COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Department of Art

 

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

 

POSITION:                               Assistant Professor, Foundations Coordinator, full time, tenure-track.

                                                    

DATE:                                       Position available August 2008. Screening begins January 31, 2008, and continues until the position is filled.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:             Teach studio Foundations classes in Drawing, 2-Design, Color.  Coordinate and supervise the Foundations Program, 2-D and 3-D within a comprehensive BFA degree program. Oversee foundations curriculum, participate in Department, College and University committee work and service, advise students and work for the good of the entire Department, College & University. Maintain professional exhibition record and creative research.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:                MFA, professionally active artist, successful experience teaching full-time, university-level in Foundations area beyond graduate school. Solid skills in and successful teaching of Drawing and Color Theory essential. Involvement in Art Foundations curriculum & student assessment, as well as involvement in professional Art Foundations organizations.  Excellent written and oral communication skills.  Demonstrated commitment to working with multicultural populations and awareness of issues affecting women and minorities.  Demonstrated commitment to public and university service.  Demonstrated commitment to the teacher/scholar model.

 

SALARY:                                  Commensurate with professional experience and qualifications.  Excellent fringe benefits.

 

CONTACT:                              Submit via post (no email applications accepted): letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, slide or CD-

                                                   Macintosh compatible portfolio (20 images of your work, 20 images of student work) names (with addresses and phone numbers) of

                                                   3 references, transcript copies.  SASE to:

 

              Chairperson, Art Foundations Search Committee

              Department of Art, Mail Stop 7825

              Southeast Missouri State University

              One University Plaza

              Cape Girardeau, MO  63701-4799

              Telephone:  (573) 651-2143

              Fax:  (573) 986-6813

              E-mail: tirby@semo.edu

              Website:  http://www.semo.edu

 

THE DEPARTMENT:               The Department of Art has approximately 210 majors and a faculty of twelve.  In addition to BA and BFA degrees in Art,

                                                     the department offers a BS in art education. The department is actively involved in the university’s interdisciplinary general

                                                     education program (University Studies).  The Department of Art is part of the new Holland School of Visual and Performing

                                                     Arts with new facilities along the Mississippi River that opened in fall 2007.

 

 

Southeast Missouri State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.