Job No. 156399
- Job Title:
- Assistant or Associate Professor of Studio Art (New Media)
- Employer:
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College of Charleston
- Location:
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Charleston , SC
- Posting Date:
- 11-Sep-2025
- Description:
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Position Description
The Department of Studio Art at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in New Media, beginning August 2026. The successful candidate will have an MFA with a focus in New Media with the ability to teach in a secondary area, such as drawing or photography. They will have a demonstrated competency in technology-based and/or experimental media and an interest in growing new areas of study in the Studio Art Department. An ability to teach our general education art course and upper-level interdisciplinary courses is a plus. An interest in curriculum development and innovation in teaching is required. Preference will be given to applicants with three years of college teaching experience beyond a graduate assistantship. The successful candidate will be integral in shaping the future direction of the department. Strong leadership skills are preferred.
Responsibilities: a full teaching load which will consist of some combination of introductory to advanced courses in new media, and a general education humanities art foundations course taught to undergraduate Studio Art majors and non-majors. The successful candidate will have a national exhibition record and an active, contemporary studio practice.
One of 5 departments/programs in the School of the Arts, the Studio Art Department encourages creative productivity and close mentoring in 5 areas of study: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Founded in 1770, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized public liberal arts and sciences university located on a scenic campus in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The student body numbers approximately 12,000 in undergraduate and graduate programs combined.
Please direct any questions to Steve Johnson, Search Committee Chair, Johnsonss2@cofc.edu.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicant Documents:
Cover letter
CV
Artist statement
20 images in a single pdf of recent artwork (the past 5 years)
20 images in a single pdf of student work
3 example syllabi: one introductory course, one intermediate or advanced course, and one proposed special topics course.
List of 3 References: (email addresses and phone numbers)
- Contact information:
- College of Charleston
- Charleston, SC 29424
- United States
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