Assistant/Associate Professor, Photography at University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida

Job Description:

Department/Department Number: School of Art & Art History/0-2404-000

College/Department: College of Design, Arts & Performance

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Job Title: Tenure Track, Assistant /Associate Professor of Photography

For full consideration, please apply by: January 1, 2025

Position Details:

The School of Art & Art History at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor in Photography. Appointment to begin August 2025.

The successful candidate for this assistant professor position, in line with the performance expectations of an R1 AAU institution, will maintain an active record of high-impact creative research at the national or international level and will have ambitions to produce and exhibit original creative work that significantly contributes to the field. Their research agenda will align with the candidate's guidance for the future direction of photography within the School of Art & Art History, enhancing the program's reach through innovative and cross-disciplinary initiatives. Evidence of the candidate's progress toward these goals will help identify a strong applicant.

The School of Art and Art History is dedicated to exploring the full spectrum of photographic practices, from traditional techniques to cutting-edge experimental methods. The ideal candidate will contribute significantly to our ambitious curriculum and help shape the future of our undergraduate and graduate offerings.

Typically, the candidate will teach two undergraduate courses per semester and mentor graduate students. They must be adept at developing new curricula and teaching courses that cater to both undergraduate non-majors and art specialization majors. They will also participate on service committees and projects at various levels throughout the institution.

This position allows for regular proposals and sponsorship of artists for our prestigious Kennedy Visiting Artist program, which brings nationally and internationally recognized artists to our community for periods ranging from a few days to an entire term. These artists will lecture, mentor, critique, and engage our student artists in contemporary art discourse and community building.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical and theoretical foundation, with an expansive approach that embraces the evolving role of contemporary lens-based processes in a global context.

QUALIFICATIONS (Education & Experience):

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Qualification Doctoral degree from an accredited institution or the highest degree appropriate in the field of specialization (MFA) with a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching, academic research, and service. Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor.
• A strong track record of lens-based research accomplishments, along with clear potential for contributions at both national and international scales.
• Ability to teach a range of skill sets including traditional and digital photographic process as well as historic and contemporary theoretical frameworks.
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate level with a demonstrated ability to teach a range of photography courses.

• Extensive knowledge of photographic processes, including darkroom, medium and large format photography, as well as current digital and experimental techniques.
• Proficiency with alternative photographic processes.
• Experience mentoring students at the graduate level.

• Letter of interest
• Curriculum vitae
• Artist Statement
• Links to a curated online portfolio of work examples. If the works require passwords for viewing, please include them. Files that cannot be easily accessed may not be reviewed.
• Links to student works must also be accessible online as examples of teaching.

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Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.

Job Opening Number: 38078

Posting Date: 10/22/24

Posting End Date: For full consideration, please apply by: January 1, 2025

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Organizational Summary

The College of Design, Art & Performance offers a wide array of classes ranging from arts electives available to the entire USF student population to highly specialized courses for majors in each of our disciplines, as well as a doctoral level program in music education. The College of The Arts is also ambitious in its size and scope, with four separate schools, nearly a dozen different degree programs, two concert halls, three theatres, a professional museum, a student art gallery, a digital media lab, a new Music Building, and Graphicstudio-which is renowned throughout the nation and the world.

For our community, the College annually presents approximately 400 public performances, exhibitions, lectures, plays, shows, concerts, workshops and more - by our students and faculty as well as by nationally and internationally recognized artists, scholars, and performers. With 600 majors and more than 25 full-time faculty on two campuses (St. Petersburg & Tampa), the USF School of Art & Art History serves as the design and visual arts educational hub in a diverse region of over 3 million residents.

The Photography program at the University of South Florida fosters a broad range of experimentation and critical thinking around the expressive potentials of photography. Students engage with both traditional and contemporary practices, gaining a solid grounding in art history while honing their technical skills. The curriculum includes a diverse array of courses in both analog and digital photography, as well as special topics that explore alternative processes and cross-media collaborations like Photo Sculpture. Students also benefit from external experiences, including lectures from visiting artists and the opportunity to participate in the Paris Summer Art program. The nationally ranked Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree emphasizes in-depth projects and theoretical engagement, providing graduate students with excellent studio space, technical facilities, and teaching opportunities.

About USF

The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference.

In 2023, USF became the first public university in Florida in nearly 40 years to be invited to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), a prestigious group of the leading universities in the United States and Canada.

With 88 new U.S. utility patents granted in 2023, USF is 14th among American public research universities and 34th among all universities worldwide in generating new patents. The ranking places USF as a leader among the more than 1,000 academic institutions generating new, novel and useful inventions granted intellectual property protection from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Working at USF

With more than 16,000 employees at USF, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay region. At USF you will find opportunities to excel in a rich academic environment that fosters the development and advancement of our employees. We believe in creating a talented, engaged and driven workforce through on-going development and career opportunities. We also offer a first class benefit package that includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, tuition program and generous leave programs and more.

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