Assistant Professor, Ceramics

Alberta University of the Arts, 1407 14 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Expires Monday, January 19, 2026 at 8:59 AM

Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) is situated on the ancestral land of the Siksikaitsitapi - Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani Nations and the shared territories of the Tsuut’ina Nation as well as the Iyarhe Nakoda-Stoney which includes Bearspaw, Chiniki, Good Stoney Nations and also the home of the Métis Nation of District 5 and 6. The City of Calgary has long been called Moh’kins’tsis by the Siksikaitsitapi, Guts’ists’i by the Tsuut’ina, and Wîchîspa by the Nakoda.

The Alberta University of the Arts is one of only four major art, craft and design focused Universities in Canada. Our internationally recognized programs and state-of-the-art facilities offer our 1,100 students a hands-on, studio-based education that leads to a Bachelor of Fine Arts, a Bachelor of Design, and an MFA in Craft Media. AUArts has deep roots in Calgary’s creative community and our alumni have had an impact on creativity around the world.

Alberta University of the Arts will be celebrating its centennial in 2026.

Do you believe in the power of ideas, possibility, and in building community? AUArts is a community of thinkers, shapers, makers, and risk takers. We are students, faculty, staff, and alumni rich in diversity of culture and thought, challenged to fearlessly explore what moves us, drives us, and implores us to see the world differently.

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The School of Craft and Emerging Media at Alberta University of the Arts invites applications for a permanent faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Ceramics starting August 2026.

Assignment of academic rank will be commensurate with educational credentials, teaching, and professional experience, as well as the candidate’s record of research and creative activities.

Undergraduates in the School of Craft and Emerging Media (SCEM) pursue a 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art. AUArts offers Ceramics students a rigorous studio education in established and emerging skill sets, and BFA students specializing in Ceramics have the option of combining their Ceramics concentration with another from one of more than a dozen areas of study including Fibre, Glass, Jewellery & Metals, Media Arts, 3D Object Design & Fabrication, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Print Media, Photography and others.

SCEM also anchors the AUArts MFA in Craft Media, a rigorous 20-month graduate program established in 2015.

AUArts is committed to reducing barriers and building an equitable, accessible and inclusive community of respect.

As a part of our team, you will work closely with colleagues from a diversity of academic and studio disciplines and contribute to an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment committed to developing new and innovative curriculum.

The successful candidate will :

• Teach introductory and advanced courses at the undergradu ate and graduate level i n areas in relation to curricular need and expertise
• Pursue an active creative and scholarly research agenda
• Participate in university governance activities
• Design and revise curriculum to address changes in the field and emerging opportunities

The following qualifications have been determined to promote likelihood of

success in the role. In alignment with the principles of inclusion, individuals with an alternative equivalent qualification may be considered.

• A terminal degree in a related field (PhD, MDes, or MFA)
• Demonstrated experience teaching at the post-secondary level
• Evidence of an active creative and scholarly practice
• Demonstrated technical skill and theoretical currency in ceramics
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching and curriculum development, and academic life
• Demonstrated ability to work in and/or in collaboration with other disciplines is an asset

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