and innovative art works. The museum’s permanent holdings include the Tree’s Collection of European and American Painting, the Moore Collection of European and Decorative Arts, the Olsen Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, and smaller collections of 20th Century Art, Asian Art and African Art. Each spring the museum hosts group BFA and MFA exhibitions for graduating students.
Other facilities include the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, which has been dubbed by the New York Times “the Lincoln Center of the Midwest” with an extensive program of theater, dance and music, and Japan House, a center for the study of Japanese arts and culture set amidst the gardens and waters of the University Arboretum.
Application:
To apply, please create your candidate profile at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/9420365 and upload the following materials to the attention of the search committee: letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and names and complete contact information of three references. Only electronic applications will be accepted, preferably in PDF (Acrobat) format. Priority will be given to applications received by July 15, 2010. Position will remain open until filled. Inquiries only to Professor Nan Goggin, c/o art@illinois.edu or 217-244-0588.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design has openings for four, nine-month visiting assistant professors in the fields of Communication Design, Interior Design, and Art Museum Education. For full position descriptions, visit http://art.unt.edu/employment.html. Apply at facultyjobs.unt.edu. UNT is an AA/ADA/EOE.
TYLER SCHOOL OF ART, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Sculpture Position –Non-Tenure Track Appointment 2010-2011
The Painting, Drawing and Sculpture Department of Tyler School of Art, Temple University, invites application for a NTT Appointment position in Sculpture. The Sculpture Area offers theory and practice courses in sculpture, time based art forms, and digital arts. We seek a sculptor with a broad knowledge of historical and contemporary art practices, as well as a thorough understanding of technical, critical, and theoretical issues of the media. We expect a candidate to have a developed studio practice, significant professional accomplishments, and a demonstrated commitment to teaching.
The Department’s faculty is diverse in interest and in teaching methods and active professionally. It is our intention to find an individual who will expand this academic diversity and career excellence while having the capability to work closely with others. The faculty is dedicated to research, teaching excellence, and its mission to serve a diverse population. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at all levels of our BFA undergraduate program, MFA graduate program, Foundation 3D design, and BA Visual Studies. Applicants should have a broad range of technical, intellectual and cross-disciplinary skills, with wide ranging conceptual and creative interests. Classes will be mostly studio-based with some seminars focusing on theory and professional practice. The teaching load is 4 courses per semester with no service requirement.
RANK: Assistant Professor
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have a MFA, a strong exhibition record, demonstrated potential for teaching excellence, and an ability to communicate and work effectively with students, faculty, and administrators.
Applicants should submit:
1) A letter of application
2) Signed and dated curriculum vitae
3) Documentation of recent work, 20 examples on CD or DVD, 5 minute video sample if applicable
4) Portfolio of student work, 20 examples
5) Statement of teaching philosophy
6) A self addressed stamped envelope. (If you desire the first three items to be returned at the end of this recruitment.)
7) Three names, email addresses and phone numbers of references.
SEND TO: Sculpture ,Search Committee
c/o Matt Sepielli
Painting, Drawing and Sculpture Department
Tyler School of Art
2001 N 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
SEARCH TIMETABLE:
Application deadline June 30th, 2010.
FINALISTS MUST BE PREPARED TO SUBMIT COURSE EVALUATIONS FOR COURSES TAUGHT AND OFFICIAL DEGREE TRANSCRIPTS.
Temple University/Temple School of Art is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
Woman and minorities are encouraged to apply. Candidate must possess the legal right to work in the United States.
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Would this be a faculty release time situation or using a professional?
Richard Tichich
Western Carolina University
The Lamar Dodd School of Art invites applications for a 12-month tenure-track position as Director of the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy.
Candidates for the Director of the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy will be appointed at the Associate Professor level or commensurate with experience. This position will report to the Director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art. The candidate must have demonstrated leadership abilities. He/She is responsible for managing the program and developing a vision for its future. The successful candidate must be committed to international studies in higher education. He/She must have an appropriate terminal degree and demonstrate outstanding accomplishment in his/her professional discipline. The candidate will show success in teaching and administration, including exceptional management skills and financial acumen, an appreciation for faculty governance and an enthusiasm for recruitment and fundraising. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work with a diverse faculty in the Lamar Dodd School of Art as well as faculty from other departments and from other universities. Ideally, the candidate will be conversant in Italian or will be expected to further develop his/her Italian language skills as needed. The director will be expected to split his/her time between Cortona, Italy and Athens, Georgia.
Cortona is a walled, hill town in Tuscany with an Etruscan origin. It is situated at a comfortably cool and invigorating 2,200 feet elevation, surrounded by beautiful olive groves, vineyards, and rich valley farmland. The town itself is a veritable museum with fine examples of Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance art and architecture. Established in 1970, the University of Georgia Studies Aboard Program in Cortona, Italy offers courses in the fall, spring and summer terms. The program offers full academic credit on the undergraduate and graduate level, and provides a challenging opportunity for the serious student who wishes to combine travel with an intensive period of studio and classroom study in Italy.
The position will be available January 1, 2011. The salary will be commensurate with qualifications. A complete job description can be found here: http://www.art.uga.edu/index.php?pt=1&id=621
For full consideration, applications should be received by April 19, 2010. The search will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a detailed letter of interest that summarizes his/her qualifications and professional goals; a curriculum vitae; names, email addresses and phone numbers of 5 references; documentation of his/her creative/scholarly work and other supportive materials to:
Lamar Dodd School of Art
The University of Georgia
270 River Road
Athens, Georgia 30602-4102
www.art.uga.edu
706-542-1511
The Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, its many units, and the University of Georgia are committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students, and sustaining a work and learning environment that is inclusive. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Georgia is an EEO/AA Institution.
Call for Topics and Presenters: Administrator’s Workshops, 2010 NCAA Annual Meeting, University of Texas at Austin. The NCAA Board seeks proposals for individual presenters, session organizers, and/or panels for the Administrator’s Workshops on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Initial proposals should be 350 words or fewer. Topics might include, but not be limited to:
Personnel Management and Leadership
Effective Written Evaluations
Issues Related to Promotion and Tenure
Interpersonal Communication Strategies
Succeeding with External Constituencies
Case Studies (in any topical area related to arts administration)
Proposals and inquiries to: jim.hopfensperger@wmich.edu. Proposals due by Monday, May 17th. Selected entries will be asked to submit a 1000 word abstract by June 21. Confirmation of presenters will be posted at NCAA web site and formally acknowledged by NCAA Board.