Assistant Professor, Painting

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Plans, prepares, and teaches assigned courses, including developing syllabi, instructional materials, and assessments.
• Delivers consistent, interactive, and engaging lectures aligned with curriculum goals and accreditation standards.
• Maintains the highest standards of classroom instruction and engages in reflective self-assessment to ensure continuous improvement.
• Holds regular office hours and provides academic advising and individual support to students.
• Mentor students in developing creative works and finding vocational pathways as part of a socially and culturally engaged academic and regional community.
• Utilizes the University's learning management system and other instructional technologies effectively.
• Collaborates with departmental faculty on curriculum development and program advancement.
• Work collegially and actively on program development and assessment with faculty and staff in the Art Program, the Bower School of Music & the Arts and the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Ensures curriculum outcomes and accreditation standards are met.
• Establishes and maintains an active research program, including opportunities for undergraduate student involvement.
• Demonstrates evidence of scholarly publication and grantsmanship.
• Engages in continued professional development and maintains professional skills appropriate to rank and field.
• Actively participates in departmental, college, and university committees and meetings.
• Contributes to community, institutional, and professional service in support of the University's mission.
• Participates in faculty evaluation, student learning assessment, and required training activities.
• Communicates professionally and in a timely manner with students, colleagues, staff, and administrators.
• Upholds the highest standards of integrity, responsibility, and excellence in all professional activities.
• Complies with University policies, procedures, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• MFA in Studio Art or related fields (Painting, Drawing, etc.) from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent accreditation.
• Two years college/university teaching experience beyond the graduate assistant level with a demonstrated commitment to quality undergraduate education.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching a wide range of studio classes.
• Demonstrated experience with current and emerging practices, including digital tools, in the development of art and painting curriculum.
• Active record of exhibitions, professional activities, and community engagement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MFA in Painting or Drawing or related two-dimensional disciplines
• Three years full-time college/university teaching experience in Painting with an emphasis on technical expertise and conceptual development in painting
• Broad-based expertise in modern and contemporary issues in art.
• Demonstrated experience with course and curriculum development for B.A. Art or B.F.A. degree programs.
• Demonstrated experience with learning management systems and online curriculum delivery.
• Demonstrated teaching experience in a variety of painting mediums, including but not limited to: public art, murals, watercolor, acrylic, oils, gouache, encaustic, spray paint, and digital painting methods.
• Demonstrated experience with community and public engagement in creative practice.
• Demonstrated experience with integrating digital tools in a creative practice and the classroom setting.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills with an understanding of program and institutional assessment strategies.
• Demonstrated experience with and commitment to collegial and collaborative engagement with faculty and students.
• An established record of excellence in creative practice that supports the student population, the university educational environment, and the community as a whole.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s).
• Understanding how to use digital and interactive technologies for efficiently and effectively achieving specific learning goals.
• Knowledge of critical thinking processes and understanding how to help learners develop high level questioning skills.
• Knowledge and skill in the use of inquiry-based instructional models and strategies.
• Knowledge and ability to use technology in various teaching modalities (e.g. Face-to-face, synchronous online or asynchronous online).
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders both within and outside the University in the development and delivery of instruction, resulting in improved student learning.
• Knowledge of Printmaking's interface with artforms or practices not traditionally represented within academic studio art programs.
• Ability to collaboratively co-mentor students working across multiple studio art disciplines.
• Ability to participate in critiques outside the discipline of Painting.
• Ability to contribute effectively and collegially to a positive learning environment that nurtures student creativity and community engagement.
• Ability to teach art courses at the undergraduate level in response to current program needs.
• Ability to integrate digital tools in creative practice.
• Ability to teach creative conceptual development.
• Ability to contribute through research, teaching, and/or public engagement to the excellence of The Bower School of Music and the Arts.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Appointment will be made on a 9-month multi-year appointment with an anticipated start date of August 2026.

Because applications and materials are subject to public review and retention under Florida's Public Records Law, please DONOTsend examples of your project/scholarship unless requested to do so. Therefore all submitted materials including articles, disks, slides, books, etc., become the property ofFGCUandCANNOTBERETURNED. As applicable, finalists will be notified of the need to submit specific additional materials. Such materials will become the property ofFGCU. Under Florida's Public Records law, applications will be available for public review upon request.

Required Application Materials:

• Unofficial Transcripts
• Cover Letter to include statement of research/scholarship/creative practice
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Curriculum Vitae (include website URL)
• List of Five (5) Professional References
• Portfolio of 20 images of own work with all works clearly identified and submitted as a single PDF document or provide a link in a word document- Place in Additional Documents Section
• Portfolio of 20 images of student work with all works clearly identified and submitted as a single PDF document or provide a link in a word document- Place in Additional Documents Section

The position is listed as "open until filled", however applications received by December 1, 2025 will receive priority consideration.

This position is eligible for sponsorship.