Job Description
Position Type: Tenure-track
School/Area School of the Arts
Department: Studio Arts
Position Description The Department of Studio Art at the College of Charleston invites
applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in New Media, beginning August 2026. The successful candidate will
have an MFA with a focus in New Media with the ability to teach in a secondary area, such as drawing or photography. They will have a
demonstrated competency in technology-based and/or experimental media and an interest in growing new areas of study in the Studio Art
Department. An ability to teach our general education art course and upper-level interdisciplinary courses is a plus. An interest in
curriculum development and innovation in teaching is required. Preference will be given to applicants with three years of college teaching
experience beyond a graduate assistantship. The successful candidate will be integral in shaping the future direction of the department.
Strong leadership skills are preferred.
Responsibilities: a full teaching load which will consist of some combination of introductory
to advanced courses in new media, and a general education humanities art foundations course taught to undergraduate Studio Art majors and
non-majors. The successful candidate will have a national exhibition record and an active, contemporary studio practice.
One of 5
departments/programs in the School of the Arts, the Studio Art Department encourages creative productivity and close mentoring in 5 areas of
study: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Founded in 1770, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized
public liberal arts and sciences university located on a scenic campus in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The student body
numbers approximately 12,000 in undergraduate and graduate programs combined.
Please direct any questions to Steve Johnson, Search
Committee Chair, Johnsonss2@cofc.edu .
Special Instructions to
Applicants Applicant Documents:
- Cover letter
- CV
- Artist statement
- 20 images in a single pdf of
recent artwork (the past 5 years)
- 20 images in a single pdf of student work
- 3 example syllabi: one introductory course, one
intermediate or advanced course, and one proposed special topics course.
- List of 3 References: (email addresses and phone
numbers)
Closing Date: 11/11/2025
Open Until Filled? No
Posting
Number: F2016463P
EEO Statement The College of Charleston is an equal opportunity employer and does
not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of sex, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race,
religion, color, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, and other
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