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Posted : Monday, August 19, 2024 08:04 AM
Posting Details
Title Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Arts (photography)
Posting Number F00224JP
Department Art
Position Summary
The Visual Arts Department at Bowdoin College invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible visiting assistant professor position in photography for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The appointment is for one year and begins July 1, 2024.
The teaching load is two courses per semester, one of which will be an analogue introductory class.
We seek applicants whose expertise in photography is grounded in studio practice, scholarship, and teaching.
The successful candidate will have the ability to teach a strong foundation in perceptual, formal, and critical skills within a liberal arts context and to engage students in the social and theoretical dimensions of contemporary photographic practice.
Candidates must have an MFA with two-years full-time teaching experience in higher education or equivalent and a demonstrated record of professional artistic achievement.
Successful candidates will be able to articulate the significance of the visual arts within the liberal arts curriculum and have a desire to contribute to the life of a small, collaborative department.
Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education and to inclusive excellence in teaching.
For a description of inclusive excellence, please consult the following resource: Williams, et.
al.
, Toward a Model of Inclusive Excellence.
The Bowdoin community warmly welcomes people of all backgrounds.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the inclusive instruction and support of a diverse student population and who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity.
We especially encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply.
Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.
bowdoin.
edu/accessibility/index.
html.
Finally, visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.
Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development including robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks.
The College also offers support for teaching, scholarship, publication, digital initiatives, computing software, conference travel, and community partnerships in courses.
Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions.
Please visit https://careers.
bowdoin.
edu to submit: 1) a cover letter that includes a summary of your scholarly and artistic focus, a description of your teaching philosophy and experience, and a description of how your approach demonstrates a commitment to inclusive excellence in teaching (limit of two pages); 2) a curriculum vitae (limit of 3 pages); 3) ten images of your creative work (with captions); 4) a syllabus for a 15-week introductory photography class; 4) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation.
Letter writers will be automatically contacted upon submission of your application.
Review of applications will begin on January 29, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
Founded in 1794 on the Maine coast, Bowdoin is one of the oldest and most selective coeducational, residential liberal arts colleges in the country.
Located in Brunswick, a 30-minute drive north of Portland, the College is in an area rich with natural beauty and year-round outdoor activities.
Bowdoin’s reputation rests on the excellence of its faculty and students, intimate size, strong sense of community, and commitment to diversity (38% students of color, 7% international students and 17% first generation college students).
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
For further information about the College and our department, please visit our website: https://www.
bowdoin.
edu.
Posting Date 12/08/2023 Applications Accepted Until Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants At the time of application, you will be required to include information for a minimum of three references, including name, title, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
Once you have provided the required reference information and submitted your application, the reference providers will receive an email which is generated automatically from the application system.
The email will provide them a link within which to upload a confidential reference letter on your behalf.
You will not be able to view the reference letters but will be able to see how many have been submitted on your behalf.
Employment Category Full Time Year Round Job Start Date 07/01/2024 Job End Date Job Type Faculty Background Check Package Requirements Faculty/Administrative Applicant Documents Required Documents Resume / Curriculum Vitae Cover Letter Work Sample Sample Syllabi as Single PDF Optional Documents
The appointment is for one year and begins July 1, 2024.
The teaching load is two courses per semester, one of which will be an analogue introductory class.
We seek applicants whose expertise in photography is grounded in studio practice, scholarship, and teaching.
The successful candidate will have the ability to teach a strong foundation in perceptual, formal, and critical skills within a liberal arts context and to engage students in the social and theoretical dimensions of contemporary photographic practice.
Candidates must have an MFA with two-years full-time teaching experience in higher education or equivalent and a demonstrated record of professional artistic achievement.
Successful candidates will be able to articulate the significance of the visual arts within the liberal arts curriculum and have a desire to contribute to the life of a small, collaborative department.
Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education and to inclusive excellence in teaching.
For a description of inclusive excellence, please consult the following resource: Williams, et.
al.
, Toward a Model of Inclusive Excellence.
The Bowdoin community warmly welcomes people of all backgrounds.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the inclusive instruction and support of a diverse student population and who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity.
We especially encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply.
Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.
bowdoin.
edu/accessibility/index.
html.
Finally, visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.
Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development including robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks.
The College also offers support for teaching, scholarship, publication, digital initiatives, computing software, conference travel, and community partnerships in courses.
Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions.
Please visit https://careers.
bowdoin.
edu to submit: 1) a cover letter that includes a summary of your scholarly and artistic focus, a description of your teaching philosophy and experience, and a description of how your approach demonstrates a commitment to inclusive excellence in teaching (limit of two pages); 2) a curriculum vitae (limit of 3 pages); 3) ten images of your creative work (with captions); 4) a syllabus for a 15-week introductory photography class; 4) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation.
Letter writers will be automatically contacted upon submission of your application.
Review of applications will begin on January 29, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
Founded in 1794 on the Maine coast, Bowdoin is one of the oldest and most selective coeducational, residential liberal arts colleges in the country.
Located in Brunswick, a 30-minute drive north of Portland, the College is in an area rich with natural beauty and year-round outdoor activities.
Bowdoin’s reputation rests on the excellence of its faculty and students, intimate size, strong sense of community, and commitment to diversity (38% students of color, 7% international students and 17% first generation college students).
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
For further information about the College and our department, please visit our website: https://www.
bowdoin.
edu.
Posting Date 12/08/2023 Applications Accepted Until Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants At the time of application, you will be required to include information for a minimum of three references, including name, title, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
Once you have provided the required reference information and submitted your application, the reference providers will receive an email which is generated automatically from the application system.
The email will provide them a link within which to upload a confidential reference letter on your behalf.
You will not be able to view the reference letters but will be able to see how many have been submitted on your behalf.
Employment Category Full Time Year Round Job Start Date 07/01/2024 Job End Date Job Type Faculty Background Check Package Requirements Faculty/Administrative Applicant Documents Required Documents Resume / Curriculum Vitae Cover Letter Work Sample Sample Syllabi as Single PDF Optional Documents
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• Location : 216 Maine St, Brunswick, ME
• Post ID: 9024007937
