Position Summary
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Art seeks to fill a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in 3D Foundations. The School of Art seeks applications from artists who are experienced and actively engaged in advancing equity and inclusivity. UNC Greensboro is a minorityserving institution with an undergraduate population of 54 ethnic minority students and 67 female students. The College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. UNC Greensboro is an inclusive learning community with a campuswide culture that embodies access equity diversity excellence and collaboration. With an enrollment of nearly 18000 students including 3600 graduate students and 2600 faculty and staff UNC Greensboro is one of the most diverse universities in the UNC system. UNC Greensboro is in a metropolitan area of more than 1.6 million in the Piedmont region of North Carolina between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains. The School of Arts curriculum introduces students to a variety of conceptual and material approaches to sculpture. A candidate would contribute to undergraduate and graduate education professional creative activity and service to the academic community. Candidates will be expected to articulate their understanding of how systems of inequity shape disciplinary knowledge typical practices in their field and university environments and how those understandings inform their pedagogy. Candidates will have strengths in traditional 3D practices including basic fabrication in wood and metal clay moldmaking assemblage and installation. Responsibilities: Continue developing diversity competencies such as racial literacy and culturally responsive pedagogy in Foundations Teach 3 courses each semester in 3D Foundations and related areas Pursue an active and rigorous program of creative research Advise undergraduate and graduate students Supervise and mentor student research projects and theses Provide service to the department college university and community
Minimum Qualifications
MFA or equivalent experience Significant record of peerreviewed creative activity Broad knowledge of historical and contemporary global practices in the visual arts Ability to situate your field in a social (cultural historical) context
Preferred Qualifications
MFA in Sculpture Ceramics or 3D Design Experience working with a variety of traditional and contemporary sculptural processes and diverse materials 2 years of teaching experience preferred
Work Environment
Inside F