Assistant Professor, Art
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Job Location:
Saratoga Springs, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 77 - 85
Posted on:
09-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Department of Art at Skidmore College invites applications for a tenure track appointment in Painting at the rank of Assistant Professor.
Responsibilities:
- Teach 18 credits per academic year in Painting and Drawing Area
- Contribute to interdisciplinary offerings such as the First-Year experience or relevant College general education programs
- Develop a coherent artistic stream and maintain a vigorous ongoing research agenda that produces peer-reviewedexhibitions in high-quality outlets
- Advise students and participate in departmental service activities
Qualifications:
- A minimum of an MFA degree in Painting
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level with aminimum two-years college level teachingbeyond the Teaching Assistant level
- Active record of recognized professional activity and creative research
- Demonstrates expertise across practice theory and technical proficiency with experience teaching at the undergraduate level
- The candidate should be able to work with students across art disciplines who have a broad interest in the liberal arts
- Candidates must have an expertise in foundation painting; experience teaching intermediate and advanced levels along withknowledge of discourses around contemporary art art history and painting are preferred
- We desire candidates who foster collaboration across other departmental disciplines and are open to non-traditional approaches to the field
Application Instructions: The application deadline is December 14 2025
Please submit:
- Cover Letter including a description of your approach to teaching painting courses at an undergraduate level
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching statement
- Student Work (20 images please emphasize paintings)
- Portfolio (20 images) of work completed within the past 5 years. Please emphasize Paintings Drawings and / or mixed-media artworks may also be included
- Artist Statement
- Names and contact information of three professional references (letters of recommendation are requested once finalists are chosen)
Salary:$77K - $85K
Skidmore College offers a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits plans provide choice and flexibility to support our employees needs and those of their families. Faculty members in studio art receive studio space start-up funds pre-tenure and tenured sabbatical and additional opportunities for scholarship support.
Benefits information: online: Lopez Associate Professor / Search Committee Chair
About Skidmore College
Skidmore is a highly selective liberal arts college that fosters creative approaches to teaching and learning. Skidmores faculty of teacher-scholars are devoted to the instruction and mentoring of approximately 2500 talented undergraduates. With its relatively small size and student-faculty ratio the College is a close-knit academic community. The college is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The Art Department curriculum emphasizes a fine art perspective developed through skillful practice and nurtured by a rich liberal arts education. The Art Department offers concentrations in Drawing Ceramics Communication Design Digital Media Fiber Arts Jewelry and Metals Painting Photography Printmaking and Sculpture. The arts are infused across campus in the Schick Art Gallery the Tang Teaching Museum the Schupf Family IdeaLab among other programs.
EEO STATEMENT
Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and as an Equal Opportunity Employer does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race color creed religion gender age national or ethnic origin physical or mental disability military or veteran status marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information predisposition or carrier status domestic violence victim status familial status dating violence or stalking or any other category protected by applicable federal state or local laws.
Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable post-offer background check result.
CREATIVE THOUGHT MATTERS.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
About Company
Skidmore College offers more than sixty degree programs, including majors in both traditional liberal arts disciplines and preprofessional areas. The college grants bachelor's and master's degrees in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, business, education, social work, and the ... View more
