Job Opening - Assistant Professor of Art (09/2010)

Thomas University
Thomasville, Georgia

For January 2011, the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at Thomas University (Thomasville, GA) is seeking a full-time faculty member to teach undergraduate Art and Humanities. A terminal degree in Art or Art Education is preferred. Proven excellence in teaching and in the use of instructional/online technology and its pedagogy is required. The candidate’s teaching assignments will include interdisciplinary Humanities survey courses and studio and Art History courses for Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies majors. The candidate will be expected to cultivate opportunities for the campus and broader communities to appreciate visual arts. The ideal candidate would possess experience with film studies and editing software.

The best candidates seek engaged teaching in a university environment that fosters students’ personal transformation and professional readiness; academic advising is part of the faculty assignment. Thomas University is committed to diversity; rank and salary are commensurate with experience.

In addition to teaching and advising responsibilities, full-time faculty members also serve on departmental and university committees, pursue professional development, participate in community partnerships, and collaborate on research and grant opportunities.

For more information on Thomas University, see www.thomasu.edu.

Application deadline: October 1, 2010.

Please send curriculum vita, teaching philosophy, three current letters of recommendation, and transcripts to Debbie Wilson, Administrative Assistant to Academic Affairs; Thomas University; 1501 Millpond Road; Thomasville, GA 31792 or email Word documents to dwilson@thomasu.edu.