Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Of Pedagogy: Revitalising Schools

Job Description:
Art Education is an interdisciplinary department that embodies artist-centered, justice-based, community-engaged contemporary practice. Within the first public art college in the country, our vibrant department includes BFA and graduate programs. The successful candidate will primarily teach courses that support students through the challenges and joys of student teaching as well as pedagogy and/or creative practices.
This position is governed by the MSCA collective bargain agreement.
Salary: $64,000-74,000
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Education, Fine Arts or Directly Related Field. A terminal degree is required for promotion and tenure
• Experience with teaching that centers students' joy and criticality in public K-12 settings
• Experience working with children, youth, families, schools, and educational systems that have been historically marginalized, especially in urban contexts
• Demonstrated collaborative partnership experience
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice, access, and equity in education

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supervising or mentoring teachers
• Familiarity with state certification requirements
• Expertise in educational policy and history
• Capacity to teach developmental theory
• A Terminal degree (MFA/PhD/EdD)
• Expertise, scholarly or otherwise, supporting racialized, ethno-linguistically diverse and refugee learners
• Active art/creative practice
• Demonstrated expertise in culturally-responsive pedagogy
• Interest in contemporary art discourse and practice

Additional Information:
Please note MassArt does not provide:

• Employment-based visa sponsorship or non-student exchange visitor visa sponsorship.
• E-Verify.
• Reimbursement for travel.

Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check relative to prior criminal convictions and pending cases, as well as Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) checks relative to prior sexual offenses committed as an adult or juvenile will be conducted on the final candidate prior to an offer of employment. MassArt requires specific written authorization to conduct background checks. Failure to provide such authorization shall preclude your application from receiving further consideration.
MassArt provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other legally protected class. MassArt complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the college operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
Application Instructions:
Deadline: Preference will be given to applicants who apply before January 15, 2024.
Materials to be submitted:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Philosophy
• Examples of the curriculum or syllabus of course(s) you have taught.
• 10 examples of student's work
• If you have an active art or creative practice, please submit: 15 images of personal work. For time-based media, 10 still images + 5-10 minutes of video with provided link
• If you have published work, please submit up to 3 publications

Applicants should be eligible to work in the U.S. at the time of employment.
Please note that the Massachusetts College of Art and Design is not an e-verified institution (www.e-verify.gov/about-e-verify).