Position: Chair, Department of Painting and Printmaking
Position Number: F17190
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Review of Applications Begins: January 2, 2012 and continue until position is filled
Position Start Date: Full time Tenure Track Position beginning July 1, 2012
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts is seeking a dynamic chairperson to lead the Department of Painting and Printmaking. The Painting and Printmaking program is a recognized leader in visual arts education and ranked #8 in the country, according to the 2009 U.S. News & World Report’s graduate ranking. Artists working in Painting, Printmaking or related critical/theoretical disciplines are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have strong administrative skills and be conversant with contemporary art issues, critical theory, and contemporary studio practice. In addition to articulating a vision for the department, the Chair will be an equitable administrator and an enthusiastic advocate for the department, and must possess the interpersonal skills to work with a large and diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
Responsibilities:
In addition to daily administrative decisions, the Chair will maintain, in concert with the faculty, an environment conducive to open discourse and the advancement of the discipline. The department offers BFA and MFA degrees; there are over 190 undergraduate students and 15 graduate students in the department. The program is staffed with 10 full time artist faculty members and numerous adjuncts who teach courses in their area of specialization.
The Department of Painting and Printmaking offers courses in painting, printmaking, drawing, theory, technology and new media. The world-class visiting artist program brings students in contact with the most important artists of our time. Printmaking facilities are available for intaglio, relief, lithography, digital, and screenprinting. The Fine Arts building also houses the departments of Sculpture + Extended Media, and Craft/Material Studies. The three departments maintain a close relationship which provides students with interdisciplinary/inter-media approaches to artistic studies.
The School of the Arts is comprised of over 3000 students and 16 nationally recognized programs in design, visual and performing arts. US News & World Report ranks VCUarts as the top public university art and design school in the nation. Located in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, VCU is an ethnically and culturally diverse urban institution composed of three campuses. The 75-acre Monroe Park Campus is situated in Richmond’s historic Fan District. The 51-acre Medical College of Virginia Campus is located two miles east in the financial, commercial and governmental district of downtown Richmond. VCU Qatar is located in the Education City campus in Doha, Qatar and is the first university branch campus to be located outside the United States. It serves students from more than 25 nationalities in four areas of visual studies. More than 30,000 students attend VCU; each year the university awards approximately 4,000 degrees.
Virginia Commonwealth University receives more than $136 million in annual research funding and is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive institution. It is one of the nation’s top research universities, and is one of only three such universities in Virginia. VCU’s teaching, research, public service and patient care mission supports full-time and part-time students and faculty of diverse backgrounds.
Qualifications and Application Instructions:
Review of applications will begin January 2, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. This is a 12-month position, beginning July 1, 2012. The Chair position is tenure-track at the rank of associate/full professor. A significant national or international exhibition record and/or scholarly resume and an MFA, PhD or equivalent is required. A minimum of five years teaching experience plus administrative experience is preferred. Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU. Prospective applicants interested in learning more about the position may contact Richard Roth, Professor, Department of Painting and Printmaking, School of the Arts. For more information about the VCU School of the Arts visit http://arts.vcu.edu and for more information about the Painting and Printmaking Department visit http://arts.vcu.edu/paintingprintmaking/
To apply, please send a letter outlining your interest in the position, an academic vita, 10 examples of professional work; and names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of four current references to Richard Roth (rroth@vcu.edu), Search Committee Chair. Only electronic applications will be accepted. (Documentation of creative work should be in the form of medium-size jpegs [approximately 300 kb per image]. Referral to a web page or other online image site is also an option.)
Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information about the position and VCU School of the Arts contact our website at http://arts.vcu.edu
