Assistant Professor of Art & Visual Culture

Centenary College of Louisiana invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Art & Visual Culture Department to begin August 2019. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

We are seeking a dynamic artist/scholar/educator who is comfortable with merging a traditional studio approach to skill development with contemporary practice, criticality, theory, and analysis, aiming to graduate rigorously educated art professionals ready to contribute meaningfully to cultural dialogue. Ideal candidates will be well versed in an embedded, contextual practice that permeates the boundaries between studio production and art criticism and theory, removing the artificial barrier between making and thinking. Strong teaching and mentoring skills, commitment to service, and dedication to developing and sustaining a personal creative practice are desired. We are particularly interested in individuals open to involving students in research/studio projects and those willing to engage the local arts community. Teaching responsibilities will include both introductory and advanced studio art courses. M.F.A. or Ph.D. required.

Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, with the recognition that research/creative pursuits and openness to pedagogical innovation are integral components of an undergraduate liberal arts education.

Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South. The college is home to the Meadows Museum of Art, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, as well as an active performing arts program at the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse.

To apply, send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial transcripts from all institutions of higher learning, and three letters of recommendation to hr@centenary.edu or to:

Assistant Professor of Art Search

Department of Human Resources

Centenary College of Louisiana

2911 Centenary Boulevard

Shreveport, Louisiana 71104 Email: hr@centenary.edu

Fax: 318.869.5281

Candidates are invited to visit the College’s website at www.centenary.edu/about and www.centenary.edu/jobs.

Centenary recognizes that diversity is essential to its goal of providing an educational environment where students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. We thus welcome applicants who would add to the College's diversity of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and cultural backgrounds. EOE.