Assistant Professor of Teaching: Drawing

Assistant Professor of Teaching:
Drawing

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Assistant Professor of Teaching:
Drawing at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Essential functions (job duties):

Located in the heart of Detroit's Cultural Center, Wayne State University is seeking qualified candidates to fill a full-time non-tenure track appointment as Assistant Professor of Teaching in the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art, Art History, and Design with teaching emphasis on Drawing and related 2D art/design practices.

The ideal candidate is, first, excited to come to Detroit. This person understands Detroit is a city of arts and culture, where its core identity is rooted in innovation and creativity. Wayne State University's distinct characteristic is its Detroit location. A center for design and innovation, Detroit is the only city in the US designated as a UNESCO City of Design.

The Detroit Institute of Arts, recognized as one of the nation's premier art museums, is located just one block from campus. Detroit is rich with engagement opportunities; of note are the annual Detroit Month of Design, a series of exhibitions and events in venues across the city, and the Kresge Artist Fellowships, awarded annually to emerging and established artists residing in the metropolitan Detroit tri-county area.

Drawing is both a concentration and a core requirement of our degree programs and serves fine art and design majors. This position is the perfect opportunity for someone who is enthusiastic about immersing themselves in the fine art and design community, teaching at an access university, and joining our diverse faculty and staff in strengthening our programs.

This position requires excellence in teaching an array of drawing courses and the ability to synchronize the Drawing 1 coursees and advance the Drawing curriculum. The candidate may also teach in other areas across the department that are connected to their research expertise, such as painting, printmaking, digital arts, or other 2D media.

Responsibilities include:

Teach undergraduate courses

Oversee Drawing curriculum in collaboration with colleagues

Contribute to curriculum development

Participate in appropriate service / committee work

THE JAMES PEARSON DUFFY DEPARTMENT OF ART, ART HISTORY, AND DESIGN:
The department has a deep history in Detroit located at the center of the historic Cass Corridor art movement. The department offers programs leading to the following undergraduate degrees: BA in Art, BFA in Art, BFA in Design, BA in Art History and BA or BS in Fashion Design and Merchandising. The department also offers the following graduate degrees: MA in Art, MFA in Art, and MA in Art History.

The department currently has 27 full-time faculty for approximately 10 graduate students and 600 undergraduate students. The department is regionally and nationally recognized for providing a high-quality education in the fine arts, design, and art history. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY:
As a university, we have a responsibility to uphold diversity as a value, and demonstrate commitment, through our policies and actions. Through our everyday activities and interactions, creative and scholarly practices, curricular design and teaching, and service and community engagement, we seek to create an inclusive institutional atmosphere that recognizes and celebrates the inherent value of a diverse campus community.

We are a university of access and opportunity, and we have a responsibility to demonstrate a commitment to our mission of providing access to an excellent and affordable college education. We are here to make our students' lives and futures better. Financial aid avenues that help support this commitment are the Michigan Achievement Scholarship and Wayne State Guarantee (a tuition-free program open to all Pell Grant-eligible Michigan residents, as well as most families who earn less than $70,000) for first time students, and Michigan Reconnect for transfer pathways.

In addition, the Detroit Promise award ensures any eligible Detroit-resident student graduating from a high school in the city will have a tuition-free path to a bachelor's degree.

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art, Art History, and Design, is one of four departments in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts; the other constituent units are the Department of Communication, the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, and the Department of Music. The college offers 17 undergraduate programs, 10 graduate programs and three graduate certificate programs.

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