One-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Photography at Colby College in Benton, Maine

Job Description:

One-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Photography



Location:

Colby College, Waterville, Maine

Open Date:

Oct 16, 2024

Description:

The Department of Art at Colby College invites applications for a one-year teaching position in photography at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2025. A completed M.F.A., teaching experience at the college level, and a significant record of creative scholarship are required. The search committee is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the campus community. Teaching load of 2/2 will consist of two sections of analog photography, one section of color and digital photography, and one advanced course. The successful candidate will teach in excellent professional facilities on the top floor of the Colby Museum of Art's Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion.

A completed M.F.A., teaching experience at the college level, and a significant record of creative scholarship are required.

Applicants should submit the following materials: a cover letter explaining your interest and qualifications, curriculum vitae, three confidential letters of recommendation, statement of teaching philosophy and research interests that demonstrate a commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching, two syllabi (beginning b&w and color analog and digital), and 20 examples of your visual work. Materials should be sent via Interfolio at this link: http://apply.interfolio.com/157074.

Review of applications will begin January 1, 2025. We will interview a selection of top candidates by Zoom. Subsequently, finalists will be invited for a campus interview. Position will remain open until filled.

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual's qualifications to contribute to Colby's educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.