Full-time Tenure Track Faculty Position in Emerging Transdisciplinary Art in the Studio for Interrelated Media

The Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM) Department at MassArt in Boston, MA, is seeking a highly motivated interdisciplinary artist, engaged in contemporary practice and techniques, for a full-time, Tenure Track Faculty position beginning Fall, 2015. SIM is a multi-disciplinary program with a strong emphasis on critique, conceptual foundations, student volition, and individualized advising. Students work in all media, with a concentration on interdisciplinary practice and innovative technologies. Please visit http://sim.massart.edu for more information about the department. 



This position is part of a highly collaborative, innovative and flexible team of faculty that shares departmental planning, student advising and curricular design. The position includes teaching responsibilities in a team-taught Major Studio class comprised of weekly student-run presentations and productions where students select, schedule and technically support their colleagues’ presentations in all media. This position also includes teaching elective courses already in circulation as well as other courses to be proposed based on the candidate’s expertise. Additional duties include individualized advising, review boards, mentoring, and committee work. The position is based on a 3/3 course load.

Established in 1873, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) was the first and remains the only freestanding public college of art and design in the US. The college is nationally known for offering broad access to a quality professional arts education, accompanied by a strong general education in the liberal arts. A major cultural force in Boston, MassArt offers public programs of innovative exhibitions, lectures and events. The Studio for Interrelated Media, founded in 1969, is one of the first interdisciplinary experimental undergrad fine arts programs. It is a student-driven, highly individualized program that emphasizes conceptually-based artistic practice, media experimentation, and live events. http://www.massart.edu

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Candidates who have experience with a variety of teaching methods and/or curricular perspectives are encouraged to apply.

Review of applications will begin on Friday, January 16, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled.