Department Summary

The Department of Art and Art History, established in 1911, offers BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Here's what we offer to prospective students: award-winning faculty and an outstanding technical and administrative staff; a 'best-in-the-west' combination of facilities for creating, exhibiting, and researching art across various media; a commitment to fostering creative and critical thinking; opportunities to innovate across different media; and a friendly and supportive community.

Brief Description of Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching upper-division undergraduate survey courses, focusing on the History of Contemporary and New Media Art since 1960. Additionally, part-time faculty members may teach lower-division General Education courses in Art History and Visual Culture. The successful candidate will contribute to a dynamic department that encourages cross-disciplinary practice between studio art and contemporary art criticism. As such, we are seeking candidates who possess an understanding of and engagement with recent debates in new media and contemporary art practices. Candidates must be able to address the needs of a diverse student population in terms of age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language, and academic preparation, using appropriate course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement. They will also be expected to participate in 1-2 faculty meetings per semester and provide assessment data and information to the department.

• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in art history or equivalent field and teaching experience at the university level; strong writing skills and an ability to direct and assess student writing; scholarly engagement in the area of design history as evidenced by presentation and publication. Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.