Assistant Professor of Art: Photography

Position / Application Information

POSITION INFORMATION :

McNeese State University invites applicants to apply for the position of Assistant Professor of Art : Photography in the Department of Visual Arts.

This is a full-time, 9 month, unclassified, tenure-track position. The appointment begins in January .

DEPARTMENT : Visual Arts

POSITION NUMBER : F

SALARY : $49,.00 (FIRM, NON-NEGOTIABLE)

DEADLINE : Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND MATERIALS : For the application process, applicants MUST complete an electronic application and upload required documents listed below :

• Letter of Application
• Teaching Philosophy
• Artist Statement
• Digital Portfolio of personal work consisting of up to 20 images. The portfolio should be submitted as a single PDF file. ( SEE NOTE)
• Digital Portfolio of student work consisting of up to 20 images. The portfolio should be submitted as a single PDF file. ( SEE NOTE)
• Three Letters of Reference
• Unofficial Transcripts

NOTE :

If problems occur when uploading portfolio, submit direct link(s) to access portfolio and add to CV or application. The links submitted should be direct links to YouTube, Dropbox or other similar electronic sharing mediums.

TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY, click on the APPLY button at the top of advertisement to complete the electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process.

Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

ALL JOB OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND RECEIPT OF TRANSCRIPT(S) IF APPLICABLE.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact the Chair :

If you have questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the HR Analyst :

Kim Dronett at or - / TDD / TTY : -

Position Duties / Responsibilities

The Assistant Professor of Art : Photography is responsible for teaching a broad range of undergraduate photography courses, beginning through advanced.

The successful candidate will possess strong technical knowledge, university teaching experience, and the ability to maintain an engaging and creative educational environment.

The instructional load for this position consists of three (studio-lab : 6 hours, credit : 3 hours) courses per semester (fall and spring).

Mentoring of advanced students within the concentration is expected. The Assistant Professor of Art : Photography requires the selected candidate to aid in the management of shared equipment and facilities, and to contribute to the continued development of the photography program.

The selected candidate assumes all responsibilities related to Student Academic Advising, various University Committee Appointments, and Department-University-Community service initiatives while actively pursuing personal research.

Required / Preferred Qualifications

Required :

• Master of Fine Arts in Photography with qualifications to teach a broad range of relevant media-specific studio topics including, but not limited to : alternative photographic processes in a wet darkroom, analog and digital photography, digital media, and printing technologies.
• Record of research and creative endeavors.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred :

• Knowledge of photographic history preferred.
30+ days ago