Two full time positions

The Newcomb Art Department at Tulane University invites applications for two full-time faculty positions in Studio Art. The Newcomb Art department is one of the oldest art departments in the South, founded as part of the first degree-granting college for women in the US, and fully incorporated into Tulane University in 1987. The department is at an exciting moment in its trajectory and is committed to reflecting the transnational networks of the contemporary art world and building on our connections to our culturally diverse and profoundly creative home city of New Orleans, itself a global cultural capital. Tulane’s Strategy for Tomorrow outlines the university’s commitment to support a diverse and equitable community both professionally and personally. The School of Liberal Arts and the Newcomb Art Department has echoed these values by underlining equity in hiring processes and emphasizing mentoring, faculty support, and belonging. 

Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Studio Art, Digital Art 
We are searching for a collaborative faculty member in studio art with experience in digital and new media techniques within the interdisciplinary realm of contemporary art. The ideal candidate will possess a strong commitment to teaching and employ an integrated approach to cultivating artistic practice across foundational, emerging, and experimental modalities in their classroom. This position necessitates a proactive approach to updating curriculum and pedagogy in response to dynamically shifting digital and technological tools. We are particularly interested in artist-educators whose research and practice actively engage with these evolving tools and contribute to critical discourse in the field. Applicants should also demonstrate an active professional practice at the national or international level, with a track record of growing recognition in the field.

Full-time faculty teach undergraduate and graduate-level studio classes, seminars, and consistently serve on BFA and MFA committees within the interdisciplinary art environment of these programs. Tenure-track faculty members are expected to maintain active professional careers and participate in ongoing curricular development, departmental administration, and school governance. The course load for this position is 2:2.

Responsibilities
–Conduct scholarly work (research and/or creative activity), with an active exhibition record and recognition in the field.
–Teach two courses per semester in both fall and spring semesters, including introductory-level courses. 
–At least one of the four courses taught per year will overlap and collaborate with our Digital Media Practices Coordinate Major program.

Areas of artistic expertise in research and teaching may include, but are not limited to:
–Emerging and new media art
–Time-based media, including sound art
–Experimental video
–Digital fabrication
–Computational art and creative coding
–Internet art
–Augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or artificial intelligence
–Interactive experiences
–Electronic objects and interfaces
–Digital drawing/painting
–Art games
–Bio/Eco art
–Support our students in developing creative works as part of a socially and culturally engaged research university.
–Coordinate teaching with graduate teaching assistants and adjunct faculty in digital art.
–Supervise/conduct individual studies with graduate students in digital art.
–Serve on MFA and BFA review committees, which meet twice a semester.
–Contribute to curricular revision and development to build a progressive, innovative, and destination arts program.
–Contribute to the safe and effective supervision of the digital art classroom, in concert with other colleagues and staff as available. This may include repair / replacement of equipment, supervision of student workers, managing material inventories, etc.
–Participate in service activities within the Newcomb Art Department, the School of Liberal Arts, and the University.

Full application information for the Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Studio Art, Digital Art  position can be found here.

Professor of Practice in Photography
We are searching for a collaborative faculty member in photography with the ability to teach the majority of the following areas: lighting, digital workflow, inkjet printing, film processing, scanning, B&W darkroom printing, alternative and hybrid photographic processes, cameraless photography, the evolving utilization of AI in image creation, and courses addressing issues of representation in historical and/or contemporary contexts.

The ideal candidate will possess a dynamic record of utilizing and teaching photographic media, employing an integrated approach to cultivating artistic practice across both traditional and emerging processes. We are particularly interested in artist-educators whose practice engages with the nature of representation, decolonization, documentary methods that challenge historical uses of the genre, performative aspects of the medium, or any new form of practice that contributes to the expanded field of photography. 

The Professor of Practice in Photography teaches undergraduate studio courses, with the opportunity to teach thematic, interdisciplinary, and/or graduate-level studio courses when possible. This faculty member will also serve on BFA and MFA committees (as their schedule allows) within the interdisciplinary art environment of these programs. The course load for this position is 3:3.

Responsibilities:
–Teach three courses per semester in both fall and spring semesters, including introductory-level courses. 
–Support our students in developing creative works as part of a socially and culturally engaged research university.
–Serve on an average of two MFA committees per year, which meet twice a semester for one hour.
–Serve on an average of two BFA committees per year, which meet twice a semester for  45 minutes.
–Contribute to the safe and effective supervision of the photography facilities, in concert with other colleagues and staff. 

Full application information for the Professor of Practice in Photography position can be found here.

About the Newcomb Art Department
The Newcomb Art Department at Tulane University is devoted to the study and production of visual art within the context of Tulane University’s strong tradition in the liberal arts. The Art Department fosters a collaborative and rigorous environment that promotes creative and critical inquiry, exploration, and innovation in studio arts practice. The Department emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach to contemporary art-making and supports myriad forms of expression with concentrations in Sculpture, Glass, Ceramics, Photography, Printmaking, Digital Arts and Painting & Drawing.

Located in New Orleans, a vibrant and culturally rich city in the Gulf South, the Newcomb Art Department draws from a diverse and exciting range of artistic and cultural production. Local resources for artists include Prospect New Orleans (an international art triennial), the Joan Mitchell Center, the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. New Orleans is also home to vibrant artist-run gallery spaces in the St. Claude Avenue Arts District, as well as a cluster of commercial galleries on Julia Street and in Uptown New Orleans.