Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor-Ceramics, School of Art

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor-Ceramics, School of Art

The School of Art within the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor – Ceramics, to begin Fall 2026. This is a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure-track appointment. The successful candidate will teach courses across the ceramics curriculum, which may include introductory and intermediate wheel throwing, hand-building, ceramic sculpture, and other courses aligned with program needs.

The position will support students in developing material knowledge, technical skill, visual thinking, and rigorous studio practice within a serious fine arts context. This visiting appointment will help preserve the quality and continuity of the ceramics curriculum during a period of faculty transition and ensure that one of the School of Art's most important and visible areas remains fully supported.

Earned MFA or equivalent in Ceramics or a related field is required at the time of appointment, along with a minimum of three years of full-time teaching experience. The successful candidate will be grounded in traditional ceramic processes while also attentive to contemporary developments in the field, including digital tools, clay printing, fabrication technologies, design, and emerging material practices. Candidates with experience developing curriculum, courses, or programs that inclusively serve a student population from many different backgrounds and facilitate community growth are especially encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities include teaching a 4/4 load: four (4) courses each semester. Additionally, the candidate must attend monthly area and School of Art faculty meetings.

Able to lift 50lbs and manipulate sufficient quantities of clay necessary for teaching demonstrations in wheel-throwing, hand-building, etc.