AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

from Franklin Furnace

School of Art & Art History at the University of Illinois Chicago

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

Application deadline: December 21, 2015

uic.edu

The School of Art & Art History in the College of Architecture, Design and the Arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) seeks an artist engaged in active creative practice whose work and critical thinking demonstrate a rigorous and deeply considered approach to art in painting, drawing, sculpture, new media, moving image, and/or photography.

The ideal candidate should be a highly visible artist with an investment in collective dialogue in both undergraduate and graduate level education across disciplines. The successful candidate would join a faculty committed to pushing the boundaries of contemporary art and to transcending genre distinctions, and that encourages intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and the cultivation of radical imagination in our students.

The School of Art & Art History is part of a dynamic urban research university. Faculty responsibilities include teaching foundation and upper level undergraduate art courses, graduate seminars, graduate student advising, committee service within the School, College, and University, and strong commitment to a sustained national/international research/exhibition profile.

The position will be filled depending on qualifications at the level of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (full-time tenured or tenure-track). Salary will be commensurate with experience. Appointment begins August 2016.

Qualifications

MFA or equivalent required. Demonstrated excellence and distinction through exhibitions, publications, research and other significant awards. College-level teaching experience preferred.

To apply

Candidates should submit the following materials:

–Letter of interest

–Curriculum vitae (including but not limited to exhibitions/projects; grants/awards; publications/bibliography; list of courses taught with name of institutional affiliation)

–List of courses taught with name of institutional affiliation

–Artist statement (regarding recent/current work)

–Three professional references (with complete contact information)

–Teaching philosophy

–Visual portfolio

– 15 images, may include up to three detail views

– Each image less than 5MB, submitted as .jpg

– Checklist: title, date, medium, dimensions, and work sample information

and/or

– Three video works max, 3–5 minutes each (excerpted if longer); trt: 15 minutes.

– Each video clip must be under 60MB, and saved as mov, flv, mp4, m4v or wmv

– Checklist: title, date, and work sample information

Applicants should submit materials electronically on two websites:

–Submit items 1 & 2 here

–Submit all items 1–7 here

Please note items 1 & 2 should be submitted on both websites.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.