Digital Foundations and 3/D

The Department of Art at Florida State University invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track faculty position to begin in August 2012. We seek a dedicated teacher with expertise in digital foundations plus skills in Sculpture and/or Ceramics.

The teaching load is 3/3 for the academic year: two courses in foundations each term and one course in a 3D studio area (sculpture and / or ceramics). Ten additional hours a week will be devoted to administrative support to the foundations area. MFA degree required. Teaching experience is desired beyond a graduate teaching assistantship.

The successful candidate will be skilled in a range of digital art, design tools and online technologies. Applicants must exhibit strong writing and speaking skills and a teaching attitude that displays a commitment to energizing students within an interdisciplinary environment.  

To apply:

Review of applications will begin on January 20th, position open until filled.

Application packets should include: 

1. Application letter summarizing relevant qualifications, including administrative or management experience
2. Teaching philosophy
3. Current curriculum vitae
4. List of names, addresses, email and phone numbers of 3 references
5. Twenty examples of personal work
6. Twenty examples of student work
7. Printed description of images submitted
8. Sample syllabi from digital foundations courses and from a Sculpture or Ceramics course

For image submission: URLs pointing to images online are preferred. CD-ROMS with images in JPG or PNG format are acceptable.

Please send all application materials listed above to George Blakely, Search Committee Chair, Department of Art, The Florida State University, P.O. Box 3061150, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1150.  Applicants must also go to https://jobs.fsu.edu to complete an on-line application. The e-Recruit Job Opening number is 33701.

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The Department of Art at FSU (art.fsu.edu) is are search driven community of students and faculty dedicated to the dynamic interrelationship of ideas, processes and practices. By crossing geographical and disciplinary boundaries, we both discover and create new opportunities for practicing art and design. We cultivate critical, creative and compassionate thinking in an evolving global environment, developing and pursuing innovation while valuing our traditions. We foster a vibrant culture of creative problem-solvers,responsible both to themselves and to the needs of the larger communities to which they are connected. We celebrate the unique role that art and design play in the construction of culture and embrace our duty to advance and share the knowledge gained through our creative research.

The Florida State University (FSU) is a public, fully accredited, coeducational research institution with the Carnegie Foundation’s highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive.  Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for its 40,000 students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction.With a budget of more than $1 billion, FSU has 16 schools and colleges that offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral,professional and specialist degree programs covering a vast array of disciplines.