CSULA’s Department of Art is seeking an Assistant Professor of Art with an emphasis in Ceramics with a starting date of August 2022.
Minimum Qualifications:
1) An earned M.F.A.(or equivalent terminal degree) from an accredited institution (or equivalent) is
required at the time of application.
3) Evidence of an ability to teach a broad range of techniques in ceramics ranging from hand building to
conceptual sculpture.
4) Evidence of an ability to bring contemporary art theory to practice in the class environment.
5) Evidence of a skilled contemporary art practice with an active exhibition record.
6) Evidence of an ability to supervise a ceramics facility and equipment.
Preferred Qualifications:
1) Evidence of an interdisciplinary contemporary approach to the field of ceramics.
2) Evidence of successful teaching experience at the graduate level.
3) Evidence of successful experience coordinating courses with part-time faculty and teaching
associates.
4) Evidence of successful experience working with student assistants, and staff
Please email all application materials in ONE SINGLE PDF of 10 MB or less
to: ceramicartsearch@calstatela.edu. (Please type “Department of Art, Ceramics, Tenure-Track Application” in the subject line.):
1) A cover letter specifically addressing Minimum and Preferred Qualifications.
2) A narrative statement describing your commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and
students in a multicultural/multiethnic urban campus environment with a substantial population of
students who are among the first-generation of their family to attend a college or university.
3) A curriculum vitae.
4) A list of three professional references.
5) A University Application for Employment Form
6) Twelve (12) images of professional work that address Minimum Qualification #5 and Preferred
Qualifications #1 (if applicable) (see above) and are clearly identified with an image list.
7) Twelve (12) images of student work that address Minimum qualification #2, #3, #4 and Preferred
Qualification #2 (if applicable) (see above) and are clearly identified with an image list.
8) Artist Statement addressing Minimum and Preferred Qualifications not to exceed one page.
9) Teaching Philosophy, addressing Minimum and Preferred Qualifications not to exceed one page.
Review of applications will begin November 15, 2021, and will continue until January 17, 2022. (NO applications will be reviewed after January 17, 2022).
Please address all questions to the search committee chair, Carole Frances Lung-Bazile,
at: ceramicartsearch@calstatela.edu.
For a more detailed summary about the position, please refer to https://www.calstatela.edu/2021/college-arts-letters/al-art-ttf2