Davidson College – Assistant Professor of Art

Davidson College’s Art Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Studio Art with expertise in sculpture. We seek an actively exhibiting artist who can create a studio classroom environment that investigates 3D structures and spaces, utilizing sculpture and constructed environments to explore various facets of contemporary culture and experience, including those that have traditionally been underrepresented. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and conceptually rich studio environment and seek a dynamic artist-educator who will contribute significantly to our undergraduate curriculum, mentorship, and creative activity. Davidson attracts highly motivated students from a wide range of geographic and experiential backgrounds. Commitment to teaching and working closely with students is central to our mission; we are a community which highly values nurturing and supporting students’ intellectual and creative curiosity.

This position carries a five-course annual teaching load (four courses in the first year), encompassing courses in beginning and advanced sculpture, beginning drawing, and rotating advanced courses that guide students toward a senior capstone with exhibition in the Smith Gallery. There is the flexibility to develop new courses that reflect technical and theoretical investigations of interest to the candidate. The ideal candidate should effectively bridge technical skills with inquiry within the larger context of historical and contemporary concerns, encouraging critical engagement with material, techne, space, and social contexts.

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