Current Employment Opportunities
School of Visual & Performing
Arts
Department of Art
Assistant Professor - Photography
Tenure Track
Academic Year 2012 - 2013
The Department of Art at Western Connecticut State
University (WCSU) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced artist and
educator to fill a tenure-track appointment in the area of Photography.
The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in
photography, including both traditional and digital processes.
Additional responsibilities depend on the candidate’s areas of expertise
and department needs. The successful candidate must maintain an active
program of research/scholarly and/or creative activities as well as
build and maintain professional relationships with regional and national
artists and arts educators. He/she
is expected to participate in appropriate department, university
and professional service.
Qualifications:
An MFA in Photography or other relevant
field is required at the time of appointment. One or more of the earned
degrees must be in photography, and the candidate must possess
proficiency in both traditional and digital processes.
Applicants must have at least
two-three years of college teaching experience and
must demonstrate evidence of at least five
years of broad, ongoing professional level experience in the area of
photography and have significant exposure through
publication. As WCSU is a dynamic, diverse workplace, the proven ability
to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and
cultures is highly valued, and excellent written and oral communication
skills are required.
Salary and Benefits:
WCSU offers competitive salaries commensurate with candidates’
experience and a comprehensive benefit package. There are grant
opportunities to support research and conference attendance. Additional
information can be found on our website at
www.wcsu.edu/hr/benefits/
Application Materials: Interested candidates should submit a cover letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of creative and teaching philosophy, and a list of 5 references to: facultyvitae@wcsu.edu Reference search #600-087 in the subject line. Do not send portfolios at this time.
Review of applications
begins December 8, 2011 and
will continue until the position is filled. Preference will be given to
applications postmarked by
December 8, 2011.
The Department of Art
(www.wcsu.edu/art) offers
the Bachelor of Arts in Art and the MFA in Painting and Illustration
within a liberal arts environment. The areas of concentration are
graphic design, illustration, photography and studio arts; comprised of
painting and sculpture.
The School of Visual and Performing Arts
(SVPA) (www.wcsu.edu/svpa)
broke ground on a new $97 million
visual and performing arts center in October of 2011, scheduled for
completion in the summer of 2014.
Only an hour from New
York City, yet located in the scenic foothills of New England’s
Berkshires, the school offers a conservatory-level education at the
relatively affordable cost of a public university. Here, New York City’s
proximity means our students receive the benefit of a faculty of
internationally recognized artists, directors, designers, performers,
and scholars dedicated to teaching a highly diverse student population.
