Art & Design (Barron County): Lecturer in Studio Art Foundations

POSITION: 
The Barron County campus of the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire is looking to hire an art instructor  with multidisciplinary expertise and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching.

The ideal candidate will have the desire and vision to reinvigorate our art & design program.  Candidates must have the ability to teach Drawing and Composition Foundations, Two-Dimensional Foundations, and Three-Dimensional Foundations.  In addition, the candidate will have the opportunity to teach courses in their area of specialization.  As part of the rebuilding of the program, the successful candidate will be given a generous studio start-up fund to purchase equipment and supplies.

This appointment carries an initial one-year appointment beginning with the 2023/2024 academic year on August 21, 2024, and is renewable, contingent on performance.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Master of Fine Arts or related degree in a studio art field by August 23rd, 2023 is required.  Applicants who have not finished their terminal degree will be considered but must complete it by August 23, 2024.The successful candidate will demonstrate passion for working with undergraduates at the beginning of their student art and design programs. Evidence of excellence in teaching collegiate level art will be considered an asset.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of undergraduate teaching in a studio art program.

DUTIES: Ideally, the successful candidate will teach four courses per semester based on program needs; generally, Drawing and Composition Foundations, Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Foundations, along with a course chosen by the candidate.  There is also an opportunity to take on Directorship of the Joel Hayden Salter Art Gallery.

DEPARTMENT: The Barron County campus is the newest addition to the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire and houses a multidisciplinary academic department of 27 faculty and instructional staff. The successful candidate will have an official administrative home at the Barron County campus with concurrent membership in the Eau Claire campus Department of Art & Design.

COMMUNITY:  The Barron campus, located in Rice Lake, lies in the heart of beautiful Northwest Wisconsin, one hour north of the main Eau Claire campus.  Rice Lake has a population of just under 10,000 and represents the commercial center for Barron County. Rice Lake and the surrounding countryside feature scenic rivers, lakes, parks, and bike trails.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications are submitted electronically. Please follow instructions found on the following UW-Eau Claire Web site: http://www.uwec.edu/Employment.  You must create an account and login before you can apply.  If you have not yet registered, click on the "Click here to Register" link to begin the registration process. If you are already a registered user, input your "User Name" and "Password" and select "Login."  Click the link to the Art & Design (Barron County campus): Lecturer in Studio Art Foundations position (Job ID #19511) and then click the "Apply Now" button to submit your application electronically.

Your application will not be considered complete until all required documents are attached, and all required fields are completed.  Please be sure you have included the following in PDF format:

• Letter of application
• Curriculum vita
• Unofficial graduate school transcript
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Statement about scholarly and creative activity
• Names and contact information for three references
• 10 – 15 examples of personal and student work

Please direct requests for additional information to: kozmata@uwec.edu

To ensure consideration, completed applications must be received by April 7, 2023.  However, screening may continue until position is filled.

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UW-Eau Claire is an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disability employer dedicated to enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The University reserves the right to contact additional references with notice given to the candidates at an appropriate time in the process. Employment will require a background check. Employment will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding past conduct related to sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. §. 19.36(7).