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Job Title

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

Dept, Fine & Performing Arts

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Fine & Performing Arts at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) seeks a fulltime Visiting Assistant Professor of Art (foundations) to begin in Fall (August) 2024. This is a 9-month appointment (Fall 2024-Spring 2025) with an opportunity for renewal. Primary duties will include teaching undergraduate foundation art courses including drawing, 2D design, and/or 3D design. The expected teaching load will be 3 courses per semester. Classes will consist primarily of studio art majors and minors. Other duties will be service to the Art Department including attending faculty meetings, assisting with gallery management, and community engagement activities.

Required Qualifications:

Successful candidates must have an earned MFA degree in studio art prior to the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. Successful candidates must have a portfolio of student work that demonstrates a proficiency in teaching the elements and principles of design.

Desired Qualifications:

Artists who have a hybrid studio practice using digital/traditional media including any of the following: animation, video, 3D modeling, and/or digital drawing. An interest in teaching a special topics course in digital arts or a hybrid digital/traditional course.

About TAMIU

TAMIU is a growing university of over 8,000 students located in Laredo, Texas, a vibrant bilingual, bicultural city with a population of about 250,000 on the U.S./Mexico border. For more information, visit www.tamiu.edu. We offer competitive salaries and a benefits package covering health insurance and retirement benefits. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary department that embraces the bilingual culture of our community.

This position requires face-to-face interactions through a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace for a minimum of four days a week.

Application Process:

The first review of applications will be April 19, 2024 and will continue until position is filled. The completed employment application must include:

Be sure to include:

• Cover letter

• Resume/CV

• PDF portfolio of personal work and student work (10-20 images) each and/or link to online portfolios

• Teaching philosophy

• At least 3 current professional references and their full contact information

• Unofficial transcripts

  Applications must be submitted online at https://www.tamiu.edu/adminis/ohr/employment/ . For more information, contact Search Committee Chair Prof. Jesse Shaw at jesse.shaw@tamiu.edu.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT : During the application process, you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information, upload documents, and submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you “Submit” the application materials. The software does not allow you to “Save” your application and return to complete the process at a later time. The page "My Experience" has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files.

Applications received by Texas A&M International University must have all job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. “See resume” is not an acceptable entry in the job application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is an international university, poised at the Gateway to Mexico and serving as the cultural and intellectual hub of a vibrant multilingual and multicultural community.

TAMIU provides over 7000 students with a learning environment anchored by the highest quality programs, built on a solid academic foundation in the arts and sciences. To fulfill its mission, the University offers a range of baccalaureate and masters programs and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Business. Programs focus on developing undergraduate and graduate offerings with a progressive international agenda for global study and understanding across all disciplines.

TAMIU prepares students for leadership roles in an increasingly complex, culturally diverse state, national, and global society. Through instruction, faculty and student research, and public service, TAMIU improves the quality of lives for citizens of the border region, the State of Texas, and national and international communities.

Texas A&M International University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

If you need assistance in applying for this job, please contact (956) 326-2360.

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• TAMIU Home Page (http://www.tamiu.edu/)

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• Veterans Employment Preference

• Former Foster Child Employment Preference (http://www.tamiu.edu/adminis/ohr/formerfoster.shtml)

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