Posting Details
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Position Information
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Posting Number: F260049P
Open Date: 12/20/2025
Close Date: 03/20/2026
Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor
Title: Assistant Professor of 2D Studio Art
Salary: $62,000
Benefits
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This position is eligible for health, dental, life insurance, and other benefits through Chicago State University. Click here for a complete list of benefits: http://csu.edu/humanresources/benefits.htm
Is Tenured: No
Tenure Track: Yes
Full-time: Full-time
Part-time: Part-time
Job Description
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Chicago State University Department of Art and Design invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of 2D Studio beginning August 2026.
Responsibilities
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- Teaching approximately 12 contact hours of classes per semester
- Most courses in the disciplines of drawing, painting, foundations, and contemporary art practices
- Experience with fiber arts and weaving is a plus
- Additional responsibilities include:
- Contributing to curriculum development
- Collaborating with other art and design faculty members
- Participating in assessment activities
- Supervising students in internships and professionally related activities internally and externally
- Actively interacting with the broader CSU community
- Serving on program and university-wide committees
- Scholarly, creative, and/or professional activity
Required Education
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MFA in Drawing and Painting or equivalent discipline
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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- Command of fundamentals in addition to contemporary practices in the field
Preferred Qualifications
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- Experience working with a diverse population of students
- Experience leading collaborative and community-based artwork
- Strong exhibition record in the field
- Depth and breadth in the studio art disciplines
- Ability to work across disciplines
- Experience teaching at the college level and teaching upper-level courses
Special Requirements
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- Sample syllabi for relevant courses and additional examples of research must be emailed to Thomas Lucas (tlucas22csu.edu) and John Smith (john.smithcsu.edu)
- College-level teaching experience is required
Posting Specific Questions
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Applicant Documents
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- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- References
- Teaching Philosophy
- Artist statement
- Letters of Reference
- Sample Syllabi
- Optional Documents