Department of Art
The Department of Art at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) invites applications for a tenure track position as an Assistant Professor of Photography and New Media, with an emphasis on Video.
Qualifications should include a completed MFA, demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, a strong exhibition record in photography and new media, fluency with traditional and digital photography and digital video, and expertise in the conceptual/theoretical concerns of contemporary new media art. The successful candidate will help develop new offerings in photography and video, and will teach courses that are cross-listed with other departments and programs. Responsibilities include: teaching five courses per year; supervision of an 18 station computer lab and a traditional darkroom; advising; service on department and institutional committees.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are coordinate residential liberal arts colleges for 2,000 men and women students sharing a single faculty and campus in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State. We have brand new studio art facilities, and vigorous programs in studio art, art history, and architectural studies, as well as interdisciplinary programs in media and society and aesthetics. We are committed to attracting and supporting a faculty of women and men that fully represents the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the nation and actively seek applications from underrepresented groups. The colleges do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Application materials must be postmarked no later than Jan 15, 2008 and include a cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, artist’s statement, examples of current work and student work on DVD or CD in PC compatible format, and a SASE for return of submitted materials. Indicate if attending CAA or SPE conferences. In addition, arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to the Search Chair. Send to:
Professor Mark Jones, Chair
Photography and New Media Search
Art Department, Houghton House
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 14456
EOE
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to attracting and supporting a faculty of women and men that fully represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the nation and actively seek applications from under-represented groups. The Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Founded as Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women, Hobart and William Smith Colleges today are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution with a single administration, faculty and curriculum but separate dean’s offices, student governments, athletic programs and traditions. The Colleges are located in a small diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. With an enrollment of 1,928, the Colleges offer 62 different majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program. Creative and extensive programs of international study and public service area also at the core of the Colleges’ mission.
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