Tenure-Track Faculty Position – Ceramics

Concordia University’s Department of Studio Arts invites applications for one tenure-track position in Ceramics for July 1, 2009.

Candidates for this position should possess an MFA degree or equivalent, a strong exhibition record, a minimum of two years university teaching experience, and demonstrated administrative experience and committee service. A strong, critical/theoretical background and a contemporary understanding of both extended and discipline-based approaches to ceramics practice are required. Candidates should be devoted to clay and have technical skills in one or more of the following areas: hand-building, throwing and mold-making processes, clays and glazes technology, and digital imaging technologies. Candidates will be expected to teach Ceramics at the undergraduate and graduate levels and participate in the coordination and development of the Ceramics curriculum, helping to enhance the reputation of this well-regarded program. The program is particularly interested in developing mold-making as part of its curriculum. Although classes are taught in English, fluency in French would be considered an asset.

Submissions should include a covering letter; a current curriculum vitae; research documentation in slide or digital format, images of student work (if possible); a statement of teaching philosophy; a list of courses taught with course descriptions; course evaluations (if available); and a list of three referees and their contact information.

Applications with a self-addressed stamped envelope should be submitted by November 17, 2008 to:

Departmental Personnel Committee, Department of Studio Arts
Concordia University
Re: Tenure-track Faculty Position in Ceramics
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8 Canada
Fax: (514) 848-2281

Civic address:
Visual Arts Building, Sir George Williams Campus
1395 Réné Lévesque Blvd. West, VA 260, Montreal, Quebec

For further information, applicants are encouraged to consult:
Department of Studio Arts website
MFA website
Hexagram Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technology website
Faculty of Fine Arts website
Academic Services for Fine Arts Faculty