Chair - Department of Art

The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University invites
applications for the position of Chair for the Department of Art
beginning in the Fall of 2012. The department seeks an accomplished
artist/scholar with appropriate professional and/or academic
administrative experience, to lead the Department of Art. Successful
candidates will demonstrate excellence in teaching and
professional/artistic/scholarly work as well as demonstrated leadership
ability. The Department Chair will have the opportunity to shape and
implement the vision of the department in all aspects of teaching,
research, and service on a local, national, and international level and
will guide and advocate for faculty and students.  The chair will also
work to develop and sustain new programs and collaborative relations
across the college, university and with outside institutions.
 
In its 110 year history, the Department of Art at Syracuse University is
renowned for its tradition of excellence and innovation. The Department
was the first BFA degree granting program in the country and is
currently comprised of several renowned and nationally ranked programs
and a diverse and engaged community of visual artists, illustrators, and
art and design education practitioners. The department is composed of
more than 200 undergraduate majors, 33 graduate students, 20 faculty and
its multiple programs occupy several buildings across campus.  The
Department of Art is an art school in the context of a tier 1 research
institution and is housed within the College of Visual and Performing
Arts, which is also comprised of the Departments of Transmedia, Art
Foundation, Design, Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Drama, and the
Setnor School of Music. Pursuant to its aims of transdisciplinary
teaching methodologies and strategies, the Department is seeking a
candidate who will work alongside faculty in defining, implementing, and
sustaining a progressive vision of the study and practice of visual
arts in the 21st century.
 
Application Instructions:
Syracuse University has an online application process. For consideration,
candidates must complete an online faculty demographic summary at
www.sujobopps.com  (job#028440). In addition to the online summary, a
letter of application, including a Curriculum Vitae and list of
references, should be attached online.  
Inquiries can be made to Kendall Phillips (Search Committee Chair):
[email protected]

Additional materials may be requested at a later date. Review of
applications will begin on December 15, 2011 and continue until the
position is filled.
 
Syracuse University is a private, coeducational and residential university, and plays an integral role in
the cultural, social, economic and educational life of central New York
State, with close connections to New York City, as well as other major
cities in the Northeast.  Its full-time, main campus enrollment of
11,000+ undergraduates and 4,000+ graduate students represent the United
States, about 100 foreign countries and varied economic and social
backgrounds.  The university contains nationally recognized programs in
citizenship and mass communication.  
For more information on the university, please visit http://www.syr.edu.  
For additional information about the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Department of Art, please visit http://vpa.syr.edu.  
Syracuse University is an AA/EOE.
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