Assistant Professor (Ceramics) at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Posted on November 5, 2024
Responsibilities
• Active professional research resulting in engagement in the broader fields of ceramics and art via significant exhibitions and publications at the national level.
• Teaching sculptural approaches to forming and construction.
• Teaching a broad array of surfacing techniques.
• Collaborative development of curriculum including incorporating your own research topics.
Teaching all levels of ceramics from beginning through advanced as well as graduate students.
• Effectively mentoring BA, BFA, and MFA students including serving on and chairing BFA and MFA thesis committees.
• Performing service to the department, college, university, and the profession.
Qualifications
• MFA in Studio Art or related field. Applicants should have an active professional record, clear evidence of excellence in teaching, strong communication and leadership skills, and an interest and understanding of a wide array of curricular and artistic methodologies.
• Interest in teaching in the Ceramics focus area within an interdisciplinary context and possess knowledge of the evolving history, criticism and theories of visual art and craft.
• The candidate must maintain an active professional record of exhibitions and/or publications. • Leadership and curriculum development that considers the broad range of academic and artistic interests of our students is expected.
• Proficiency with electric, gas, and alternative firing processes.
• Knowledge and ability to teach ceramic chemistry.
Preferred Qualifications
• We are particularly interested in candidates whose creative practice engages discourses that have been historically under-represented.
• We are also interested in candidates who will engage with research and teaching opportunities across the broad range of disciplines this public research university offers, while also offering opportunities for students to explore community involved practices.
Other Information
The Department of Art within the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University seeks applicants for a 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Ceramics to start in August of 2025. We invite applications from artist-educators who are committed to contemporary technical and conceptual approaches within the field of ceramics while honoring the medium’s rich history. The candidate’s research and expertise would ideally fall within the sculptural realm of ceramic practice. This could include object making, installation, social practice, figurative, and/or digital or new media approaches. The ideal candidate would complement and amplify the existing interdisciplinary curriculum within our undergraduate and graduate programs.
The Department of Art confers BA, BFA, and MFA (3-year) Studio Art degrees. Our top-ranked programs encourage interdisciplinary investigations across a wide range of concentrations spanning Book Arts, Ceramics, Drawing, Electronic Art, Moving Image, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. The department currently employs 23 full-time faculty. For more information, please visit https://art.fsu.edu.
Florida State University College of Fine Arts is committed to building a meaningful community that values each person based on their distinctive and unique identity. The Department of Art strives to prepare students to imaginatively re-envision the world around us through critical inquiry. We are committed to cultivating learning environments that invite thoughtful and creative examination into the complex cultural, social, economic, environmental, and social justice issues with which our students are urgently engaged.
Contact Info
Heather Rushing, Senior Administrative Specialist – hrushing@fsu.edu
University Information
One of the nation’s elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research, encourages creativity, and embraces diversity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!
How To Apply
If qualified and interested in a specific Faculty job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https://hr.fsu.edu/facultyjobs. If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include education details even if attaching a Vita.
Additional Required Application Materials:
Each item below should be uploaded as a separate PDF in the additional documents section of the online application using the following naming convention: Last, First_Cover Letter; Last, First_CV; etc.
• Cover Letter detailing qualifications for this position (1-2 pages).
• Up-to-date CV with a link to website.
• Statement on Research and Creative Practice (no more than two pages).
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy to include the candidate’s thoughts on the future of the field (no more than two pages).
• Sample Syllabi (up to three) where at least one course has been taught. Additional syllabi may represent proposed courses.
• Digital Portfolio of Personal Work. The portfolio should be submitted as a single PDF file of recent works (up to 20) including title, date, medium, and dimensions for each item. Time-based submissions may be included by linking a web-based copy of the work along with a single representative image within the portfolio.
• Digital Portfolio of Student Work. The portfolio should be submitted as a single PDF file of 20 examples of student works including course information and a brief description of the assignment, in addition to title, date, medium, and dimensions for each item. Time-based submissions may be included by linking a web-based copy of the work along with a single representative image within the portfolio. Student work may show a range of courses and assignments in conversation with contemporary drawing and painting.
• Names and contact information for three references.
This position requires that you have three confidential professional letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf. Follow the steps below to request these letters through our system:
• After submitting your application, click the Careers link.
• Click the My References link.
• Click the Send/View Reference Request button next to the appropriate position.
• Follow the steps on that page to send your references a system generated email requesting they submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
You may also return to the My References link and click on “Send/View Reference Request” to see if your references have responded, add additional references, or resend requests.
Considerations
This is a Faculty position.
This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.
This position is being advertised as open until filled. Review of applications will begin January 6, 2025.
