Assistant Professor of Printmaking

Towson University•Towson, MD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Fine Arts and Communication at Towson University invites applications for a tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor of Printmaking position in the Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education. The department seeks an artist-educator with a strong creative practice, a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching, and the ability to lead and support a dynamic printmaking area. The successful candidate will teach printmaking courses at multiple levels, oversee the printmaking facility, contribute to the development of the printmaking curriculum, maintain an active creative/research agenda, and participate in departmental, college, university, and professional service. Applicants whose work demonstrates strong technical, conceptual, and historical engagement with printmaking, including traditional, contemporary, expanded, and/or interdisciplinary approaches, are welcome.

Requirements

MFA or terminal degree in Printmaking, Studio Art, or a closely related field by the start date.
Evidence of an active creative/research practice in printmaking.
Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate printmaking courses.
Strong knowledge of printmaking techniques, histories, theories, and contemporary practices.
Commitment to inclusive, student-centered teaching and mentorship.
Evidence of professional engagement through exhibitions, publications, residencies, grants, commissions, collaborations, curatorial projects, community-based projects.
Ability to support safe, responsible, and effective use of printmaking facilities, equipment, tools, and materials, including knowledge of safe shop practices, equipment maintenance, chemical safety, ventilation needs, and sustainable/non-toxic printmaking processes.

Nice To Haves

College-level teaching experience beyond graduate assistantships.
Experience teaching printmaking at multiple levels, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses.
Experience managing or helping maintain a printmaking studio, shop, lab, or shared studio environment.
Ability to teach across a range of printmaking processes, including both traditional and contemporary/digital approaches.
Ability to contribute to curriculum development and help build a forward-looking printmaking area within a broad art and design department.

Responsibilities

Teaching undergraduate and graduate printmaking students at multiple levels, including foundational, intermediate, and advanced printmaking courses, as well as courses serving the broader studio art curriculum.
Acting as area coordinator for printmaking, managing and maintaining the printmaking facility, including equipment, supplies, and safe studio procedures, and developing and overseeing the printmaking curriculum.
Maintaining an active creative/research agenda appropriate to a tenure-track faculty appointment.
Participating in advising, assessment, recruitment, committee work, and other forms of departmental, college, university, and professional service.
Teaching 6, three-credit classes per academic year at undergraduate and graduate levels as assigned.