Assistant Professor of Art Education

Overview

Utah State University’s Art + Design Department is seeking a full-time, nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art Education. The ideal candidate will have a strong record of teaching within a K-12 curriculum (or extensive, related experiences teaching these age groups), experience teaching in a university setting, ability to foster studio art-making skills in future educators, and demonstrate a commitment to mentoring and student success. The position is defined as 50% teaching, 40% research/creative activity, 10% service.

 

This is a tenure-track position beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year anticipated to start in August 2025.

Responsibilities

• Initial teaching load to include:
  • Secondary Art Methods
  • Clinical Experience in Teaching
  • Student Teaching Supervision
  • Other art foundation courses as appropriate to department needs
• Supervise student teaching and clinical field experiences, including regular contact with both the students and the mentor teachers. 
• Participate in the annual portfolio review of BFA Art Education students. 
• Mentor undergraduate student projects and grants (research, creative, and/or pedagogical). 
• Recruitment activities for Art Education. 
• Student advising. 
• Serve on department, college, and university committees. 
• Create and produce creative activity/research to remain current in the profession. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Terminal degree (MFA art or PhD art education) with substantial K-12 education background/experience.
• Experience teaching art with students grades K-12, preferably in public or private schools. 
• Demonstrated passion and dedication to student success. 
• Be well-versed in contemporary pedagogical issues and practices related to school-based art teaching. 
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel locally/regionally to supervise pre-service student teachers. 
• Cleared background check (BCI/FBI) upon hire. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• MFA with additional graduate degree (M.Ed., PhD, etc.) in art education.
• 2 or more years of teaching experience at the university level. 
• Valid teacher certification/lincensure in art (K-12) and working knowledge of state licensing requirements, curriculum standards, and resources. 
• Experience supervising and providing evidence-based, constructive feedback to pre-service student teachers. 
• Experience advising/mentoring undergraduate students, especially original undergraduate research, creative projects, and educational initiatives. 

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach:

Curriculum Vitae to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV

Cover Letter (no more than 3 pages, addressing how you fit the minimum and preferred qualifications) to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10

10 - 15 images of your work and/or writing sample (maximum length of 25 pages or 10,000 words). to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10

State of Teaching Philosophy which includes 10 - 15 images of student work to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in theCandidate Profile under “Documents 1-10

Unofficial transcripts of academic work (official transcripts required before hiring) to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10

Name and contact information for 3 professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile (we will contact your references if you are a finalist for the position). 

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Advertised Salary

Salary commensurate with qualifications, plus excellent benefits.

ADA

Employees typically work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.  

College/Department Highlights

Art + Design Department

Housed in the Caine College of the Arts at USU and accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the Department of Art + Design has a century-long history and a suite of well-established and highly regarded programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. (Please see https://cca.usu.edu/art/ for a complete listing of all academic programs in the department and their curricula.) The department features approximately twelve exhibitions a year in the beautifully remodeled Tippetts and Eccles Galleries; this includes a national juried ex