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Art & Art History
Assistant Professor of Photography and Video, Tenure Track

The Department of Art & Art History seeks a photographer/film artist to teach all levels of undergraduate courses in film-based darkroom photography, digital photography, and video.  Other courses, related to the artist’s area of competency and research, are welcome.  Position begins August 2013.

We are particularly looking for an artist who will bring a critical and creative approach to the teaching of photography, video, and digital media/technology, and their relationships to contemporary art and culture.  Ideally, this artist will be versed in contemporary theories relating to visual imaging and should encourage trans- and/or post-media methods of creative production in their teaching of these topics.  Other areas of personal creative investigation and production may take any shape or form.  This person will teach courses in the Department of Art & Art History and the Film and Representation Studies Program.  The individual in this position will be encouraged eventually to teach in the university’s interdisciplinary First Year Program.

Photography and video courses are taught in two prominent studio spaces.  The department of Art & Art History hosts a recently renovated photography studio with a darkroom, developing room, and teaching space.  Digital photography and video courses are taught in the Newell Center for Arts Technology, St. Lawrence University’s state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary arts technology facility.

Information about the University, academic departments and the Newell Center for Arts Technology can be found at: http://www.stlawu.edu/academics/ and http://ncat.stlawu.edu/.

Requirements: MFA in photography and/or video with teaching experience in areas listed above and evidence of continuing artistic accomplishment.  Interested candidates should send a letter of application with a statement that addresses professional and artistic goals, a teaching philosophy, CV, 20 images of current work and 20 images of student work [web-sites (preferred), DVD’s, or CD’s are acceptable], names and addresses of three professional references, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish the return of materials, to:  Photography Search Chair, Department of Art & Art History, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY  13617.  Applications are due by January 15, 2013.

Located in Canton, N.Y., St. Lawrence University is a coeducational, private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,300 students. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global.  For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit SLU’s homepage at http://www.stlawu.edu.

SLU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Posted: November 1, 2012

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