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University of Oklahoma
School of Art Office
520 Parrington Oval, Room 202
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-0550

Phone: 405.325.2691

Fax: 405.325.1668

The University of Oklahoma School of Art is currently seeking applicants for the following faculty positions:

Mary Lou Milner Carver Endowed Professorship in Art History – Native American Art

Position: Nine-month, tenure-track faculty position in Art History with a specialization in Native American Art.

Rank:  Rank and salary commensurate with experience

Starting Date: August 16, 2008

Minimum Qualifications:           
Ph.D. in Art History;  ABD with completion date before July 1, 2009 may be considered.  Record of outstanding teaching and research.

Desired Qualifications:
National reputation of scholarly research and publications.  Record of teaching at the graduate level.  Experience in directing doctoral dissertations and committee service.

Responsibilities: Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate level classes in art history, specifically in Native American Art and Art of the American West.  Engage in scholarly research and publication, serve on masters and doctoral committees and direct doctoral dissertations.

Institutional Description:
The School of Art is the largest, most comprehensive art school in Oklahoma having a faculty of 27 full-time artists, designers, scholars, and the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art in the American West, serving approximately 400 undergraduate and over 30 masters level students in art history, media (film, photography and video), studio (painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture) and visual communications. The School of Art is a part of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, one of 20 colleges within the university.  The University of Oklahoma is a major national research university with a commitment to quality undergraduate and graduate education. The University of Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is one of the nation's finest university art museums and features works from Edward Hopper to Vincent Van Gogh. Housed in a spectacular new building designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen, the museum’s extraordinary collection includes French Impressionist, American, Native American, modern and contemporary art; Asian sculpture; photography; Byzantine icons; Persian miniatures and more. The museum’s holdings contain more than 1,000 works related to Native American Art and Art of the American West.  In addition, the University of Oklahoma is located within a short drive of several major museum collections of Native American and American Western art, including the Gilcrease Museum, Philbrook Museum of Art, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art.  The Norman Campus has over 26,000 students and more than 1,300 faculty members.  Norman, a community of 93,000 is located twenty minutes south of Oklahoma City, a metropolitan area with a population exceeding 1,000,000.  Oklahoma is home to 39 federally recognized tribes and numerous Native American cultural institutions.

Application: Please submit a letter of application, complete curriculum vitae and at least three references with contact information to:

                                                Dr. Eugene Enrico, Dean
                                                Chair, Professorship of Art History Search Committee
                                                Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts
                                                540 Parrington Oval, Room 122
                                                Norman, OK  73019

Review of applications will begin November 30th and continue until the position is filled.  For additional information, please call 405-325-7370 or visit the School of Art website at http://art.ou.edu.

The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply

 

Mary Lou Milner Carver Endowed Professorship of Art History – Art of the American West

Position: Nine-month, tenure-track faculty position in Art History with a specialization in Art of the American West.

Rank: Rank and salary commensurate with experience

Starting Date: August 16, 2008

Minimum Qualifications:           
Ph.D. in Art History or related field, such as American Studies or History.
Record of outstanding teaching and research.

Desired Qualifications:
National reputation of scholarly research and publications.  Record of teaching at the graduate level.  Experience in directing doctoral dissertations and committee service.

Responsibilities:Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate level classes in art history, specifically in a new Ph.D. Program focused on Art of the American West and Native American Art.  Engage in scholarly research and publication, serve on doctoral committees and direct doctoral dissertations.

Institutional Description:
The School of Art is the largest, most comprehensive art school in Oklahoma having a faculty of 24 full-time artists, designers, scholars, and the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art in the American West, serving approximately 400 undergraduate and over 30 masters level students in art history, media (film, photography and video), studio (painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture) and visual communications. The School of Art is a part of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts, one of 20 colleges within the university.  The University of Oklahoma is a major national research university with a commitment to quality undergraduate and graduate education. The University of Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is one of the nation's finest university art museums and features works from Edward Hopper to Vincent Van Gogh. Housed in a spectacular new building designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen, the museum’s extraordinary collection includes French Impressionist, American, Native American, modern and contemporary art; Asian sculpture; photography; icons; Persian miniatures and more. The museum’s holdings contain more than 1,000 works related to the American West and are especially strong in paintings of the Southwest. In addition, the University of Oklahoma is located within a short drive of several major museum collections of western American art including the Gilcrease Museum, Amon Carter Museum and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.  The Norman Campus has over 26,000 students and more than 1,300 faculty members.  Norman, a community of 93,000 is located twenty minutes south of Oklahoma City, a metropolitan area with a population exceeding 1,000,000. 

Application: Please submit a letter of application, complete curriculum vitae, and at least three references with contact information to:

                                                Dr. Eugene Enrico, Dean
                                                Chair, Professorship of Art History Search Committee
                                                Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts
                                                540 Parrington Oval, Room 122
                                                Norman, OK  73019

Review of applications will begin November 30th and continue until the position is filled.  For additional information, please call 405-325-7370 or visit the School of Art website at http://art.ou.edu.

The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply

 

Assistant Professor – Film

Full-time, tenure-track position
School of Art; University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is seeking a tenure track faculty member, at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level, to teach in the Media area.

Job Responsibilities:

- Teach a variety of courses in filmmaking ranging from theory to practice.
- Advise undergraduate students and mentor graduate students
- Participate in curriculum review and development
- Serve on program, school and university committees
- Manage equipment inventory and upgrades with other faculty in program
- Perform all other related activities as required.

Qualifications:

Education:  MFA in film, video, digital arts or related field required.
- Applicant should be a practicing artist with a demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional creative activity.
- Should have an understanding and knowledge of the practice, theory, and history of experimental film. 
- Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate skills in high definition video, lighting, editing, digital animation and related production skills.
- Teaching or demonstrated creative activity in one or more of the following areas desirable: sound, installation art, performance, special effects, animation, or other related digital arts.
- This individual will be working within an interdisciplinary academic program.
- Teaching experience at the college level and mentoring of students is preferred.

To Apply:

Please submit letter of interest, current vita, statement of teaching philosophy, DVD or active URL demonstrating creative work; plus the names and contact information of three professional references to:

Chair, Search Committee-Film
University of Oklahoma, School of Art
520 Parrington Oval, Room 202
Norman, OK  73019

Please note that CD-Rom's and DVD's with attached adhesive labels will not be reviewed.

Review of applicants will begin February 1, 2008 and will continue until position is filled.  Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. OU is an EOE/AA employer.

 

ART FOUNDATION/ Digital Media                                   
University of Oklahoma, School of Art

The School of Art at the University of Oklahoma seeks a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level, to teach in an adaptive and dynamic foundations program within a research institution. Candidates must be highly motivated individuals with an interest in ongoing curriculum development. In conjunction with the major degree programs, the candidate should demonstrate creative and academic skills and the willingness to teach in a high quality foundation program. The foundation program emphasizes a creative aptitude towards design logic, problem solving, traditional and contemporary methodology regarding a variety of artistic disciplines.

Qualifications:

Application Requirements:

Work may be submitted as slides or on Mac and Windows compatible CD/DVD (please do not submit discs with adhesive labels)

Application Deadline: Postmarked - January 7, 2008

Chair of the Foundation Search Committee – Search 39
University of Oklahoma School of Art
520 Parrington Oval, Room 202
Norman OK, 73109

Minorities are encouraged to apply, OU is an EOE/AA employer.

 

ART FOUNDATION/ Drawing                        
University of Oklahoma, School of Art

The School of Art at the University of Oklahoma seeks a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level, to teach in an adaptive and dynamic foundation program within a research institution. Candidates must be highly motivated individuals with an interest in ongoing curriculum development. In conjunction with the major degree programs, the candidate should demonstrate creative and academic skills and the willingness to teach in a high quality foundation program. The foundation program emphasizes a creative aptitude towards design logic, problem solving, traditional and contemporary methodology regarding a variety of artistic disciplines.

Qualifications:

Application Requirements:

Work may be submitted as slides or on Mac and Windows compatible CD/DVD (please do not submit discs with adhesive labels)

Application Deadline: Postmarked - January 7, 2008

Chair of the Foundation Search Committee – Search 28
University of Oklahoma School of Art
520 Parrington Oval, Room 202
Norman OK, 73109

Minorities are encouraged to apply, OU is an EOE/AA employer