Lecturer in Studio Art (Graphic Design)

Cornell College, a private undergraduate liberal arts college, is seeking a broadly-trained Lecturer in Studio Art beginning fall 2024. Teaching responsibilities will include a total of 6 courses inclusive of Graphic Design and courses in at least one of these additional areas: collage and assemblage, sculpture/3D design, drawing, textile art and/or darkroom photography.  The successful candidate will also assist with mentoring upper-level student thesis projects.  Expectations also include overseeing appropriate studio facilities.  The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring students.  This renewable position will be reviewed on an annual basis.  An MFA in Studio Art or another appropriate area is required.

Because Cornell College values diversity and strives to create a welcoming community in which all individuals are respected and included, the entire campus community engages in dialogue around issues of difference, identity, and ideology. The college is committed to fostering a faculty and staff community that reflects our diverse student body. We encourage applications from candidates who share our vision for a campus that embraces differing backgrounds, viewpoints, and identities, and who will excel at teaching and mentoring a student body that is broadly diverse.  We encourage art faculty to develop a curriculum that includes artists, works, and/or processes representative of  marginalized communities.  (See our diversity statement.)

All Cornell faculty are expected to participate in service to their department.  The college encourages interdisciplinary interests among its faculty and the development of teaching strategies that capitalize on our unique academic calendar. Our academic calendar allows us the freedom to take students off-campus without impinging on other course commitments. In addition, class size is limited to 25 students, and upper-level courses are often smaller.  

About Cornell College

Cornell College is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in teaching and the creation of a welcoming community in which all individuals are respected and included. Our innovative curriculum includes a focus on the essential abilities of writing, quantitative reasoning, and intercultural literacy as well as experiential learning. Cornell’s One Course At A Time (OCAAT) academic calendar is divided into eight- 3½ week blocks in which students take and faculty teach a single course. This one-at-a-time approach fosters strong student engagement and close faculty-student relationships while allowing faculty freedom to design and carry out their classes, on campus or off.

Founded in 1853, Cornell’s distinctive campus community reflects our ongoing pursuit of our core values and continuing tradition of shared governance.  Always a coeducational institution, we were the first college west of the Mississippi to graduate both men and women and the first college in the country to afford a female faculty member the same title and pay as her male colleagues. Academic immersion, real world experience requirements through Ingenuity in Action, and unparalleled flexibility attract an ambitious student body from around the world. Seventy percent of our students are from outside Iowa, representing 44 states and 13 foreign countries. Students of color comprise one-fifth of the student body.

Cornell's picturesque hilltop campus contains a mix of historic and modern facilities. Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a flourishing community with a vibrant arts scene, recognized by Frommer's as one of "America's Coolest Small Towns" and located in the heart of the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids creative corridor.

Interested applicants should submit the following materials through Cornell College’s online application system:

•       A letter of application/cover letter, which includes a description of any experience working with individuals from historically marginalized or underserved groups.
•       Current Curriculum Vitae
•       Graduate transcript(s) (may be unofficial)
•       Teaching statement, describing teaching interests, experience, and philosophy, including examples of inclusive pedagogy
•       20 Images of Personal Artwork with descriptions (uploaded as a PDF, JPEG, or a link to a website including artwork max file size is 6MB)
•       20 Images of Student Artwork (including some work in Graphic Design) with descriptions (uploaded as a PDF, JPEG, or a link to a website including student artwork max file size is 6MB)
•     Names and contact information for a minimum of three references. Formal letters may be requested at a later date.

The deadline for ensuring consideration is January 22, 2024.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

For more information about the department, please visit the Department of Art and Art History website.

Any questions can be directed to Susannah Biondo-Gemmell, Department Chair and Professor of Art at sbiondogemmell@cornellcollege.edu.

Cornell is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from underrepresented groups. Cornell complies with Iowa's Smoke-free Air Act. Cornell utilizes E-Verify and requires the satisfactory completion of a background check.

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