University of Massachusetts Boston
Assistant Professor (Art & Art History)
University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
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Job no:
524558
Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.Position Type:
Faculty Full TimeCampus:
UMass BostonDepartment:
ArtDate opened:
19 Aug 2024 Eastern Daylight TimeApplications close:
November 25, 2024The Art and Art History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor beginning September 1, 2025, in the area of Printmaking. The successful candidate will oversee our spacious, state-of-the-art printmaking facility and teach key courses in our studio art curriculum—undergraduate intaglio and relief printing processes. The print studio has three presses, including a new Takach Etching press. The applicant should be an artist with a record of creative practice in print and a working knowledge of related art forms such as digital printmaking, photography, drawing, and book arts. Knowledge of contemporary approaches to printmaking and its art historical significance is also essential.Minimum requirements
: Master of Fine Arts in hand by August 31, 2025. Candidates with one or more years of post-Masters teaching experience will be given preference.Application instructions:
Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining their creative work and teaching experience, CV with an artist statement, three references, and a PDF with artwork documentation.UMass Boston is an urban public research university with a teaching soul, whose impact is both local and global. We are the third most diverse university in the country - more than 60% of our undergraduate students come from minoritized communities and groups, and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome. We invite applications from candidates who engage the diverse life experiences of our student body, who appreciate that students bring their holistic selves into the academic setting, and who recognize and articulate how their own life experiences and backgrounds have shaped their journeys, practices, and commitments as researchers, scholars, and educators.UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.All official salary offers must be approved by Human Resources. The University of Massachusetts Boston provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other legally protected class. The University of Massachusetts Boston complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the university operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.UMass Boston normally does not provide H-1B visa sponsorship for non-academic positions.The University of Massachusetts Boston is committed to providing a safe and secure environment that is supported by qualified employees for all of its students, faculty, and staff to carry out the University's teaching, research, and public service missions. As a condition of employment, the University will conduct appropriate background check reviews. For more information, please see the University of Massachusetts Boston campus policy and procedures for employee background reviews.
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Job no:
524558
Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.Position Type:
Faculty Full TimeCampus:
UMass BostonDepartment:
ArtDate opened:
19 Aug 2024 Eastern Daylight TimeApplications close:
November 25, 2024The Art and Art History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor beginning September 1, 2025, in the area of Printmaking. The successful candidate will oversee our spacious, state-of-the-art printmaking facility and teach key courses in our studio art curriculum—undergraduate intaglio and relief printing processes. The print studio has three presses, including a new Takach Etching press. The applicant should be an artist with a record of creative practice in print and a working knowledge of related art forms such as digital printmaking, photography, drawing, and book arts. Knowledge of contemporary approaches to printmaking and its art historical significance is also essential.Minimum requirements
: Master of Fine Arts in hand by August 31, 2025. Candidates with one or more years of post-Masters teaching experience will be given preference.Application instructions:
Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining their creative work and teaching experience, CV with an artist statement, three references, and a PDF with artwork documentation.UMass Boston is an urban public research university with a teaching soul, whose impact is both local and global. We are the third most diverse university in the country - more than 60% of our undergraduate students come from minoritized communities and groups, and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome. We invite applications from candidates who engage the diverse life experiences of our student body, who appreciate that students bring their holistic selves into the academic setting, and who recognize and articulate how their own life experiences and backgrounds have shaped their journeys, practices, and commitments as researchers, scholars, and educators.UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.All official salary offers must be approved by Human Resources. The University of Massachusetts Boston provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other legally protected class. The University of Massachusetts Boston complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the university operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.UMass Boston normally does not provide H-1B visa sponsorship for non-academic positions.The University of Massachusetts Boston is committed to providing a safe and secure environment that is supported by qualified employees for all of its students, faculty, and staff to carry out the University's teaching, research, and public service missions. As a condition of employment, the University will conduct appropriate background check reviews. For more information, please see the University of Massachusetts Boston campus policy and procedures for employee background reviews.
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