The Newcomb Art Department at Tulane University invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track assistant professor positions in studio art, as well as an advanced assistant or associate professor of African art history. The Newcomb Art department is one of the oldest art departments in the South, founded as part of the first degree-granting college for women in the U.S., and fully incorporated into Tulane University in 1987. The department is at an exciting moment in its trajectory and committed to expanding on its commitment to reflecting the transnational networks of the contemporary art world and building on our connections to our culturally diverse and profoundly creative home city of New Orleans, itself a global cultural capital. Tulane’s Strategy for Tomorrow outlines the university’s commitment to support a diverse and equitable community both professionally and personally. The School of Liberal Arts has echoed these values by underlining equity in hiring processes and emphasizing mentoring, faculty support, and belonging. The Newcomb Art Department embraces this commitment.  
 

Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor of Studio Art, 2D

Tulane University: Humanities & Sciences: School of Liberal Arts: Art  
Location: New Orleans, LA  
Open Date: Sep 27, 2023  
Deadline: Dec 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Studio Art (2D)  
We are searching for a collaborative faculty member in Studio Art (2D) with experience in teaching in one or more of the following areas: interdisciplinary foundations courses, painting, drawing, figure-drawing, 2D design, experimental drawing, collage, photography, printmaking, or combinations of these areas. The ideal candidate will possess a strong commitment to teaching and employ an integrated approach to cultivating artistic practice across traditional and emerging modalities in their classroom. Artist-teachers whose research and practice engage with social and environmental justice, decolonization, ecology, the nature of representation, experimental technologies, artificial intelligence, or any new form of practice that contributes to the expanded field of interdisciplinary two-dimensional work will be of particular interest.

Full-time faculty teach undergraduate and graduate-level studio classes, seminars, and consistently serve on BFA and MFA committees within the interdisciplinary art environment of these programs. Tenure-track faculty members are expected to maintain active professional careers and participate in ongoing curricular development, departmental administration, and school governance. The courseload for each of these positions is 2:2.

Salary and benefits are competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with quality of practice, scholarship, academic research, extent of teaching experience, and current professional standing.

For more information about responsibilities, qualifications, and how to apply see: https://apply.interfolio.com/133308  
 

Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor of Studio Art, 3D

Tulane University: Humanities & Sciences: School of Liberal Arts: Art  
Location: New Orleans, LA  
Open Date: Sep 27, 2023  
Deadline: Dec 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Studio Art (3D)  
We are searching for a collaborative faculty member in Studio Art (3D) with experience in teaching one or more of the following areas: sculpture, 3D design fundamentals, woodworking, metalworking, installation, casting, fiber arts, and/or digital fabrication. This faculty member will supervise one or more studio spaces including a fully equipped wood shop (overseen by a full-time manager), a metals area/foundry, mixed media space, glass/hot casting area, and digital fabrication equipment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in teaching sculpture/3D media and employ an integrated approach to cultivating artistic practice across traditional and emerging modalities in their classroom. Artist-teachers whose research and practice engage with social and environmental justice, decolonization, ecology, the nature of representation, experimental technologies, artificial intelligence, or any new form of practice that contributes to the expanded field of interdisciplinary three-dimensional work will be of particular interest.

Full-time faculty teach undergraduate and graduate-level studio classes, seminars, and consistently serve on BFA and MFA committees within the interdisciplinary art environment of these programs. Tenure-track faculty members are expected to maintain active professional careers and participate in ongoing curricular development, departmental administration, and school governance. The courseload for each of these positions is 2:2.

Salary and benefits are competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with quality of practice, scholarship, academic research, extent of teaching experience, and current professional standing.

For more information about responsibilities, qualifications, and how to apply see: https://apply.interfolio.com/133273  
 

Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor of African Art History

Tulane University: Humanities & Sciences: School of Liberal Arts: Art  
Location: New Orleans, LA  
Open Date: Aug 11, 2023  
Deadline: Nov 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description  
The Africana Studies Program and the Newcomb Art Department at Tulane University invite applications for a tenure-track position in African Art History at the rank of assistant or associate professor with tenure (pending positive review). The successful candidate will have a tenure home in the Art Department, with a joint appointment in the Africana Studies Program, with teaching and service divided equally between the two units. We encourage applications from scholars focused on visual/material culture from anywhere on the African continent and from any period, as well as those who do comparative work. We are especially interested inscholarship that engages themes related to museum studies, architecture and the built environment, environmental studies, media studies, gender and sexuality studies, or transcultural exchange and mobility.Appointment to begin July 1, 2024. PhD required at time of appointment; we welcome applicants trained outside the United States.

Teaching will include lecture courses and seminars for undergraduate and graduate students in the area of specialty, as well as introductory courses in Africana Studies and Art History on a rotating basis. The teaching load is 2-2, with the expectation that the hire will recruit and mentor graduate students and participate in departmental and university service.

The successful candidate will also play a key role in the establishment and launch of Crossroads Cohort: Africana Studies at the Intersection of Art History and Art Making, an innovative joint master’s degree program shared between the two units and supported by the recent acquisition of a $1M grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Students in the Crossroads Cohort will pursue a graduate program in Africana studies alongside an MA in art history or an MFA in a studio art discipline and enjoy the support of funding to underwrite unique Cohort enrichment experiences such as travel and conference attendance as well as summer internships.

Faculty members in both units enjoy a collegial environment, flexibility in course offerings, accomplished and engaged students, and small class sizes. Generous support for both travel and research is available. Local resources include the Amistad Research Center, notable collections of African art at the New Orleans Museum of Art and Southern University at New Orleans as well as a number of local arts and heritage organizations and museums devoted to the culture of the African diaspora in New Orleans and the Gulf South.

Tulane University is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/persons with disabilities/veterans employer committed to excellence through diversity. Tulane will not discriminate against individuals with disabilities or veterans. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.

For more information about responsibilities, qualifications, and how to apply see: https://apply.interfolio.com/130076