Jewelry & Metalsmithing Visiting Artist Assistant Professor

Department: DSGN School of Art Design
Rank: Assistant Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

Review of Applications Begins

July 23 2025; Position open until filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To ensure consideration please upload the following with your online application:

A current resume/CV.
A cover letter that describes how your experience aligns with the requirements of the position.
Names phone numbers and email addresses for at least three (3) professional references.

Those who are invited to an interview will be asked to submit a portfolio comprising 10 digital samples of their original work via Slideroom. Information with specifics about the portfolio submission will be sent at the time of interview invite.

Department Summary

The School of Art Design is one of 3 schools in the College of Design at the University of Oregon and is comprised of the Department of Art and the Department of Product Design. The School of Art Design is a community of creatively and critically engaged artists and designers whose work mines the intersection of thinking making seeing and questioning. We provide instruction in the areas of product design and fine arts including ceramics digital arts fibers metalsmithing and jewelry painting and drawing photography printmaking and sculpture. The School of Art Design is the academic home for 31 tenure track faculty members as well as many non-tenure-track faculty and pro tempore instructors and serves approximately 650 undergraduate majors many non-majors and 60 graduate students.

The School of Art Designs NASAD-accredited programs offer undergraduate degrees in Art Art & Technology and Product Design. Bachelors degrees (BA or BS) encourage liberal arts breadth and interdisciplinary connections while the Bachelor of fine arts (BFA) degree is a studio-intensive program allowing concentrated study. At the graduate level we offer the interdisciplinary MFA in Art as well as the Portland-based masters in Sports Product Design.

Position Summary

The Art Department is accepting applications for a one-year fixed-term visiting position in Jewelry & Metalsmithing. This position begins September 16 2025 and ends June 15 2026. This is a non-tenure- track Visiting Assistant Professor position with a salary commensurate with experience.

The candidate will assume teaching responsibilities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The position includes the teaching of six to eight courses (in a 3 term quarter system) and sharing the responsibilities in teaching BFA and graduate students. Courses to be taught include lower-division and upper-division jewelry & metalsmithing courses and independent studies with BFA and MFA students. The position will also include shared responsibilities for oversight in the program and departmental service.

Visiting faculty members are in residence and are expected to participate in the full range of faculty activities.

Minimum Requirements

Visiting faculty positions are intended for those who hold a similar or relevant appointment at another institution or who have recently obtained a terminal degree and are seeking further professional experience prior to seeking a professorship.

MFA or terminal degree in related field
Excellence in creative practice.

Professional Competencies

Strong understanding of jewelry & metalsmithing practices within the expanded field.
Ability to work cooperatively with diverse faculty and student populations.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior college or university-level teaching experience.
Experience with technical training in metalsmithing & jewelry.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

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