Artist in Residence / Adjunct

Radford University Portal • Radford, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Artists-in-residence are expected to produce research or creative scholarship on campus; interact with students and faculty through workshops, critiques, and/or guest lectures; and contribute to departmental culture. The selected candidate gains access to facilities including studios, libraries, archives, and galleries and may choose to work at Selu, Radford’s 380-acre nature conservancy with retreat center, observatory, classrooms, and labs. Other responsibilities and resources may be arranged to fit the selected candidate’s skillset and aspirations. If selected to also teach, adjunct instructors can contribute to one or more of the department’s four programs: studio art, graphic design, art education, and art history and museum studies. Possible teaching choices include: professional practices, foundations, art appreciation, or special topics. Other opportunities may exist, depending on the department’s scheduling and the candidate’s skillset.

Requirements

• Candidates must satisfy one of the following requirements: 1) a master’s degree in the field/discipline in which they are teaching; 2) enrolled in a master’s program with at least 18 hours of relevant coursework completed; 3) significant professional experience, subject to approval by the Provost.

Nice To Haves

• MFA degree with some teaching experience at the college level.
• Experience as a graduate teaching assistant may be acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Produce research or creative scholarship on campus
• Interact with students and faculty through workshops, critiques, and/or guest lectures
• Contribute to departmental culture
• Teach one or more of the department’s four programs: studio art, graphic design, art education, and art history and museum studies (if selected to teach)
• Teach professional practices, foundations, art appreciation, or special topics (if selected to teach)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time