Job No. 156399
- Job Title:
- Assistant or Associate Professor of Studio Art (New Media)
- Employer:
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College of Charleston
- Location:
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Charleston , SC
- Posting Date:
- 11-Sep-2025
- Description:
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Position Description
The Department of Studio Art at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in New Media, beginning August 2026. The successful candidate will have an MFA with a focus in New Media with the ability to teach in a secondary area, such as drawing or photography. They will have a demonstrated competency in technology-based and/or experimental media and an interest in growing new areas of study in the Studio Art Department. An ability to teach our general education art course and upper-level interdisciplinary courses is a plus. An interest in curriculum development and innovation in teaching is required. Preference will be given to applicants with three years of college teaching experience beyond a graduate assistantship. The successful candidate will be integral in shaping the future direction of the department. Strong leadership skills are preferred.
Responsibilities: a full teaching load which will consist of some combination of introductory to advanced courses in new media, and a general education humanities art foundations course taught to undergraduate Studio Art majors and non-majors. The successful candidate will have a national exhibition record and an active, contemporary studio practice.
One of 5 departments/programs in the School of the Arts, the Studio Art Department encourages creative productivity and close mentoring in 5 areas of study: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Founded in 1770, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university located on a scenic campus in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The student body numbers approximately 12,000 in undergraduate and graduate programs combined.
Please direct any questions to Steve Johnson, Search Committee Chair, [email protected].
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicant Documents:
Cover letter
CV
Artist statement
20 images in a single pdf of recent artwork (the past 5 years)
20 images in a single pdf of student work
3 example syllabi: one introductory course, one intermediate or advanced course, and one proposed special topics course.
List of 3 References: (email addresses and phone numbers)
- Contact information:
- College of Charleston
- Charleston, SC 29424
- United States
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