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Position Senior Lecturer – Photography - Department of Art - The Ohio State University
Application Deadline: May 15, 2011
Start Date: Fall Quarter (September 2011)
Salary: $45,000 + benefits
Teaching Assignment- 6 courses/ year (2 courses/quarter)
Department of Art Web Site: http://art.osu.edu/
Application Web Portal: https://osuart.slideroom.com
Position Overview:
The photography area in The Ohio State University’s Department of Art is searching for a full-time Senior Lecturer (non-tenure track faculty, 1-3 year(s) appointment) beginning in the 2011 -2012 school year. The ideal candidate should have more than two years college-level teaching experience, possess advanced level B&W wet darkroom capabilities, and is able to teach digital imaging and printing or a combination of the following classes; alternative photographic processes, large format photography, and/or studio lighting. The candidate must have knowledge and be well versed in the theoretical, contemporary and historical lineage of photography.

The Senior Lecturer in Photography is a full time faculty position and will work closely with the Department of Art faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students. The Senior Lecturer will also have access to the vast resources available at OSU. This includes 24-hour access to studio space, as well as borrowing privileges from the campus libraries. Inclusion in Faculty Exhibitions, service on departmental committees and participation in the creative community of OSU and Columbus will be encouraged.

To build a diverse workforce, The Ohio State University encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. EEO/AA Employer.

Minimum Qualifications: Eligibility is firmly contingent upon those who have completed their MFA degree and who have the appropriate college- level teaching experience. Applications from international candidates will be considered.

Application Procedure: OSU will be using Slideroom to facilitate the application process for the Senior Lecturer in Photography. Submit the following materials via uploads, at https://osuart.slideroom.com:

Visual documentation of work, including name, title, size, media, and date that the work was completed (work must have been completed within the last two years).
- Artist statement

- Statement of intent

- Resume / CV

- Sample syllabi of course(s) taught

- Twenty examples of student work

- Names and contact information of three individuals that can provide recommendations
- An incomplete application may exclude the applicant from consideration.

The Ohio State University: The Ohio State University is one of the nation’s largest, most comprehensive universities. The Columbus campus enrolls approximately 59,000 students; over 3,600 are international students representing more than 100 countries. Ohio State offers approximately 11,700 courses in over one hundred departments, including graduate programs in virtually every profession.

City of Columbus: The largest city and state capital of Ohio, Columbus is a thriving city in business, art, music, and sports. The Columbus Region is home to 20 theatre companies, 102 art galleries, and 18 museums. We have more park space per capita than any other U.S. City. We have a world-class symphony, ballet, and opera, and all sorts of diverse festivals and cultural events. For sports fans, we have NHL Hockey, Major League Soccer, a PGA Tour Event, a beloved minor-league baseball team, and of course, Ohio State athletics. We have great restaurants, amazing shopping, unique cultural districts, and an energizing nightlife.

Photography Area: Photography has a long tradition at Ohio State, dating back to the 1890s, when it offered one of the first courses in the medium. The photography area is committed to a continuous exploration and redefinition of what it means to use photography as an art endeavor. The strength of our program comes from being part of a very large university community; we encourage cross-fertilization not only with other areas in the Department of Art, but also with areas outside the department.

Faculty and students complement studio practice with a historical and theoretical understanding of the medium and to that end, we offer history and theory classes within the photography area as well as outside the department including offerings from the History of Art Department and from Art Education, which offers several courses about the critical process of writing and talking about images.

Photography Area Facilities: A technical assistant supervises the photographic facilities which include digital darkroom (includes two Epson 9800 printers, four Epson 4800 printers, film recorder, and 20 IMac stations), black and white labs, alternative processes lab, large print lab, enlargers and view cameras through 8″x10″, holography lab (Art & Tech), and lighting studio.

Highlights of University Resources: As members of the University community, faculty in the Department of Art have the opportunity to draw on a wide variety of resources that may be pertinent to their work. The University Fine Arts Library holds over 40,000 volumes. The Fine Arts Library houses the Rinhart Collection of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and 19th-century paper prints, as well as a collection of 20th-century prints. The library also houses over 6000 photographic titles, which constitutes one of the top five university collections in the country. ACCAD is known internationally as one of the top centers for graduate students focused in animation and 3D modeling. The History of Art Department has a comprehensive slide and print collection of more than 450,000 items. The Wexner Center for the Arts presents exhibitions, dance, film, and performances by nationally and internationally known contemporary artists.

OSU Photography Faculty

Robert Ladislas Derr, Associate Professor,
BFA, Art Academy of Cincinnati, MFA, Rhode Island School of Design

Tony Mendoza, Professor,
BS, Yale University, MS, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Ardine Nelson, Professor
BS, Northern Illinois University, MA, Northern Illinois University,
MFA, University of Iowa

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