Assistant Professor in Studio Art - Metals
Texas State University

Position Title:

Assistant Professor in Studio Art - Metals

Job Posting Number:

2025035TTL

Job Location:

San Marcos

Department:

School of Art and Design

Position Description:

The School of Art and Design at Texas State University invites applications for a full-timetenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Studio Art in Metals. The successful candidate will be a metal artist with an emerging or established research and exhibition record; will oversee the metals facilities; will lead the metals area; and will be an active, engaged member of the School, College and University communities.

The School of Art and Design has roughly 1000 students majoring in Art, Art Education, Art History, Communication Design, Photography and Studio Art. Our state-of-the-art facilities spread across two buildings with 3D facilities including metal and wood shops, ceramics facility, foundry, forming and casting, 3D printing, CNC routing, laser cutting, and other technologies. Other notable labs and classrooms include Photography; Expanded Media (time-based art); multiple dedicated computer labs; Printmaking; RISO lab; and Painting and Drawing studios.

Texas State is classified as a Carnegie R2 High Research institution and anticipates achieving R1 status in 2027. Sitting at the spring-fed headwaters of the San Marcos River, the university is home to the Texas State University Galleries, the Performing Arts Center, Live Oak Studios, The Wittliff Collection, The Center for the Study of the Southwest, and The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Texas State University is a doctoral-granting, student-centered institution dedicated to excellence and innovation in teaching, and research, including creative expression, and service. The university strives to create new knowledge, to foster cultural and economic development, and to prepare its graduates to participate fully and freely as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach introductory through advanced courses in the School of Art and Design
• Serve as area head of the metals studio, which includes scheduling courses, overseeing metals curriculum, supervising the metals facility, managing staff, equipment, supplies and tools
• Pursue personal research/creative activity and build a substantive record of national and international peer/professional recognition
• Lead curriculum development in metals and participate in broad studio curricular development
• Engage in service to the school, college, university, civic community, and profession

This position is subject to the availability of funds.Required Qualifications:

• MFA degree in Metals, Studio Art, or a closely related discipline
• Emergent or established record of professional accomplishment in research and creative activity with evidence of a trajectory toward prominence in the field
• Demonstrated ability to effectively integrate new technologies into curriculum and teaching
• 1-year successful teaching experience at the college level

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful procurement of grants or other research funding
• Scholarly/creative practice integrating metals with emergent or digital technologies
• Experience maintaining a Metals facility

Application Procedures:

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted andconsidered:https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/50275

To ensure full consideration please submit the following by January 5, 2025:

• Cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• Curriculum Vitae
• PDF with 20 images representing personal creative work and an accompanying list of titles, media, and dates (May include excerpts from time-based works no longer than 5 minutes each.)
• PDF with 20 images of student work created under your direction with a list of course title(s), media, dates, and a brief description of assignment(s)
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Statement addressing your current creative work/research
• Unofficial Transcripts (all in one document)

The candidate selected for hire will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree granting institutions.

Examples of web/video/animation/motion graphics must be listed as Hyperlinks within the PDF file and link to portfolio web sites or video sharing sites such as Vimeo. Do not upload motion graphics files.

All correspondence regarding this search will be conducted via email. Please send any inquiries to art-design@txstate.eduand include job number in all correspondence.Proposed Start Date:

Fall 2025

Posting Date:

11/14/2024

Review Date:

01/05/2025

Close Date:

01/05/2025

Open Until Filled?:

No

EEO/AA Statement:

Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you experience accessibility issues or require alternative formatting during the application process due to a disability or underlying condition, we request that you contact Talent Acquisition for assistance. A representative from Talent Acquisition will respond to you as soon as possible.

Record Checks and Verifications:

Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verification including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verification, reference checks, and employment eligibility verification.

Eligibility for Employment:

Proper documentation of identity and eligibility for employment will be required before the hiring process can be completed.

Why Work at Texas State?:

Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.

Quick Link:

https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/50275

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