Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Art
University of California Los Angeles
United States

Application Window

The Department of Art, in the School of the Arts and Architecture at UCLA, invites applications for two open rank, tenure/tenure-track (full/associate/assistant) positions in painting and drawing. Each candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate art students in painting and drawing, with an emphasis on contemporary studio practices. We are seeking candidates who will actively contribute to the Department and University through administrative service and in creating a community of students, staff, and faculty richly diverse in cultural backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints.

Qualifications
• BA or BFA required.
• MFA preferred but not required.
• Distinction as an artist working primarily in Painting and Drawing preferred but not required.
• Proven exhibition record preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated teaching skills.
• Ability to teach both Undergraduate and Graduate studio and seminar courses.
• Expertise in the history and current practices in the field of Painting and Drawing and in-depth knowledge of contemporary art issues preferred but not required.

Applications must include the following:
• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter including narrative bio
• Statement of Research
• Statement of Teaching - including approach and experience mentoring/advising of under- represented student groups.
• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) describing past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Portfolio
(PDF - max. size 50MB). Creative work should be submitted in a single PDF, curated specifically for the stated teaching requirements of this Painting and Drawing job search, which should include 20 images/one image per page with a maximum of 20 pages/20 images. Please include relevant captions and descriptions (title, medium, size and date) on each page for each image. PDF cannot exceed 50MB. If appropriate, you may additionally include Vimeo hyperlinks for up to three works in your portfolio (the combined total running time of your files may not exceed 12 minutes), and no more than 5 pages of writing samples or artist book excerpts in addition to the 20 images. Please check your final PDF to ensure hyperlinks work.
• Names and contact information (mailing address, email address and phone number) of three professional references. (Letters of recommendation are not requested at this time).
• Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness, including one sample Undergraduate Painting and/or Drawing course syllabi and, if available, teaching evaluations.

The UCLA Department of Art empowers students to reshape their worlds through critical inquiry and transformative creativity. Committed to equity and inclusion in the arts, the department attracts and embraces diverse, curious, and motivated students who are encouraged to engage society's challenges and envision change. The Department of Art is one of five academic departments and programs in the School of the Arts and Architecture.

The School of the Arts and Architecture is committed to building a more diverse faculty, staff, and student body in response to the changing population and educational needs of the City of Los Angeles, State of California, and the nation. The Department of Art values intellectual, cultural, and creative inquiry. Personal qualities such as originality and initiative are important assets that will contribute to a successful application. Applicants who would make meaningful and unique contributions to the intellectual and social interchanges within the profession
are especially encouraged to apply.

We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by September 10, 2024.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists’ current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University’s Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks

Department: https://www.art.ucla.edu/

BA or BFA is required.

1. Proven exhibition record.
2. Demonstrated teaching skills.
3. Ability to teach both Undergraduate and Graduate studio and seminar courses.

1. MFA preferred but not required
2. Distinction as an artist working primarily in Painting and Drawing
3. Expertise in the history and current practices in the field of Painting and Drawing and in-depth knowledge of contemporary art issues.

• 3 required (contact information only)

Please include mailing address, email address and phone number of three professional references (letters of recommendation not required at the time of application).

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.

For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.