Assistant Professor of Art Two-Year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship (Start Fall 2026

Description

The Department of Art invites applications for a two-year Andrew W.Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Video production and Digital Media Fall 2026. Eligible candidates must have received theirterminal PhD or MFA degree in 2023 or later. The annual teachingload for the Mellon Fellow is two courses per year (one per semester). The Mellon Fellow will support both the Art Studio Majorand the Film and Media Studies (FMS) concentration by teaching twoFMS/ART video production courses in AY26–27 and two ART digital media studio courses in AY27–28.

The FMS-255 Fundamentals of Video Production course is a FMS Concentration requirement, and willconnect with a wide range of Majors/Concentrations across campus.

The ART-246 level Digital Media course is an elective Studio Artmajor course that helps to fulfil the major's requirements. The Fellow will also be expected to share their research with the Grinnell community and to be a contributing member of the department. Additional information about our curriculum and facultycan be found at Film and Media Studies Concentration: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). concentrations/film - media and Studio Art Major: https://

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Eligible candidates must have received their terminal PhD or MFAdegree in 2023 or later.

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Questions about this search should be directed to both search chairs, Professor Andrew Kaufman & Assistant Professor Nicky Tavares at Studio Art Search  or .

An offer for this position will be contingent on successful completion of a background check.