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2009000162 Assistant Professor of Art - East Stroudsburg, PA

Job Information

ID :

#10071639

# of Positions :

Minimum Education Level :

Master’s Degree

Experience Required :

none

Duration :

Full Time Regular

Shift :

First Shift (Day)

Hours per week :

Start Date :

8/28/2010

Job Description

East Stroudsburg University is accepting applications for a tenure track position beginning Fall 2010. The full-time instructor in the Art Department will be able to teach a diverse range of graphic design courses, engage in scholarly activity and provide service to the department, university and community. The Studio courses in graphic design combine practice, theory, and technology. They also focus on design as an art form, a creative process, and a profession. Our standard teaching load is 3 undergraduate courses per semester. In addition, the individual will be expected to contribute to curriculum development and process improvement.

Required Qualifications: A terminal degree (MFA) in Graphic Design is required. We are seeking candidates that have a strong commitment to artistic and professional practice, teaching and service. Applicants must have considerable knowledge and teaching evidence of the history of and contemporary practice in graphic design. Candidates should be proficient with design applications including Photoshop, Illustrator,InDesign and Macro Media. Final selection will be based on excellence in scholastic achievement, professional activity, a review of the candidate's vitae and a successful interview, which will include a teaching demonstration and portfolio review. Undergraduate teaching experience required.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience incorporating the use of technology in teaching and experience working with diverse student populations is also preferred.

To Apply: Application deadline for consideration is January 19, 2010. Please apply on-line at www.esucareers.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=51006. Applicants are to attach a cover letter, candidate's vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi's, teaching evaluations, unofficial transcript and three letters of recommendation.

Please submit examples of your own and students' work (if applicable) in JPG format, 300 DPI. This may be attached to your application as "OTHER DOCUMENTTION". If you have a web site, please indicate the site location in "Other Documentation".Should you have any questions, please contact the Faculty Search Coordinator at (570) 422-3932.

The University encourages applications from members of historically under-represented groups, including women, veterans, and persons with disabilities, and is an AA/EEO employer. East Stroudsburg University is interested in hiring employees who have extensive experience with diverse populations. To learn more about diversity at ESU and in our community, visit our website at www.esu.edu/diversity.

All candidates must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States and official transcripts at the time of employment. Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Located in the scenic Pocono Mountains within a 90-minute drive of New York City and two hours from Philadelphia, East Stroudsburg University is one of the fourteen universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1893, with a current enrollment of 7,300, the university maintains a rich academic tradition and continues to build on its sense of history with unique new undergraduate and graduate degrees programs and a major Science and Technology Center. Offering 68 undergraduate degree programs and graduate degrees in 22 fields of study, the university is experiencing increasing enrollments and is poised for continued growth. Adjacent to the unspoiled Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the surrounding community offers options for suburban, small city, or country living.