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Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Fine Art Photography

Location: Rochester, NY
Posted: December 13, 2024
Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

Contact

Rochester Institute of Technology
jjtpph@rit.edu
Rochester, NY, 14623
https://www.rit.edu/

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Fine Art Photography

9376BR

College of Art and Design

CAD School of Photo Arts and Sciences

Faculty Type (Tenure Status): Tenure-Track

Faculty Discipline: Fine Art Photography

Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor

Employment Category: Fulltime

Anticipated Start Date: 11-Aug-2025

Detailed Job Description

The School of Photographic Arts and Sciences is seeking qualified applicants for a tenure-track position housed primarily teach in the Fine Art Photography option within the Photographic Imaging Arts BFA programs and in the MFA in Photography and Related Media program. The successful candidate will teach technical and conceptual undergraduate and graduate-level digital and analog photography courses, critique courses, and studio courses.

The candidate's portfolio must demonstrate scholarship on a national and international level; conceptual, historical, and theoretical knowledge of contemporary photography and fine art; and facility with technical digital and analog photographic processes from capture to output, including software (Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.).

The candidate must be dedicated to scholarship and service, including the ability to assist students in developing their professional skills as practicing artists. Ideal candidates will provide leadership and vision to the interdisciplinary vibrancy of the BFA and MFA programs, its students, and its curriculum.

We seek an individual who is able and interested in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness, professional development, integrity, and ethics; respect, diversity, and pluralism; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration. Select to view links to RIT's http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/p040, http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/p030, and http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/p050

Department/College Description

THE SCHOOL:
The School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (SPAS) is internationally recognized for its professional study of photographic practices in a wide array of related disciplines, including advertising and fine art photography, photojournalism, visual media, photographic sciences, and media technologies. Alumni are employed across the industry with NPR, NASA, Apple, NVIDIA, Canon, The Washington Post, Zeiss, The Library of Congress, Nikon, The Forsyth Institute, Olympus, Fujifilm, Sony, Adobe and Amazon Lab. Our alumni are frequent contributors to magazine covers such as TIME and WIRED, The Atlantic, as well as The New York Times Magazine. Eleven photography alumni have won a combined 15 Pulitzer Prizes.

U.S. News and World Report ranks our MFA in Photography and Related Media among the top ten photo programs in the country. Our faculty include photographic artists, practitioners, scientists and scholars, including Fulbright scholars, Magnum photographers, National Geographic photographers, Pulitzer-Prize winners, former White House photo editors, Guggenheim recipients, Louis Schmidt Award winners, and more. To learn more about our programs, faculty, and students, please visit https://rit.edu/photo.

THE COLLEGE:
RIT's College of Art and Design is the university's creative hub where art, design, science, and technology intersect in our 200,000+ sq. ft. facility. We are a dynamic and professional arts and design community comprised of nearly 2,000 students (UG and Grad), 140 full-time faculty, 60 creative staff, and a number of professional part-time faculty, all of whom contribute to our College's ecosystem. The College's four schools offer programs in Art, Design, Crafts, Film and Animation, Photography and Photographic Sciences. The range of innovative programs offers students a panoramic perspective from creating fine art using centuries-old methods to pushing the boundaries of digital creativity. The College of Art and Design also takes full advantage of RIT's opportunities in technology, STEM, engineering, sustainability, and entrepreneurism programs, as well as our global campuses, https://rit.edu/artdesign.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• An MFA degree or equivalent terminal degree in photography or related areas
• Minimum two years of teaching experience in higher education beyond graduate school
• Record of artistic exhibition at the national and international level, as well as other appropriate scholarly and professional distinctions
• Facility with technical digital and analog photographic processes, including software (Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.) from capture to output
• Conceptual, historical, and theoretical knowledge of contemporary photography and fine art
• Ability to contribute meaningfully to the College's continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences

Required Minimum Education Level

MFA

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, List of References, Portfolio of Students' Work, Portfolio of Work, Sample Syllabus, Statement of Diversity Contribution, Statement of Teaching Philosophy

How To Apply

Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu/faculty; search openings, then Keyword Search 9376Please submit your application, curriculum vitae, cover letter addressing the listed qualifications and upload the following attachments:

• Brief teaching philosophy
• List of classes taught, with short descriptions and/or syllabi
• Examples of student work, if available
• Linked personal portfolio of work (minimum of 20)
• The names, titles, email addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references
• https://studylib.net/doc/7224366/contribution-to-diversity-statement

For questions regarding this position, contact:
Joshua Thorson, PhD, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, or by email at jjtpph@rit.edu.
Review of applications will begin January 15, 2025, and will continue until an acceptable candidate is found.

The direct link to this posting can be found here: https://apptrkr.com/5867644

Additional Details

RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov.

Hourly/Salary Minimum: 60000

Hourly/Salary Maximum:77000

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