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Job Description:
The Fiber Department of Maryland Institute College of Art invites applications for a full-time faculty appointment with a multi-year renewable contract in a non-tenure institution. Job Description: Begins: Fall, 2010. The College seeks an outstanding, accomplished artist who is committed to both the traditions of and the current innovations in the Fiber field. The studio artist / educator will teach eighteen credits per year (three courses per semester) at an art school nationally known for its dedication to teaching excellence, a rigorous liberal arts curriculum and the importance of the fine arts. The candidate will be capable of teaching all levels of the undergraduate program inclusive of the emerging area of digital fiber-related technologies and Smart Textiles and the newly established Experimental Fashion Concentration. A proficiency in traditional 2-D cloth building techniques as well as 3-D light weight construction is a requirement of this position and may include: on-loom and off-loom construction, knit, crochet, sewn construction, plaiting, basketry, knotting, netting. A facility in translating these techniques into formal expressive language should be integrated into curricula. As faculty in MICA's Fiber program, an understanding of fiber practice should reflect knowledge of contemporary art issues and theory and studio pedagogy should integrate material, practical and social issues. Some administrative experience will be valued.
Requirements:
- MFA degree
- 3 years of teaching experience at the college-level beyond graduate assistantships
- Strong record of professional excellence as demonstrated by a portfolio of work and exhibition activity
- Personal commitment to teaching on a college level
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment: participating in advising, institutional and departmental committee service and scheduled departmental and student activities
- Successful Candidate will be required to complete Employment and Education Verifications
Valued but not required: - Coordinate the department exhibitions of student work during the school year
MICA is an equal opportunity employer. As an education institution dedicated to individual development in the visual arts, MICA nurtures, supports, and celebrates diversity in all of its forms including aesthetic, cultural, philosophical, racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, and socio-economic. This requires that the College develops and maintains a diverse community of trustees, administration, staff, faculty, and students; and that diversity is a fundamental philosophic value that informs the content of all of its programs and activities. MICA's commitment to diversity prepares its graduates to excel professionally and assume leadership roles in a global context.
Additional Information:
Salary: Commensurate with experience and college policy; excellent benefits package.
Apply: The College will review applications as received. Although materials received before January 11, 2010, are best assured of receiving full consideration, the position will remain open until filled. All inquiries, nominations and applications will be held in the strictest confidence.
AA/EOE
Application Instructions:
Submit online: Letter of application; statement of teaching philosophy; curriculum vita; sample syllabi and names, phone numbers, and email addresses for three references.
Submit by mail: 20 images of professional work, 20 images of students' work with a descriptive list on CD to:
Fiber Search
Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 W. Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217 Please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish the materials to be returned. Media should be formatted for Macintosh computers, and may include QuickTime for video and JPG files for still life. Links to live URLs may be submitted as well, but will be considered as a secondary source. No slides or prints, please. Media will only be returned if a paid mailer is included.
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