Assistant Professor of Art

Assistant Professor of Art

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Middle Georgia State University (MGA), a multi‑campus, baccalaureate and graduate degree granting public institution, is the most affordable public state university in Georgia. MGA has five campuses—Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman, and Warner Robins—all located in central Georgia—and a global outreach through its fully‑online campus. Its enrollment of 8,400 students is largely comprised of students from most of Georgia’s 159 counties. The university has six academic schools, including Georgia’s flagship aviation program, that support its mission to educate and graduate inspired, lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the state.

The Media, Culture and the Arts Department builds on a solid foundation in the liberal arts to guide students toward their academic goals while preparing them for society. MCA coursework develops expertise in the visual arts, music, media production, writing, communication, and modern languages.

The Department of Media, Culture, and the Arts within the School of Arts & Letters at MGA is seeking candidates for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor of Art. This position will support the growing art program by teaching 2D and 3D art courses on the Macon and Cochran campuses.

• Teach a 4/4 course load, engage in scholarship, service, and student advisement. Teaching responsibilities may include day and/or evening classes, online and/or hybrid courses. Travel between campuses (Cochran, Dublin, Macon, and Warner Robins) will be required.

• Required Educational
  
  Qualifications:
  
  M.F.A. in studio art or related field.
• Other
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
  Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver courses at the foundational and advanced undergraduate level in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, 2D or 3D design; interest in and commitment to contributing to the growth and evolution of a dynamic art program; student‑centered approach to teaching with a strong commitment to engagement; strong communication, interpersonal, and time‑management skills; active involvement in creative practices and demonstrable experience with juried exhibitions or equivalent scholarship.

• Preferred Experience: Experience with online and/or hybrid delivery of coursework; experience with curriculum development; experience with printmaking, murals, or other forms of commercial art.
• Other
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Knowledge of traditional studio practices; expertise in 2D and 3D design; ability to contribute to multiple programs such as the current painting concentration and potential 3D art concentration, art therapy concentration and/or art history minor.

• Letter of interest including a statement of teaching philosophy
• Curriculum vitae
• Artist statement
• Digital portfolios of (a) personal or professional artwork and (b) student artwork
• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
• Name and contact information for three professional references

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