Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Foundations

Assistant Professor in Foundations

The Department of Art & Design at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Foundations. The Foundations curriculum in Art & Design introduces creative literacy, experimentation, and critical thinking to undergraduate students in Fine Arts, Design, and Digital Filmmaking. The Art & Design Department seeks to recruit a faculty member who will bring experience and vision to our Foundations program.

The successful candidate will possess leadership capability with an expansive, progressive vision for foundations education, including the ability to mentor and support lecturers in the foundations area, develop curricula, construct syllabi, and assess learning. They will bring experience with and a deep commitment to supporting the needs of a demographically diverse student body. Our program integrates both physical and digital methods and materials;

accordingly, we seek a candidate whose pedagogy reflects digital literacy and fluency as a maker. The curriculum connects technical skills with conceptual and critical thinking, so we value candidates who can guide students toward both practical proficiency and intellectual depth. We encourage applications from those whose research—regardless of medium—fosters collaboration, cross-pollination, and interdisciplinary engagement within and beyond our large public research university.

This position is a full-time, ten-month academic appointment with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2026. Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applicants should submit materials by that date.