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Providence, Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Assistant or Associate Professor, Jewelry + Metalsmithing
Rhode Island School of Design
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Posted: 21-Oct-22
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 2291
Job Summary Overview:
The Department of Jewelry + Metalsmithing, in the Division of Fine Arts, at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), invites applications for a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor, to commence fall 2023. Rank will be dependent on professional status and teaching experience.
RISD recognizes principles of social equity, diversity, and inclusion as fundamental to its academic mission as an art and design school. We understand these principles to require ongoing attention to differential embodied experience and expansion of the forms of knowledge from which our curricula originate. RISD is engaged in the collective work of institutional transformation and would value applicants whose pedagogical and professional experiences have prepared them to foster equitable teaching and learning environments. We seek applicants whose teaching and professional work (creative practice and/or academic scholarship) attends to embodied difference as intersectional and centers on bodies of knowledge from historically underrepresented communities. We encourage applicants from traditionally underrepresented communities including Native American peoples, Black and Indigenous peoples of color, Latinx, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
We seek candidates with deep understanding and applied experience in both traditional and contemporary jewelry and metalsmithing practices. The candidate should have a solid foundation in art and design concepts, demonstrate advanced jewelry and metalsmithing skills, demonstrate a capacity for critical thinking and discourse, and possess knowledge of the history of the discipline, as well as contemporary topics/theories. An active studio/research practice, complemented by a strong critical voice and a knowledgeable perspective on contemporary dialogues, is essential for this core faculty position.
Candidates with applied experience in the following areas relevant to departmental curriculum are encouraged to apply:
- Documenting jewelry in context: identity, status, and the body
- Ethics and sustainability in industry and studio practice
- Historiographic and inclusive perspectives on jewelry and adornment in ancient, traditional, folk, and contemporary jewelry contexts
- New technologies, including augmented / virtual reality
- Social practice, community engagement, and the democratization of jewelry and the professional field
- Studio-based research methodologies and writing
Jewelry + Metalsmithing faculty teach collaboratively at each level of the BFA and MFA programs and participate in conversations about the departmental curriculum as a whole. The teaching expectation is six teaching units per year; other responsibilities include supporting the planning and scheduling of departmental programs, such as guest critics and lecturers, on and off campus exhibitions, representation at professional conferences, and co-curricular events that include the J+M, RISD and Providence communities. Critical to this appointment, candidates must demonstrate the ability to effectively manage administrative responsibilities and the ability to occupy, in rotation, the leadership positions of Department Head and Graduate Program Director.
Through internships, seminars, speakers and interactions with visiting artists and critics, the Jewelry + Metalsmithing Department maintains close links to the professional world. Collaborative projects with artists, external partners, faculty and students from other RISD departments, the RISD museum, the community, and the jewelry industry enrich the educational experience of students. Candidates must demonstrate the ability and interest to work in these areas in partnership with our diverse departmental faculty and the school as a whole.
Job Qualifications Required:
- BFA in Jewelry / Metalsmithing or a related field.
- At least 3 years of full-time teaching experience at the university or college level (or the equivalent as an adjunct), or at least 3 years of professional experience in Jewelry / Metalsmithing and significant achievement in art and/or design, such as exhibition, publication, and/ or project grants / awards in the jewelry industry.
- Ability to teach students at all levels throughout the department, from sophomore to graduate, including advanced studio and seminar coursework, at a high standard of academic pedagogy.
- An active professional and / or creative practice.
- A high level of proficiency in jewelry and metalsmithing skills partnered with critical practice in one of the areas listed as relevant to departmental curriculum: documenting jewelry in context: identity, status, and the body; ethics and sustainability in industry and studio practice; historiographic and inclusive perspectives on jewelry and adornment in ancient, traditional, folk, and contemporary jewelry contexts; new technologies, including augmented / virtual reality; social practice, community engagement, and the democratization of jewelry and the professional field; studio-based research methodologies and writing.
- Demonstrated commitment to the ongoing development of the contemporary jewelry field, such as participation / organization of critical symposia, regional / international events, or programs that engage local communities to extend the experience of, knowledge of, and access to the field.
- A demonstrated teaching and/or professional record that exemplifies inclusionary practice.
- A demonstrated a record of inclusive leadership.
Job Qualifications Preferred:
- An MFA in Jewelry / Metalsmithing or a related field is strongly preferred.
- Evidence of academic leadership capacity at the Department level, for instance as Department Head and/or Graduate Program Director, and/or at the institutional level, for instance as a committee chair or leader of an academic initiative, is strongly preferred.
- Critical practice in a second area listed as relevant to departmental curriculum (documenting jewelry in context: identity, status, and the body; ethics and sustainability in industry and studio practice; historiographic and inclusive perspectives on jewelry and adornment in ancient, traditional, folk, and contemporary jewelry contexts; new technologies, including augmented / virtual reality; social practice, community engagement, and the democratization of jewelry and the professional field; studio-based research methodologies and writing) is strongly preferred.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Department: Jewelry & Metalsmithing
About Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), founded in 1877, is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. Enrolling about 2000 undergraduates and 400 graduate students from across the United States and 55 other countries, RISD offers 16 undergraduate majors and 16 graduate majors, and is ranked annually by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top art and design schools in the United States. RISD’s rigorous education encourages creative experimentation and intellectual risk-taking, challenging students to question their approach to art making through critical thinking. There are over 90,000 works of art in the RISD Museum, which houses a collection of fine and decorative art objects. The first public galleries opened in 1893. The RISD Library is one of the oldest independent art college libraries in the country with more than 150,000 volumes and 380 periodical subscriptions which offer unusual depth and richness in the areas of architecture, art, design, and photography. The RISD campus is contiguous with the campus of Brown University and the two institutions share social, academic, and community resources.RISD recognizes diversity and inclusivity as fundament...al to its learning community and integral to an art and design education. We welcome candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
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