Maryland Institute College of Art
Full-Time Faculty, First Year Experience
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
## Full-Time Faculty, First Year Experience****Job Title:**** Full-Time Faculty in the First Year Experience
****Department:**** First Year Experience (FYE)
****FLSA Status:****Exempt
****Reports to:**** Chair of FYE****Position:**** The Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) invites applications for a full-time faculty position in the First Year Experience (FYE) Department with a multi-year renewable contract in a non-tenure institution.
MICA is recognized for the quality of its fine art and design programs at national and international levels, its dedication to student learning and teaching excellence, a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, and for preparing students for successful creative careers. We invite applications from working artists and designers who have a demonstrated commitment to education to join our faculty with a preferred start date of August 1, 2026.**About the First Year Experience at MICA:****Job Description:**The position is specifically for a faculty appointment in interdisciplinary studio with local, national, and/or global reach. The successful candidate will help MICA’s FYE curriculum advance conceptual and critical skills in the production of studio art through exploration of the visual arts, research, material investigation, and professionally resolving content. The successful candidate will show enthusiasm for introducing students to new mediums and techniques, helping them to cultivate curiosity and embrace experimentation in their pivotal first year. The faculty member is also expected to demonstrate digital fluency in practice and teaching with a particular focus on interdisciplinary art and design production practices, in order to teach studio and media courses across the first-year program. **Responsibilities Include:****Minimum Requirements:*** Bachelor’s degree* Demonstrated knowledge in art and design history, theory, and criticism;* Teaching experience at the college level beyond graduate assistantships* Personal commitment to teaching on a college level using pedagogical approaches that are relevant and responsive to our student body* Demonstrated digital fluency in practice and teaching with a particular focus on interdisciplinary, color, design, and new media studio concepts* A record of professional accomplishment, as demonstrated by a portfolio of professional work and an exhibition and/or publication record* Capable of teaching at all levels of undergraduate education including MICA’s First Year Experience* Ability to work in a collaborative environment, participating in advising, curriculum development and review, institutional and departmental committee service, and scheduled departmental and student activities**Preferred Requirements:*** A Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in studio practices, a related visual arts field, or professional achievements equivalent to an MFA* Knowledgeable about contemporary practices, art and theory and their relationship to broader social, cultural, economic, scientific, and technological contexts* Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and/or teaching* Shows promise or proven ability to enrich the strategic aims of the department and the College* Demonstrated studio practice combined with working knowledge and experience in multiple art production processes* Demonstrated collaboration of working with people from various cultural and economic backgrounds, experiences, education levels, and degrees of professional training**Salary:** Commensurate with experience and college policy ranging from $56,246 to 146,325. Excellent benefits package.* Cover letter outlining your interest in the position, teaching philosophy, and thoughts on the role of art and design in contemporary society* Comprehensive CV* Names and contact information including address, phone and email for three references.* *Physical Demands:* While performing the duties of a job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to (amt) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (may be adjusted depending on position)* *Work environment:* While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually (minimal, moderate, or high).* *Required training:* Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment. (additional training may be added, SEE: EHS Manager training schedule)Acknowledged nationally as a premier leader in art and design education, MICA is deliberately cultivating a new generation of artist – one that is capable of seamlessly integrating innovation, entrepreneurship and creative citizenship with contemporary approaches to art, design and media.MICA is redefining the role of the artists and designers as creative, solutions-oriented makers and thinkers who will drive social, cultural, and economic advancement for our future.As the oldest continuously degree-granting college of art and design in the nation, MICA is located in Baltimore, deeply connected to the community. It is a leading contributor to the creative economy regionally and a top producer of nationally and internationally recognized professional artists and designers. #J-18808-Ljbffr
****Department:**** First Year Experience (FYE)
****FLSA Status:****Exempt
****Reports to:**** Chair of FYE****Position:**** The Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) invites applications for a full-time faculty position in the First Year Experience (FYE) Department with a multi-year renewable contract in a non-tenure institution.
MICA is recognized for the quality of its fine art and design programs at national and international levels, its dedication to student learning and teaching excellence, a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, and for preparing students for successful creative careers. We invite applications from working artists and designers who have a demonstrated commitment to education to join our faculty with a preferred start date of August 1, 2026.**About the First Year Experience at MICA:****Job Description:**The position is specifically for a faculty appointment in interdisciplinary studio with local, national, and/or global reach. The successful candidate will help MICA’s FYE curriculum advance conceptual and critical skills in the production of studio art through exploration of the visual arts, research, material investigation, and professionally resolving content. The successful candidate will show enthusiasm for introducing students to new mediums and techniques, helping them to cultivate curiosity and embrace experimentation in their pivotal first year. The faculty member is also expected to demonstrate digital fluency in practice and teaching with a particular focus on interdisciplinary art and design production practices, in order to teach studio and media courses across the first-year program. **Responsibilities Include:****Minimum Requirements:*** Bachelor’s degree* Demonstrated knowledge in art and design history, theory, and criticism;* Teaching experience at the college level beyond graduate assistantships* Personal commitment to teaching on a college level using pedagogical approaches that are relevant and responsive to our student body* Demonstrated digital fluency in practice and teaching with a particular focus on interdisciplinary, color, design, and new media studio concepts* A record of professional accomplishment, as demonstrated by a portfolio of professional work and an exhibition and/or publication record* Capable of teaching at all levels of undergraduate education including MICA’s First Year Experience* Ability to work in a collaborative environment, participating in advising, curriculum development and review, institutional and departmental committee service, and scheduled departmental and student activities**Preferred Requirements:*** A Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in studio practices, a related visual arts field, or professional achievements equivalent to an MFA* Knowledgeable about contemporary practices, art and theory and their relationship to broader social, cultural, economic, scientific, and technological contexts* Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and/or teaching* Shows promise or proven ability to enrich the strategic aims of the department and the College* Demonstrated studio practice combined with working knowledge and experience in multiple art production processes* Demonstrated collaboration of working with people from various cultural and economic backgrounds, experiences, education levels, and degrees of professional training**Salary:** Commensurate with experience and college policy ranging from $56,246 to 146,325. Excellent benefits package.* Cover letter outlining your interest in the position, teaching philosophy, and thoughts on the role of art and design in contemporary society* Comprehensive CV* Names and contact information including address, phone and email for three references.* *Physical Demands:* While performing the duties of a job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to (amt) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (may be adjusted depending on position)* *Work environment:* While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually (minimal, moderate, or high).* *Required training:* Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment. (additional training may be added, SEE: EHS Manager training schedule)Acknowledged nationally as a premier leader in art and design education, MICA is deliberately cultivating a new generation of artist – one that is capable of seamlessly integrating innovation, entrepreneurship and creative citizenship with contemporary approaches to art, design and media.MICA is redefining the role of the artists and designers as creative, solutions-oriented makers and thinkers who will drive social, cultural, and economic advancement for our future.As the oldest continuously degree-granting college of art and design in the nation, MICA is located in Baltimore, deeply connected to the community. It is a leading contributor to the creative economy regionally and a top producer of nationally and internationally recognized professional artists and designers. #J-18808-Ljbffr