Assistant Professor of Ceramics

The Department of Art and Design invites applications for a full-time, nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor of Ceramics. We seek a dynamic ceramic artist-educator with in-depth technical skills, a strong record of creative practice, and comprehensive knowledge of ceramic history. We are particularly interested in candidates who are grounded in traditional practice while engaging in contemporary approaches. The ideal candidate will actively contribute to shaping the future of the ceramics program, teach and mentor both undergraduate and graduate students, and play a critical role in the oversight, operation, and strategic development of ceramic facilities.

• Teaching load to include:
  • Ceramic courses at introductory through graduate levels. Thorough applied knowledge of all ceramic processes including throwing, hand building, mold making, glaze formulation, kiln design, kiln construction and management skills.
• Cross-disciplinary courses as appropriate to the needs of the area and department.
• Participate in the annual portfolio review of BFA ceramic students.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate student projects and grants.
• Student advising.
• Serve on department, college, and university committees.
• Active studio practice as demonstrated by professional experience and exhibition record at a regional/national level.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MFA in ceramics
• Two years of teaching experience at the university level or equivalent teaching experience
• Evidence of a successful and ongoing record of research or creative endeavors
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to assist in student recruitment at undergraduate and graduate levels
• Ability to teach material culture and history of ceramics
• Ability to teach 3-D courses

• Curriculum vitae to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”
• Cover Letter addressing teaching philosophy, creative practice, and relevant experience to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10”

• Portfolio of professional and/or creative work (20–25 images or equivalent; PDF or URL). If providing a URL, please include the link in a PDF document and upload it at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1–10.”

• Portfolio of student work (20–25 images or equivalent; PDF or URL). If providing a URL, please include the link in a PDF document and upload it at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1–10.”

• Names and contact information for three professional references to be typed at the beginning of the application

** Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Salary commensurate with qualifications. Utah State University offers a generous benefits package.

Employees typically work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.

Ceramic Area Overview: The Ceramics area occupies roughly 15,000 square feet which includes an indoor kiln room including 7 gas kilns and 7 electric kilns. A separate covered 2500 square foot outdoor kiln area with 8 atmospheric kilns; currently 5 wood kilns and three gas fired salt soda atmospheric kilns. The studio equipment continues to improve and currently has several clay mixing and de-airing machines, clay processing crusher and grinder and pulverizer.

Slab rollers, extruders, blungers, jigger-jolly, RAM press, casting area and spray booth and sand blaster. The studio maintains multiple chain saws, wood splitters and occupies approximately 15,000 square foot…