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Assistant Professor – Painting – Department of Art Practice, College of Letters & Science
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Job #JPF03563

• Art Practice / College of Letters & Science – Arts & Humanities / UC Berkeley

Position overview
Position title:
Assistant Professor of Painting
Anticipated start:
07/01/2023

Application Window

Open October 21, 2022 through Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position description

Department of Art Practice, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

Artist/Painter
The Department of Art Practice at UC Berkeley (art.berkeley.edu), located on the unceded territory of the Huichin Ohlone people, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Painting. The position includes leading the painting area within the department, overseeing the resources and physical infrastructures of the painting studios, teaching undergraduate and graduate students, advancing their own creative practice, and making critical contributions to the contemporary field of painting.

The ideal candidate’s research, teaching, and service profile includes a substantial exhibition record with an emphasis on painting, drawing, and related media. They will possess a strong working knowledge of diverse painting histories, an ability to engage with contemporary art theories and current debates on art, and the necessary technical skills for running a contemporary painting facility. The position requires in-depth knowledge of foundational painting and drawing techniques. Candidates with expanded painting practices across other media and disciplines, such as photography, printmaking, digital media, installation, and/or performance are encouraged to apply.

Like all faculty, the painting professorship comprises three areas of activity: teaching, service, and creative research. Teaching includes two courses per semester at the undergraduate or graduate level, guiding graduate student work and serving on MFA thesis committees, as well as developing new curricula. Service includes participation in faculty governance and departmental and university committee work. Research includes professional studio practice with an ongoing international exhibition and publication record.

We encourage candidates with a demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion, including through feminist, queer, anti-racist, transnational, and decolonial practices, and who can support teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students of varied backgrounds, capabilities, perspectives, social identities and gender expressions.

UC Berkeley’s Art Practice Department provides rigorous practical, conceptual, and critical studio art training within a world-renowned public research university. Students develop a cross-media understanding of studio art practices in a global context and gain valuable experience for a wide range of professional lives within contemporary art and culture. 2D, 3D, and time-based studio production courses, research seminars, and professional development courses provide essential skills within conceptual and critical frameworks. We offer a four year Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and a two year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Our courses service approximately 500 undergraduate students, and 12 graduate students across a diverse range of disciplines. Located in the vibrant California Bay Area, our program is deeply connected to the region’s complex historical legacies and is engaged in its creative possibilities. Our award-winning faculty consists of internationally acclaimed artists working across a range of media, and with multiple research interests that closely link the Art Practice Department with other university departments and research centers.

For more information on our department and specific academic programs, please visit art.berkeley.edu.

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty

Department: https://art.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

MFA (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in an MFA or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications

Distinction as an artist working primarily in painting.
Proven exhibition record or a demonstrated history showing great potential for active exhibition. Ability to teach both graduate and undergraduate studio and seminar courses.
At least 3 years experience teaching at the postsecondary level and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, graduate supervision, and administrative service.
Demonstrated expertise in the history and current practices in fields of painting and related image-making.

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter – Explain your interest in UC Berkeley

• Artist Statement

• Statement of Teaching Philosophy – Including a description of your strengths, both technical and theoretical.

• Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity ).

• Artist Work – Image 1 – Own work – Please upload each image separately

• Artist Work – Image 2 – Own work – Please upload each image separately

• Artist Work – Image 3 – Own work – Please upload each image separately

• Artist Work – Image 4 – Own work – Please upload each image separately

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• Artist Work – Image 9 – Own work – Please upload each image separately

• Artist Work – Image 10 – Own work – Please upload each image separately

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

References will be solicited for short-listed candidates

Apply link:
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03563

Help contact: erik_nelson@berkeley.edu

Campus Information

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy ) prior to submitting their letter.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for the deadlines applicable to new University of California employees. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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Job location
Berkeley, CA
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