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Posted: 04-Oct-22
Location: Shanghai, China
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 114751
NYU Shanghai invites applications for a full-time, continuing contract Clinical Assistant Professor in Visual Arts or Assistant Arts Professor in Visual Arts position to teach foundational courses coupled with any other fine arts discipline in one or more of the following broadly defined areas: Animation, Drawing, Illustration, Photography, Print Design, Sculpture, or Textiles. We seek applicants whose practice is research-based and situated in expanded ideas of medium and technique. Candidates should hold an MFA or equivalent terminal degree in Visual Arts. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment in August/September 2023.
The ideal candidate is a research-based visual artist, with evidence of a dedicated studio practice in their field. The candidate should be conversant in visual literacy, art history, and contemporary art practices.
The faculty member will teach courses including but not limited to Foundations in Visual Arts and other studio-based Visual Arts courses at various levels according to the needs of the area. The faculty member will also help manage and maintain the art studios, hold studio hours, mentor students, attend meetings, serve on university committees and contribute to co-curricular programming. The language of instruction is English.
Candidates will have a teaching load of 2/2, with classes serving the Visual Arts curriculum and, if applicable, the Humanities at NYU Shanghai. The appointment for a Clinical Assistant Professor in Visual Arts or Assistant Arts Professor in Visual Arts is three years and is renewable subject to review. Rank is commensurate with experience. While we seek candidates who are actively exhibiting, contract renewal is based on the evaluation of teaching and service.
Minimum Qualifications
- MFA or terminal degree in Visual Arts
- At least two years of college-level teaching experience as the instructor of record in general Visual Arts Foundations courses
- Demonstrated expertise and teaching of other studio-based Visual Arts courses
- English language Fluency
Preferred Qualifications
- Four or more years of college-level teaching experience as the instructor of record in general Visual Arts Foundations courses.
- Demonstrated expertise of teaching art theory, aesthetics, art history, or Humanities-based arts courses.
- Demonstrated expertise of teaching Drawing and Painting at undergraduate level.
Applicants will submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, 20 images of their work, an artist statement, statement of teaching interests, 10 images of work completed by the applicant's undergraduate students within the last two years, and student evaluations via Interfolio. Additionally, applicants should submit a reference list with the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio for candidates advancing to the final stage.
Review of Applications begins on January 10, 2023 and continues until the position is filled. The position could begin as soon as August 28, 2023. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University's global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live.
NYU's global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
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NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
