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Studio Art: Art Sculpture Tenure Track

Grinnell College · Grinnell, Iowa, US

Description The Department of Studio Art invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Sculpture at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 20...

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Description The Department of Studio Art invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Sculpture at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 20 26 . Applicants must have a terminal MFA and research interest in sculpture and spatial practices; two or more years of higher education teaching experience preferred. The teaching load is five courses over two semesters; periodically one course will be Tutorial (a topical writing/critical thinking course for first-year students, the only College-wide requirement beyond the completion of a major in an individually-advised curriculum). Teaching within a liberal arts studio program necessitates teaching a breadth of courses at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as the ability to situate studio instruction within the contemporary contexts in which sculpture is practiced. Likely courses for this position will include ART 111: Introduction to the Studio ( a studio course open to both majors and non-majors ), ART 242: Sculpture (an intermediate media course), and ART 315: Contemporary Practices ( an interdisciplinary advanced studio course ); f aculty also have the ability to propose new content courses that re...