Assistant Professor of Studio Art (tenure-track), Sculpture

The Department of Art at the University of Virginia invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in sculpture at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2024. We seek applicants with an active artistic practice and exhibition record, who demonstrate a commitment to, and substantial experience in, undergraduate teaching. Evidence of teaching students with diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives, as they explore a broad range of approaches to spatial, material, and social practice, is preferred. The faculty member will oversee the department's sculpture concentration and its world-class facilities, including wood and metal shops, a clay studio, and foundry.

We seek candidates willing to contribute to the department's commitment to expanding the role of studio art within a liberal arts education. The candidate will aid students in exploring contemporary conversations about artistic practice, familiarizing them with a wide range of three-dimensional materials and examining the interdisciplinary potential of the field. The ideal candidate will aid students in addressing diverse and inclusive cultural contexts, in addition to preparing majors to face challenges in their professional practices as contemporary artists.

The candidate will teach sculptural practices from the introductory to advanced levels and contribute to a vibrant undergraduate studio art program with excellent facilities for photography, sculpture, painting, filmmaking, digital media, and printmaking. We seek a colleague who is comfortable joining a department that includes studio artists, art historians, and archaeologists and is interested in collaborating across disciplinary boundaries. The successful candidate will be appointed to a full-time position with benefits and research support, and they will teach two courses per semester and contribute to the governance of the department.

A relevant terminal degree (MFA or equivalent by July 2024 at the latest) is required, and an active exhibition history and evidence of current and ongoing creative practice at a national and emerging international level is strongly desired. A range of teaching experiences at the undergraduate level is preferred. The ideal candidate will contribute to our department by bringing a perspective and/or unique set of experiences that expand the conversations and practices in the medium and the field. We seek candidates with the knowledge and aptitude to teach and mentor students from diverse and global backgrounds.

Apply online at ~~~/130420 , complete the application, and attach the following:

1. A cover letter addressing your interest in the position and describing current creative practice and teaching experience.

2. A statement describing how your skills and experiences could advance the University's ambition to cultivate the most vibrant community in higher education in order to prepare students to be leaders in a diverse and globally connected world.

3. Current curriculum vitae.

4. 20 images representative of your creative practice (attach to Portfolio/Creative Work)

5. Contact information for three references.

Questions about this position should be address to Commonwealth Professor of Art and Studio Art Director Kevin Jerome Everson. Questions regarding the application process should be directed to: Melanie Sponaugle, ~~~.

This position will remain open until filled. Review of applications will begin January 1, 2024. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

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