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The Department of Digital + Studio Arts (D+SA) at Hamline University invites applicants for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) position with a specialization in Sculpture with an anticipated start date of August 2024. D+SA seeks an artist-educator with an interest in bridging contemporary arts practices, digital fabrication, and traditional modes of making. Candidates should have proficiency in woodworking, steel fabrication, mold making (standard investment and sand casting), and metal casting (bronze and aluminum); experience in other media (especially digital fabrication) is a plus. D+SA particularly welcomes candidates with an interest in breaking boundaries between traditional studio arts and new media, along with collaborating with faculty across disciplines. Hamline tenure-track faculty typically teach six courses per academic year, with a one-course release in the first year and a semester teaching release pending successful third-year review. Annually, this position will be evaluated for partial teaching release in consideration for studio tech and maintenance expectations, depending on availability of staff support for such needs that academic year. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to take on the following areas of responsibility: + Teaching foundations courses and studio courses at all levels of sculpture (beginning to advanced) with strong adherence to safety standards and practices. + Managing and maintaining tools and equipment of a wood shop, metal shop, and foundry. + Advising and mentoring undergraduate students reflecting the diversity of the Hamline student body. + Training and supervising student studio monitors, offering continuing hands-on training and professional development opportunities, and building a positive studio/shop culture; + Fostering connections to the broader arts and maker communities. + Developing new courses in areas of individual interest and in collaboration within and beyond the D+SA department, including topical First-Year Seminars. + Establishing a creative research agenda with material support from the department and university. D+SA is committed to the intersection of arts and technologies, values collaboration and high impact educational experiences for our students, and fosters a diverse and inclusive learning environment. We offer well-equipped studio spaces, with the ability to invest resources to reflect the expertise, research agenda, and pedagogical goals of new faculty. Hamline University is located in the heart of the culturally vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. The College of Liberal Arts, together with Hamline’s School of Business, serves approximately 1,700 undergraduate students. The University’s mission is to create a diverse and collaborative community of learners dedicated to the development of students’ knowledge, values, and skills for successful lives of leadership, scholarship, and service. Successful candidates will have a terminal degree in their field of study (MFA or PhD, completion by August 2024; ABD welcome), a commitment to excellence in teaching and continued development of pedagogy, a desire to develop new course offerings in their field of study, and a desire to mentor undergraduate students. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by December 31, 2023. The committee will begin to review applications immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For questions, please contact D+SA department chair Curt Lund at clund07@hamline.edu. Applications should include: + Cover letter + CV + Statement of teaching philosophy, addressing the candidate’s understanding of the values of a liberal arts education, and their ability to serve a diverse student body with significant (~50%) first-generation population. + Evidence of effective teaching in the form of student project samples (10-20; provide corresponding course info) + Statement of research agenda, including public/community engagement + Samples of current creative work, research, and scholarship (20) + Contact information for three professional references (references will be contacted for candidates who advance past the interview round) All questions marked ‘Required’ need to be answered in order to submit the application. It is important that your application show all of the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. If rejected, you must reapply for the position in order to be considered. A resume or curriculum vitae, a cover letter outlining your qualifications for and interest in the position, contact information for 3 current, professional references, as well as copies of transcripts (if required) must be uploaded with each application **.** Since 1854, Hamline has set the standard for excellence in education, and we continue to do so today with the help of driven individuals who are dedicated to Hamline’s tradition of doing all the good we can in all the ways we can. Our community of students, faculty, and staff take seriously the ideals of the university—scholarship, leadership, and fellowship—and work together to enact positive change locally, nationally, and globally. Join us and see how you can take the lead here at Hamline.