Assistant Professor of Visual Art (Painting), College of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts
About The Position
Boston University (BU) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Visual Art in Painting at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) at the College of Fine Arts (CFA). The BFA and MFA Painting departments at BU are leading national programs in the field, with MFA Painting ranked #6 in US News & World Report. The program and SVA are close-knit professional communities within a large tier 1 research university. We seek an artist and educator who will complement and strengthen current faculty in a program that empowers students to create work that is rigorous and exploratory in form and content. The successful candidate will be an emergent to established artist with an expertise in painting in the expanded field. The candidate’s professional practice may include adjacent areas of expertise. The candidate will have a versatile skill set and proficiency in contemporary, historical, conceptual, and material approaches to the medium. BU SVA candidates should expect to teach across the BFA and MFA levels, including Foundations and Non-Major courses. Evidence of the ability to teach students with diverse experiences and perspectives is required. Assistant Professors engage with School and College service. The position is a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professorship, and BU offers excellent benefits and research support. BU SVA prepares students to think seriously, to see critically, to make intensely, and to act with creative agency from a culturally and artistically informed position. The ability to foster and build upon interdepartmental connections is a strength of BU and central to BU SVA’s mission as an art school within a major research university. The candidate will ideally demonstrate excellence in interdisciplinary teaching informed by both experimentation and research and be adept at building connections with other university programs and centers. Since its founding in 1839, Boston University has embraced a mission of openness and access, becoming one of the first universities in the nation to welcome all students of ability regardless of race, gender, or creed. That tradition shapes our enduring commitment to academic freedom, free inquiry, and the robust exchange of ideas. Please visit https://www.bu.edu/values/ to learn more about our shared values. We seek scholars who will contribute to our community of teachers and researchers through excellence in innovative scholarship, engaged teaching, and participation in the intellectual life of the University. Boston University provides an environment where faculty and students work together across disciplines, perspectives, and experiences to advance knowledge and address society’s most pressing challenges.
Requirements
- Expertise in painting in the expanded field.
- Versatile skill set and proficiency in contemporary, historical, conceptual, and material approaches to the medium.
- Evidence of the ability to teach students with diverse experiences and perspectives.
- Excellence in innovative scholarship, engaged teaching, and participation in the intellectual life of the University.
Nice To Haves
- Professional practice may include adjacent areas of expertise.
- Ideally demonstrate excellence in interdisciplinary teaching informed by both experimentation and research.
- Adept at building connections with other university programs and centers.
Responsibilities
- Teach across the BFA and MFA levels, including Foundations and Non-Major courses.
- Engage with School and College service.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits
- Research support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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