Tenure-track position available January 11, 2010, or June 1, 2010, depending on candidate availability.

Responsibilities:  helping to develop the department's new glass major and glass facilities (set to open Fall Semester 2010); teaching a range of art and glass courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; contributing to the maintenance and operation of the department's glass arts studios; engaging in research and artistic productivity; serving as an advocate for the glass arts within the university and in the larger community.

Minimum qualifications: MFA in glass; record of scholarly/creative productivity appropriate to the rank of Associate; demonstrated expertise in at least one area of glass art production—glass blowing, casting, or kiln-work; successful teaching of a wide range of glass art production techniques at the college level; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within the department, university, and community.

Preferred qualifications:  experience teaching and advising graduate students in glass media; significant record of exhibitions and professional accomplishments such as grant writing; demonstrated expertise in multiple areas of glass production—blowing, casting, kiln-work and cold work; knowledge of the history and criticism of the glass arts; experience developing glass arts curricula at the undergraduate and graduate level; demonstrated ability to construct and maintain glass shop equipment.

Excellent benefits, including retiree health care and 100% pension contribution for eligible employees.

Send letter of application, current vita, artist/teaching statement, contact information with email addresses for three references, MFA transcript, CD of 20 jpeg examples of personal work and 20 examples of student work in PowerPoint or jpeg format, and representative syllabi examples to: 

Professor Kenton Hall, Glass Search Chairperson
Department of Art
Ball State University
Muncie, IN  47306

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. www.bsu.edu/art

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