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Emily Carr University of Art + Design invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor position in Print Media within the Audain Faculty of Art. Situated on unceded, traditional and ancestral x?m?θk??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh úxwumixw (Squamish), and s?l?ilw??ta?? (Tsleil-Waututh) territories in Vancouver, Canada, Emily Carr University is a world-renowned learning and research community dedicated to the education of artists and designers.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILTIES

The Print Media area at Emily Carr University focuses on developing critically-engaged and contextually aware print-based work. Situated within the interdisciplinary Visual Arts BFA in the Audain Faculty of Art, the Print area fosters the development of student practice within the context of contemporary cultural production, with a strong technical and conceptual foundation, and a keen awareness of the relationship between print media, and a range of disciplines and practices. Our 1,000 sq ft purpose-built print media studio supports work in plate and stone lithography, letterpress, book arts, intaglio, relief and screenprinting.

Candidates should be able to teach printmaking at multiple levels, from Foundation to Graduate Studies, and will be expected to contribute to developing curriculum in an institution that is committed to the interrelation of theory and practice. The successful candidate will join a rigorous and committed team of Art faculty that also includes the following curriculum areas: Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Illustration, Drawing, Print Media, Sculpture + Expanded Practices, New Media + Sound Arts, Performance, Interdisciplinary Visual Art and Praxis, as well as minors in Curatorial Practices and Art + Text. Candidates should be equally fluent in contemporary print discourse and studio practice and in balancing the conceptual, aesthetic and technical demands of the discipline. Additionally, faculty are expected to participate in portfolio reviews, upper-level critiques, provide graduate student supervision, serve on administrative committees, engage in research, and to be an active member of the Emily Carr community. The successful candidate will have an active print- based practice, which could include working with textiles, book media, community-based or socially-engaged projects, and engage with the broader field through various forms of dissemination.

QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate will have the following qualifications and/or related experience:

• MFA or equivalent graduate degree in a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and professional experience;
• teaching experience is required; experience teaching university?level or post?secondary in a related subject area is preferable;
• intercultural competence;
• strong communication and facilitation skills;
• expertise in a range of printmaking processes, including the ability to integrate traditional and experimental print techniques;
• knowledge and ability to teach a range of material processes, such as plate and stone lithography; intaglio processes; relief processes such as woodcut, stonecut, and stamping; screenprinting; textile printing; letterpress; bookmaking and publishing; and/or papermaking;
• strong evidence of excellence in print practice that may include hybrid and/or expanded print-based work intersecting with other areas such as: sculpture, site-specificity and installation, performance, socially-engaged, community based and/or activist work, public art, collaborative printmaking, and other areas of enquiry;
• demonstrated engagement with Print in the broader field, including print in the global art-historical context, knowledge of and/or engagement with indigenous print approaches and histories, and more.

Expertise in the following areas will be considered an asset:

• the ability to integrate new tools, media and methods into print curriculum, including new and emerging technologies;
• ecological, sustainable approaches and methods.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Applications should address the candidate’s expertise in the areas of teaching, research, and professional practice; and include:

• a cover letter;
• a current curriculum vitae;
• a statement of pedagogy and up to 3 samples of syllabi, assignments, and evidence of teaching effectiveness;
• a statement of research;
• a personal statement on the candidate’s contributions to diversity, regardless of personal characteristics, describing any professional skills, community experience, or willingness to engage in activities that advance institutional diversity and equity in teaching, research, and service;
• supporting materials including an online portfolio of recent work (20 images or a link to a website); and
• the names and contact information of three referees.

Electronic submissions are welcome at: https://ecuad.peopleadmin.ca/

The review of applications will begin on February 1, 2022 and will continue until the position has been filled.

Subject to budgetary approval, we anticipate commencement in August 2022.  Salary and rank will be commensurate with professional status and teaching experience.

ABOUT EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY

Emily Carr University of Art + Design, established in 1925, is a world leader in education and research. Encouraging experimentation at the intersection of art, design, media and technology, our teaching and learning community merges studio practice, research creation, and critical scholarship in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment.  Alumni and faculty are internationally recognized as award?winning creators and thought leaders who have significant impact in 21^st?century cultural production and cultural sustainability. We engage students, industry, and society to iterate and explore, and think differently about creativity and how it shapes our world.  Located in beautiful and culturally diverse Vancouver, British Columbia, Emily Carr attracts more than 1800 students from 60 countries to our undergraduate and graduate programs. The Audain Faculty of Art is one of four university faculties (alongside, Faculty of Design and Dynamic Media, Faculty of Culture + Community, and Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies) which, together with the Aboriginal Gathering Place, Library + Learning Commons, Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship, Libby Leshgold Gallery, READ Books, and the research centres and workshops in our new state?of?the?art, custom?built campus, offer vibrant conditions for the development of practice-based and practice?led research and education. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO INDIGENITY AND INCREASING REPRESENTATION

From our 2019 Indigenous faculty member cluster hire to our commitment to Indigeneity and diversification as seen in our 2017 - 2021 Strategic Plan, Emily Carr University continues to be focused on building a workplace environment reflective of the student community that it serves. To that end, for this faculty position Emily Carr University especially invites those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist us to expand our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. We seek faculty whose lived experiences, professional practice and/or scholarship addresses the lives, experiences, and cultural traditions of Black, Indigenous, and communities of colour, and we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

We acknowledge the potential impact that career interruptions (e.g. maternity leave, leave due to illness, etc.) can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement. Applicants are encouraged to identify in their application the impact that career interruptions may have had on their record of practice and research achievement; this will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process.

Emily Carr University is committed to creating an inclusive, accessible and barrier free workplace. We want to ensure that all participants are able to engage fully in interviews and other activities that are part of the hiring process. If you have any accommodation requests please contact Human Resources (hr@ecuad.ca). All requests for accommodation will be treated confidentially.

All qualified people are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short?listed will be contacted.