Application deadline:
February 15, 2013
The School of Art+Design at Purchase College, SUNY seeks candidates for the position of Director of the School beginning July 1, 2013. Applicants to this position should possess significant leadership experience within a professional art school setting, preferably including both undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, candidates are expected to be accomplished artists or arts professionals with substantial higher education teaching experience, enough to qualify for a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor at Purchase College. The salary for this position is commensurate with experience, and includes a location stipend and full benefits package.
Our ideal candidate will be comfortable working and thinking across disciplines, having interests and experience that extend beyond his or her specialty, and encompass broader approaches to art practice and human knowledge. Successful candidates will demonstrate their commitment to student learning, success, and liberal education.
Responsibilities include oversight of 20 full-time and approximately 50 adjunct faculty members as well as seven full-time staff members. The School houses over 500 undergraduate and 16 graduate students. Curricular oversight is paramount, with the required budgetary, programmatic, facilities & safety, and organizational understanding to deliver a successful NASAD-accredited professional program.
Other duties will include interacting with the Neuberger Museum of Art, representing the visual art and design disciplines within the College and the community, as well as working closely with the Dean and VP for Advancement, maintaining external relationships as they relate to the visual arts and design, including supporters, donors, friends, and patrons.
Founded on the principle that artists and scholars are indispensable to each other and to an enlightened society, Purchase College combines professional conservatory programs in the visual and performing arts and distinguished programs in the liberal arts and sciences. Located 25 miles north of Manhattan in Westchester County, the campus celebrates individuality, diversity, and creativity as we encourage students to “Think Wide Open.” At Purchase College, the arts play a special role—liberal education infuses the arts and the arts infuse the campus. Purchase College is part of the State University of New York system.
Qualifications
A terminal degree (MFA) in a studio discipline or commensurate professional experience is required. Evidence of effective leadership and increasing levels of responsibility in a professional program in visual art and design—including demonstrable curricular, budgetary, and external relationship management experience, as well as strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills—is required. Experience teaching at the college level, demonstrated by at least six years of professional art program teaching experience, full-time, at a commensurate rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, is also desired. Experience with graduate professional programs in art and design preferred. Minority candidates are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to apply.
Applicants must attach the following to the online employment application:
•Cover letter (maximum one page) expressing interest in the position and summarizing qualifications.
•Comprehensive CV specifying leadership achievements (please do not submit original materials).
Candidates may send links to websites detailing creative work within the text of their CV, but this is not required.
•Names, addresses, and e-mail addresses (and phone numbers, if possible) of FIVE references, who can speak to your leadership and/or teaching experience.
•Two statements: the first is a writing sample of your choosing (scholarly work, opinion, etc.); the second is a statement of your philosophy about higher education in the arts.
To apply, please visit here and complete an online application first. Phone calls, hard copy, or e-mail submissions of application materials will NOT be accepted.
Review of applications will continue until February 15, 2013. Purchase College, SUNY is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
