• Teaches a full-time studio contact hour load (18 contact hours per week each semester).

• Provides a minimum of 6 hours on average per week in service to the department and the College as assigned by the Chair (i.e., serving on college-wide committees, attending faculty meetings, working department lab hours, participating in shared-governance).

• Meets the goals and objectives of course curriculum, defined learning outcomes, and assessment protocols.

• Mentors students in assigned classes, including student advisement, in either the junior level or senior level interdisciplinary studio.

• Teaches across a variety of medium in the junior level or senior level interdisciplinary studio.

• Participates in the development of painting curriculum.

• Sets and models standards for maintaining a professional painting studio.

• Presents art to students in context, outside of the classroom, in museums and galleries both locally and, potentially, in travel study courses.

• Provides guidance and direction to teaching assistants and part-time faculty members. Schedules, assigns, and prioritizes workloads as well as sets appropriate deadlines; monitors classroom studios.

• Participates in administrative duties such as writing course syllabi, developing curricular materials, monitoring student attendance, documenting student learning, contributing to program assessment, and submitting grades in a timely manner.

• Enhances the visibility and promotion of the department through attending of on-and-off-campus events.

• Other duties as assigned by the Chair.

• MFA degree or combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education.

• Teaching experience in the field of painting and developing curriculum at a similarly accredited institution of higher learning for a minimum of three years.

• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced undergraduate painting levels.

• Demonstrated ability to teach a broad range of materials in a variety of media using various painting methods.

• Experience developing electives in painting and other related curricular areas.

• Thorough understanding of the history and practice of modern and contemporary art.

• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.

• Ability to work creatively and effectively with a diverse student body as part of a team of professional artists/educators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional standing as a practicing/exhibiting artist with a minimum of 3 years’ exhibition history preferably with an international reputation.

• An on-going, active studio practice.

• Ability to teach outside the classroom in museums and galleries. Experience teaching travel study courses desired.

• Experience working with students in all media at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels in a college or university environment.

• Ability to teach effectively to a diverse range of learning styles.

• Experience in research, practice and teaching across disciplines.