Academic Careers at IU

The Assistant Professor of Fine Arts in the School of the Arts, Department of Fine Arts, is a full-time, tenure-track, 10-month position responsible for a 12-hour per semester teaching load with an expected productive program of research/creative activity in studio practice supported by a reduction in teaching load. Active involvement in service to the department, campus, discipline, and the community is also expected. Summer assignments and associated stipends are possible in accordance with programmatic need.

Core responsibilities include in-person teaching of multiple sections of painting and drawing courses and departmental service courses, teaching possible online courses, maintaining an active high-level studio practice, assisting with curricular development, implementation and program evaluation, and participating in departmental and community service/faculty governance activities.

The School of the Arts offers a BA and a BFA in Fine Arts as well as interdisciplinary degrees in Graphic Design. Indiana University is a student-centered institution that serves the Northwest Indiana region and Chicagoland area and is IU’s only designated Hispanic Serving and Minority Serving Institution.

ABOUT INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST

One of seven campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The campus has a diverse student population of approximately 3,500 degree-seeking students and 1,800 dual-credit students and has been recognized by the Department of Education as a minority and Hispanic serving institution. The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, the region’s only four-year medical doctorate program. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity, research, and community engagement. Indiana University Northwest is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to achieving excellence through diversity. The University actively encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups.

Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Search Committee Chair, 3400 Broadway, IN 46408, jhulsebo@iu.edu

Interested candidates should review and complete the online application that requires uploading: 1) Curriculum vitae; 2) Letter of application; 3) Statement on Research and Teaching; and 4) List of references with contact information to include mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone numbers at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/28036

Review date begins March 1, 2025: (Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee).

Final date: March 20, 2025: Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.