Position Title | Chair of Art Department |
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Tenure Status | Tenured |
Provide Rank | Associate or Full Professor |
Position Number | 065441 |
Department | Art - 265050 |
Working Location (City, State) | Boone, NC |
Minimum Qualifications |
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Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required) |
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License/Certification Required | Optional |
Description of the Department or Unit |
Department of Art The Department of Art is accredited by NASAD and has 47 full-time faculty members, over 20 part-time faculty members, over 800 undergraduate majors and offers the following degrees: BFAs in Art Education, Graphic Design, Photography with concentrations in Commercial and Fine Art, and Studio Art; a BA in Art & Visual Culture with concentrations in Art History, Art Management and Studio Art; and a BS in Graphic Communications Management with concentrations in Cross Media Production and Print/Packaging Production. The Department of Art offers a range of travel opportunities including trips to the university's New York Loft and has offered study abroad trips to China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, and Taiwan. Additional information about the department, the university, and the surrounding area can be found atThe Department is housed in Wey Hall and is presently in the process of an ongoing multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation that will be finished in Fall 2025. More information . CFAA The College of Fine and Applied Arts (CFAA) at Appalachian State University is a dynamic, transdisciplinary academic unit that emphasizes experiential learning and offers 30 undergraduate degree programs, one graduate degree program and 13 minors through its seven member departments: Applied Design; Art; Communication; Military Science and Leadership; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment; and Theatre and Dance (https://cfaa.appstate.edu/). |
Essential Duties and Responsibilities |
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Type of Position | Full Time Position |
Appointment Type | 1.0 |
Number Of Months Per Year | 12 |
Physical Demands of Position | Typical physical demands of classroom and educational environments in a professional position at a university. |
Description of University | Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. |
Proposed Date of Hire | 07/01/2024 |
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Suggested Salary Range | From $100K for Associate Professor to $130K for Full Professor |
ABD Consideration: | N/A - ABD is not applicable for this position. See Minimum Qualifications. |
ABD Description |
ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year. No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered. |
Special Instructions to Applicants | For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board:
Please note official copies of transcripts will be requested later in the search process. Review of complete applications will begin January 9, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. |
UNC System Code (Section 610(2)) Special Faculty Hires | The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution. |
Posting Date | 10/26/2023 |
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Open Until Filled | Yes |
Evaluation of Applications Begins | 01/09/2024 |
Search Chair Name | Ed Midgett |
Search Chair Email | midgettae@appstate.edu |
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Posting Number | FA00377P |