Assistant Professor in Ceramics in the Expanded Field

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

41d•Onsite

About The Position

The School of Art + Art History in the College of the Arts seeks an Assistant Professor of Studio Art with expertise in ceramics in the expanded field to join our forward-looking interdisciplinary program at a top-ranked public university. The ideal candidate has an active studio practice that engages the complex materiality and history of clay and craft, as well as emerging ceramic technologies and methods. Their creative practice is informed by contemporary art theories and practice. We seek an innovative artist-educator to lead the development of ceramics in the expanded field curricula. The ideal candidate will have strong collaborative, communication, and leadership skills. They will have experience and knowledge in wheel-based ceramic techniques, hand building/sculpture/figurative techniques, ceramic glazing and surface finishing techniques, and firing theory and methodology. The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, we embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation. We seek a colleague who identifies as a change-maker. We seek a colleague who will position emerging artists and researchers as catalysts for justice on local and global levels. This position is covered by the United Faculty of Florida Contract.

Requirements

MFA or PhD in Studio Art Practice with an emphasis in ceramics
Relevant teaching or instructional experience beyond graduate teaching assistantships
Understanding of and an ability to respond to the legacies, histories, and theories of art and craft, including contemporary art
Active studio practice and record of creative research with evidence of emerging or established recognition in the field, commensurate with experience
Evidence of capacity to collaborate with faculty, students, and staff
Evidence of skill in designing and facilitating academic work that advances curiosity, respect, open intellectual discourse, and the welcome incorporation and well-being of all in an environment of complex differences.

Nice To Haves

Full-time college and/or graduate-level teaching experience beyond graduate assistantship
Evidence of success in teaching at the undergraduate level, including foundations courses
Evidence of success in mentoring for undergraduate and graduate students
Broad understanding of ceramic materials and processes, including emergent technologies such as digital fabrication and 3-D printing, as well as gas, electric, and atmospheric firing methods
Evidence of innovative pedagogy
Capacity to advance interdisciplinary collaborations in teaching and research
Strong organizational, management and communication skills

Responsibilities

Teach a 2/2 course load at the undergraduate and graduate levels in ceramics in the expanded field in an interdisciplinary studio art curriculum.
Course assignments may also include Studio Art foundations and non-majors courses, including courses in the university’s General Education curriculum.
Course assignments may also include interdisciplinary graduate courses, such as a seminar for first-year MFA in Art students or a team-taught critique seminar.
Mentor and advise graduate students and supervise graduate committees.
Maintain an active profile of creative research, consistent with the expectation of tenure and promotion
Collaborate with staff in shared supervision of the ceramics facilities.
Actively participate in our learning community and in shared governance through service to the school, college, university, and profession.