Fine Arts

**Job Title**
- Fine Arts - Assistant Professor (Department of Art, Indigenous Art Studio)

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**Rank**
- Assistant Professor

**Tenure Information**
- Tenure Track

**Position Details**

**Position Description**
- Design curriculum for and teach courses in Indigenous studio art practices at the undergraduate level.
- Contribute to graduate programs through teaching, committee supervision or participation, and/or mentorship of graduate students.
- Contribute to development of new curriculum and revision of existing curriculum at the program and course level.
- Articulate and conduct a program of original and impactful creative practice and/or scholarly research, as appropriate to the Assistant Professor rank and as required for future tenure and promotion in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
- Contribute in a meaningful and collaborative way to departmental, Faculty, and University service and collegial governance, through participation in committees and other activities such as external outreach, recruitment, and service with organizations in their field.
- Lead outreach, recruitment, and/or engagement activities to serve Indigenous students, community members, and/or artists, fostering positive, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities and organizations.

**Qualifications**

**Essential Attributes**
- An established and recognized professional, educational, or community-based arts practice.
- Ability to articulate a feasible and significant creative practice/research plan, with outcomes appropriate to the rank of an Assistant Professor.
- Ability to develop and teach studio courses in Indigenous art practices, teaching students from a range of academic areas and artistic backgrounds, including students from outside of fine arts programs.
- Ability to develop and teach courses in one or more areas of either the art studio program (such as drawing, painting, print, photo arts, media arts, sculpture/spatial practice, social practice) or within the Faculty of Fine Arts (such as art history, museum studies, music, new media, theatre/drama, cinema/film studies, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary areas).
- Ability to contribute to curriculum development at the department level.
- Effectiveness as a teacher or mentor to students or emerging artists. This can be demonstrated through experience in postsecondary education or in other educational, community-based, or professional contexts.
- Ability to teach a diverse student body, to incorporate innovative and equity-informed pedagogical approaches in their teaching, and to contribute to decolonization and Indigenization through teaching activities.
- Ability to develop and lead outreach, recruitment, and engagement activities that build positive relationships with Indigenous students and communities.
- Ability to contribute to a collaborative department and Faculty culture through collegiality, reliability, professional communication, and conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrated history of positive collaboration/contributions to Indigenous communities.

**Preferred Attributes**
- Ability to contribute to the museum studies program through teaching, mentoring students, or supervising student internships.
- Established, collaborative relationships with the Blackfoot/Blackfeet community or other Indigenous communities in the region.
- Creative/scholarly interest in digital media, artificial intelligence, and interactive technologies, with potential to contribute to ongoing interdisciplinary and collaborative initiatives within the Faculty as described below (see “About the Academic Unit”).
- Established teaching or research practice that engages with Blackfoot/Blackfeet ontologies and epistemologies and/or with land-based creative approaches and pedagogies.

**About the Academic Unit**
The Department of Art offers degree programs in Art Studio, Indigenous Art Studio, and Art History/Museum Studies. Our conceptually-oriented programs are designed to integrate diverse areas of study within a liberal arts education. The Art Studio program emphasizes hands-on technical and creative innovation, interdisciplinarity, critical thought and community engagement, all intrinsic to contemporary art production. Supported by spacious and well-equipped facilities, core areas of study include drawing, painting, print, photo arts, media arts, Indigenous art, sculpture/spatial practice, a