The Department of Art and Art History at Mills College invites applications for an Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure-track in Studio Art: New Genres
Assistant Professor: Studio Art: New Genres
Job Description:
The Department of Art and Art History at Mills College invites applications for an Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure-track in Studio Art: New Genres, to begin August, 2012. We seek candidates with experience teaching installation, video, film, audio, performance, digital, hybrid, and emerging art forms. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop and situate artistic practices conceptually, and employ new tools and technology in an effort to express ideas in the most appropriate manner regardless of preexisting definitions. Interdisciplinary collaboration, sociopolitical dialogue, and critique will be among the issues to be addressed in studio classes, lectures, and critiques.
Requirements:
The successful candidate will be required to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses and mentor students within the context of an interdisciplinary art program at Mills. The successful candidate will also be responsible for maintaining an active professional practice nationally and internationally. Because teaching will include undergraduate studio courses, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in the technical as well as theoretical and historical aspects of their field(s). Demonstrable skills and techniques will be thoroughly integrated into the conceptual frameworks of professional practice. Applicants must hold terminal degrees in their respective fields, and must demonstrate a strong record of excellence in teaching and scholarship/creative work. The successful candidate will be expected to play an important role in undergraduate academic programs, both within the Department of Art and Art History and in cooperation with the college at large.
Additional Information:
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mills College is a selective liberal arts college for women, with coeducational graduate programs. Additional information about the Department of Art and Art History can be obtained on our website at www.mills.edu. Mills College welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women and minorities. Mills College seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to diversity and our desire to maintain the excellence of our faculty. In so doing, we offer our students not only the opportunity to learn about varied disciplines, but to engage diverse perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Application Instructions:
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a statement outlining current and future creative interests, and materials relevant to teaching experience. Applicants should also provide the names, addresses, and email contacts for three professional references.
Also, please send DVDs, and/or CDs with examples of work to the following address:
Chair of the Search Committee, Department of Art and Art History, Mills College, Oakland, CA 94613.
Screening will begin September 30, 2011; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
For more information or to apply please visit www.mills.edu, click on Job Seekers, Positions, Faculty.
The Department of Art and Art History at Mills College invites applications for an Assistant Professor, full time, tenure-track, in Early Modern Art History and Theory
Assistant Professor in Art and Art History
Job Description:
The Department of Art and Art History at Mills College invites applications for an Assistant Professor, full time, tenure-track, in Early Modern art history and theory, to begin August 2012. We seek candidates with expertise in European Mediaeval, Renaissance, or Baroque art, who are also conversant with the global reach of art during these periods in the Americas, Africa, Asia, or the Islamic worlds.
Requirements:
The applicant must have a Ph.D. in the History of Art, and must demonstrate a strong record of excellence in research and teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to play an important role in undergraduate academic programs both within the department and the college at large, serve on department and college committees, and maintain a program of scholarly activity.
Additional Information:
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mills College is a selective liberal arts college for women, with coeducational graduate programs. Additional information about the Department of Art and Art History can be obtained on our website at www.mills.edu. Mills College welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to diversity and our desire to maintain the excellence of our faculty. In so doing, we offer our students not only the opportunity to learn about varied disciplines, but to engage diverse perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Application Instructions:
Applications are to include curriculum vitae, a statement outlining current and future research interests, examples of publications, and materials relevant to teaching experience. Applicants must also provide the names, addresses, and email contacts for three professional references.
Screening will begin September 30, 2011. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
For more information or to apply please visit www.mills.edu, click on Job Seekers, Positions, Faculty.
