Visiting Lecturer in Painting and Drawing

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

2d•$67,000

About The Position

Visiting Lecturer in Painting and Drawing Position: One-year, full-time, 9-month, non-tenure accruing faculty position with the possibility of renewal Date of Expected Hire: August 18, 2026 Salary: $67,000 with a highly competitive benefits package The School of Art + Art History in the College of the Arts seeks a Visiting Lecturer in Painting and Drawing with expertise in working observationally to join our forward-looking interdisciplinary program at a top-ranked public university. We seek a colleague who will excel at teaching foundation and upper-level two-dimensional courses for students pursuing the BA or BFA in Art. 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. SCHOOL OF ART + ART HISTORY: The School of Art + Art History (SAAH) believes that art, design, and scholarship are critical to the cultural life and creative advancement of our local, national, and international communities. We empower each of our 360 undergraduate and 130 graduate students with knowledge, skills, and curiosity to engage thoughtfully and courageously with our changing world. The school offers BA, BFA, MA, MFA, and PhD programs, both residential and online, and students can study art education, art history, curatorial studies, graphic design, design & visual communications, museology (museum studies), and studio art. The 4Most Gallery and the three University Galleries provide exhibition space for international contemporary art and student work. The school has facilities in three on-campus buildings, and three off-campus sites. SAAH is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The School of Art + Art History nurtures a culture of critical inquiry in our scholarly and creative work. The school has 38 full-time (including one director) and 11 part-time faculty, plus 11 staff members. The faculty publish, present, curate, and exhibit widely and internationally at the highest level. They bring their scholarship and creative work into their teaching, offering innovative learning experiences to their students. The school’s programs have a focus on experiential learning and research that engages with our global and local communities. The school’s four galleries serve as a laboratory where students can participate in the lifecycle of the work of art, as artists who display their work, as curators who organize exhibitions, and as historians and critics who articulate what they see. The galleries hosted 26 exhibitions last academic year with dozens of additional exhibitions displayed in other school spaces. The school’s programs in art and design view their work as interdisciplinary and often collaborative with other disciplines across campus. The school’s innovative and growing design program aims to use the State of Florida as a laboratory to develop solutions to real-world problems. The endowed Harn Eminent Scholar in Art History Chair and partially endowed Visiting Artist Series sponsored lectures, masterclasses, and studio visits from 20 artists, scholars, and designers last year, with an additional 30+ paying virtual visits to SAAH classrooms. The annual SAAH New York and Museum Studies trips connect students to alumni and other industry professionals who are thriving in their careers. THE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: The College of the Arts is an engine of transformation that generates paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond, while nurturing adaptability, innovation, and excellence. We foster an environment where novel creative practice, leading research, and experiential learning thrive. Our students, faculty, and staff interrogate and respond to the ever-changing relationship between technology and the human spirit. We prepare future leaders in artistic professions and creative industries, while developing student capacity for interdisciplinary scholarship that serves and engages local and global communities. The College offers baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Approximately 1,600 students are pursuing majors in degrees offered by the College of the Arts under the direction of 150 faculty members in its three accredited schools— the School of Art + Art History, the School of Music, and the School of Theatre + Dance, and in the Center for Arts in Medicine, the Digital Worlds Institute, and the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the college comprises the University Galleries, and the University level of the New World School of the Arts in Miami. The University of Florida: The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation. We are The Gator Nation, a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit. UF is a graduate research institution with more than 50,000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most livable cities, is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the University and the community comprise the educational, medical and cultural center of North Central Florida. In addition to salary, the University of Florida (UF) offers low cost State Health [https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com/health/health_insurance_plans] plans, a number of Dental plans to fit you and your family’s needs, and Vision. Domestic partner coverage through GatorCare is also available. Optional plans such as life, disability, legal and accident insurance are also available. UF provides a variety of leave programs including vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays, personal leave days, and family medical leave. Faculty (9 month) employees accrue approximately 13 sick days annually, and 4 personal leave days, typically used during the holiday closing. UF also provides you the flexibility to deal with life’s challenges by offering paid family leave, eight full weeks of leave over a 24-month period. Build a retirement roadmap with competitive pension plans, investment accounts and a host of voluntary add-ons, such as 457 deferred compensation and 403(b) plans. UF Employees are also eligible for the GatorPerks discount program [https://benefits.hr.ufl.edu/gatorperks/], which provides big savings at various business and retailers! Explore UF’s plethora of benefit options here: FACULTY Benefits [https://benefits.hr.ufl.edu/my-benefits/explore/eligibility/faculty/non-clinical/]

Requirements

Terminal degree (e.g. MFA, PhD) in Studio Art with an emphasis on Painting and/or Drawing, granted before August 18, 2026
Experience as instructor of record in Studio Art classes in higher education
Knowledge of contemporary art issues
Evidence of successful collaboration and collegiality 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

Evidence of success as an undergraduate instructor, preferably in a BFA program
Ability to teach various media approaches to painting and drawing from figurative to conceptual within an interdisciplinary program.
Active studio practice with a record of exhibitions, publications, or curatorial work
Evidence of a commitment to innovative and cross-disciplinary curricula
Strong organizational, management, and communication skills

Responsibilities

Teach a 3-3 load in the Fall and Spring semesters We anticipate this will include courses such as: ART2353C, Drawing Studio (2D Foundations) ART2825C, Perceptual Studio (2D Foundations)[BR2] ART3560C, Figure Painting 1-2 other upper-level undergraduate [BR3] Drawing or Painting courses to be determined
Participate in our learning community actively, finding innovative ways to connect art to critical discourse in other disciplines.
Participate in shared governance through service to the School, College, and University

Benefits

In addition to salary, the University of Florida (UF) offers low cost State Health plans, a number of Dental plans to fit you and your family’s needs, and Vision.
Domestic partner coverage through GatorCare is also available.
Optional plans such as life, disability, legal and accident insurance are also available.
UF provides a variety of leave programs including vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays, personal leave days, and family medical leave.
Faculty (9 month) employees accrue approximately 13 sick days annually, and 4 personal leave days, typically used during the holiday closing.
UF also provides you the flexibility to deal with life’s challenges by offering paid family leave, eight full weeks of leave over a 24-month period.
Build a retirement roadmap with competitive pension plans, investment accounts and a host of voluntary add-ons, such as 457 deferred compensation and 403(b) plans.
UF Employees are also eligible for the GatorPerks discount program, which provides big savings at various business and retailers!

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