Assistant Professor - Brock University - Faculty of Humanities - myScience Jobs

<table style="height:100%;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#a90021"><td width="80%"> <div class="box" style="background:#980419; padding-left:10px; "> <table border=0 width="1080px" height="80" align=left bgcolor="#980419"> <tr><td width="200" bgcolor="#980419"><a href="/" target="_top" title="myScience"><img src="/var/myscience/image/logo/myscience.gif" height="81" width="180" alt="myScience"></a> </td><td valign="top"><a href="/" target="_top" title="Back to home page"><img src="/image/icon/icon_home.png" alt="Back home"></a>   <a href="/jobs_and_careers/search" target="_top" title="Job search"><img src="/image/icon/icon_search.png" alt="Search for a job"></a>        <span class="st white">In your application, please refer to myScience and reference jobs.myScience/id53528   -   </span> <a href="/linkto.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brocku.ca%2Fhr%2Fcareers%2Fposition_detail.php%3Fid%3D967&module=jobs&id=53528" target="_top" rel="nofollow"><span class="st white">» more information</span></a> <br><br><span style="color:#ffffff; font-size: 26px; line-height:30px; margin-bottom:110px;"><b>Assistant Professor</b></span><br> <font color="#ffffff"><b>17.09.2011  -  </b></font> <a href="/research/universities/brocku" target="_top"><font color="#ffffff"><b>Brock University</b></font></a><font color="#ffffff"> - St. Catharines, Ontario</font> <br><span class="st"><a href="/jobs_and_careers/Arts+and+Design" title="Arts and Design (search jobs)" target="_top"><font color=white><b>Arts and Design</b></font></a></span><span class="st">  <font color=white>|</font>  <a href="/jobs_and_careers/Pedagogy-Education+Science" title="Pedagogy/Education Science (search jobs)" target="_top"><font color=white><b>Pedagogy/Education Science</b></font></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2> </td></tr></table> </td></tr><tr><td> <table style="height: 100%;" width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td> <tr><td width="80%" valign=top> <br> <b>Job Summary</b> <br> <br> <p>Brock University’s Department of Visual Arts, part of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts, invites applications for a probationary tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Painting and Drawing.</p> <br> <b>Qualifications</b> <br> <br> <p>Applicants should have an M.F.A or equivalent. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated record of teaching excellence that inspires innovative approaches to painting and drawing. In recognizing the diverse ways that traditional media are integrated in contemporary practice, the Department of Visual Arts has identified this appointment as one aimed at further developing relationships between media and new ways of thinking about art. The successful candidate, therefore, will be someone who brings a range of creative and theoretical approaches to professional work. Courses that the successful candidate may be asked to teach include the first-year Foundation Studios, Drawing and Painting Courses as well as other courses relating to the area of expertise. Additionally, the candidate will be able to contribute to graduate programs in the Faculty of Humanities such as the MA program in Studies in Comparative Literatures and Arts and the new PhD program in Interdisciplinary Humanities. The candidate should have an established research/creation profile with an exhibition record demonstrative of professional standing, be conversant in contemporary methods, and be fluent in theoretical discourses informing contemporary art practice. The appointment will begin July 1, 2012.</p> <br> <b>Notes</b> <br> <br> <p>The Department of Visual Arts offers BA Pass and BA Honours degrees. Students in the Visual Arts program at Brock can select whether they would like to major in Studio Art or in the History of Art & Visual Culture. In addition, the Department offers a concentration in Curatorial Studies and a concentration in Digital Media and Production. For more information on the Department see http://www.brocku.ca/visualarts. <br> <br> Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and support material related to creative production and research. Creative support material may include: CD or web link to digital portfolio that includes both images and artist’s commentary; exhibition catalogues, reviews, or essays about the applicant’s work. Applicants should also send a one-page statement on teaching experience and philosophy; evidence of teaching excellence provided in course evaluation summaries, and examples of student work (no more than 20 digital files); plus arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be mailed to: <br> <br> Dr. Keri Cronin, Chair <br> Department of Visual Arts <br> Brock University <br> St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1 <br> <br> Deadline for completed applications is November 15, 2011. <br> <br> This position is subject to final budgetary approval. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Brock University is actively committed to diversity and the principles of Employment Equity and invites applications from all qualified candidates. Women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities, and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as a member of a designated group as part of their application. Candidates who wish to be considered as a member of one or more designated groups should fill out the Self-Identification Form (available at http://www.brocku.ca/webfm_send/1095) and include the completed form with their application. 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