Job: Assistant or Associate Professor -- Painting

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Job Title: Assistant or Associate Professor -- Painting
Department: School of Art and Design
Department Website: http://www.finearts.txstate.edu/Art/
Institution: Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, TX

Application Deadline: Dec. 1, 2009
Position Start Date: Sep. 1, 2010

Job Categories: Assistant Professor
Associate Professor

Academic Field(s): Art - Painting/Drawing

Job Website: http://www.hr.txstate.edu/employment.html


Job Description:
Position: Assistant or Associate Professor in the Painting Program (tenure-track)

School of Art and Design

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Compensation includes full benefits.

Application Deadline: Postmarked by December 1, 2009.

Start Date: September 1, 2010.

Duties:

• Teach 3 undergraduate Painting courses per semester
• Participate in the further development and coordination of the BFA Painting program; specifically, working with BFA Painting majors
• Pursue relevant personal research/creative activity and build a substantive exhibition/publication record
• Actively engage in service to the School, College, University, community and professional organizations

Candidates may apply for the Assistant or Associate Professor rank and must specify in the letter of intent for which rank they wish to be considered.

An Associate Professor appointment requires credentials in accordance with Texas State University -- San Marcos policy.

Assistant Professor Required Qualifications:
• MFA in Painting; must be completed before start of Fall 2010 semester
• University/college teaching experience
• Demonstrated success as a teacher, as evidenced by student accomplishments
• Strong formal and conceptual skills
• Personal research, demonstrated by a strong body of creative work
• Exhibition record, demonstrating professional/peer recognition of creative works
• Excellent communication skills

Assistant Professor Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of the history and contemporary practices of Painting
• Creative work which broadens the scope and range of perspectives within the School’s Faculty
• Service-related activities in undergraduate and graduate programs or professional organizations
• Knowledge of Macintosh computers and contemporary image manipulation

Associate Professor Required Qualifications:
• Currently holds the rank of Associate Professor of Painting
• M.F.A. in Painting
• Four or more years of successful teaching in Painting
• Demonstration of strong conceptual and aesthetic skills, as they apply to Painting
• Strong exhibition record, demonstrating national and international peer recognition of creative works
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of, and experience with, computer-mediated technologies and core software applications, relevant to the Painting discipline, specifically Macintosh OS and Adobe Creative Suite

Associate Professor Preferred Qualifications:
• Graduate-level teaching experience
• Four years or more of professional studio experience in Painting
• Comprehensive lecture and presentation record

All faculty must maintain a professional studio/research practice, aligned with the Texas State University mission, expectations and goals.

The Painting Program has a long standing reputation for excellence in outstanding alumni performance at the national level and is supported by a 90,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility, that houses the School of Art and Design.

Application Must Include:
• Letter of intent, that states how you meet the position qualifications
• Current Resume/CV
• Statement addressing your creative work (one page maximum)
• Statement of your teaching philosophy (one page maximum)
• Three current letters of recommendation
• Photocopies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts (Please highlight all graduate painting courses.)
• 20 digital images, representing your work submitted, in jpeg or PDF formats only
• JPEG FILES MUST CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
smith_01 (please have your name in lower case only)
smith_02

• 20 digital images of student work, made under your direction, submitted in jpeg or PDF formats only
• JPEG FILES MUST CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
smith_student_01 (please have your name in lower case only)
smith_student_02

• An annotated image list, for both personal and student work, stating the media, dimensions and date each image was executed
• A self-addressed envelope, with sufficient postage for return of materials
• Mailing Address: Painting Position _2010-8_, Texas State University -- San Marcos, School of Art and Design, 601 University, Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666

All correspondence regarding applications will be conducted by e-mail:

[e-mail]

Please include in any e-mail -- Job Number 2010-8.


• ALL MATERIALS SUBMITTED MUST COMPLY WITH STATED REQUIREMENTS.

• ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 1, 2009.

Texas State University -- San Marcos is a member of The Texas State University System.

Texas State University -- San Marcos is a doctoral-granting university, located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor, the largest campus in The Texas State University System and among the largest in the state.

Texas State’s 29,000 students choose from 109 undergraduate and 88 Master’s and 8 doctoral programs offered by eight colleges (Applied Arts, The Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Health Professions, Liberal Arts, Science and the University College).

With a diverse campus community, including over 30% of the student body from ethnic minorities, Texas State is one of the top 20 producers of Hispanic Baccalaureate graduates in the nation. Texas State is also the lead institution of a multi-institution teaching center, the Round Rock Higher Education Center, offering several programs in the greater north Austin area.

Additional information about Texas State and its nationally recognized academic programs, is available at:

http://www.txstate.edu

Personnel Policies:
Faculty are eligible for life, disability, health and dental insurance programs. Also, a variety of retirement plans are available, depending on eligibility. Participation in a retirement plan is mandatory.

The State contributes toward the health insurance programs and all retirement plans.

http://www.humanresources.txstate.edu/benefits.htm

The Community:
San Marcos, a city of about 50,000 residents, is situated in the beautiful Central Texas Hill Country, 30 miles south of Austin and 48 miles north of San Antonio. Metropolitan attractions plus outdoor recreational opportunities makes the community an attractive place in which to live and work. Other major metropolitan areas, including Houston and Dallas-Ft. Worth, are within four hours. Round Rock, a city of 92,557 residents, is located 15 miles north of Austin, in the Central Texas hill country.


EEO / AA Policy:


Texas State University -- San Marcos is an equal opportunity educational institution and, as such, does not discriminate on grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation or status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran.

Texas State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and senior administrative positions.