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You'll find a special subscription offer at http://chronicle.com/4free/?ej _________________________________________________________________ - The text of the job listing is below - Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) -- University of South Dakota -- South Dakota RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties of the position include teaching all undergraduate and graduate levels of sculpture. Areas of specializations may include wood, metal (welding, foundry and small metals), new media, mold making and history of sculpture while continuing scholarly/creative research and maintaining a strong visiting artist program. Faculty members are expected to make contributions in teaching, research, and service, and first and foremost to mentor students in and out of the classroom. This is a 9-month tenure track position to begin August, 2008. QUALIFICATIONS: An earned MFA in sculpture with an established record of teaching and scholarly/creative exhibition record is required. Three years University teaching experience preferred, as well as a working knowledge of current sculpture issues, traditional and new media approaches and a basic understanding of criticism, theory and history of sculpture. A demonstrated ability to work with a diverse student/ faculty population is required. Rank will be hired at and salary is commensurate with experience. APPLICATION PROCESS: To ensure full consideration, application materials must be received by January 4, 2008. However, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants are required to apply on-line at http://yourfuture.sdbor.edu and should include a letter of application, vita, 20 labeled slides/digital images or other documentation of personal work, 20 labeled slides/ digital images of student work, one course syllabi, teaching philosophy, artist's statement and contact information for three professional references. Items not transferable digitally may be sent to: Sandy Carlson, USD College of Fine Arts Sculpture search, 414 E. Clark St., Vermillion, SD 57069 DEPARTMENT / UNIVERSITY and COMMUNITY: Located in southeast South Dakota, The University of South Dakota is the Flagship Institution for the State of South Dakota (enrollment 8,000). The Department of Art is housed in the distinctive Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, the designated center for the study of the arts within the South Dakota system of higher education, organized to provide comprehensive educational programs, research opportunities, and cultural service activities to the people of the state and beyond. The 104,000 square foot Warren M. Lee Center consists of the departments of Music, Theatre and Visual arts all under one roof. The Department of Art, a community of approximately 175 undergraduate majors, 10-15 graduate students and 9 full-time art faculty, is in a transitional stage of exceptional student growth and multiple faculty retirements. The department is the only visual arts program in South Dakota to offer the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (emphasis areas include ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture or art education) and Master of Fine Arts degree (emphasis areas include painting, printmaking or sculpture) and is part of the only College of Fine Arts in the State of South Dakota. The department is the state's only art program accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design and occupies approximately 32,000 square feet within the Fine Arts Center. Facilities include 11 studios throughout the department. The University Art Galleries reflect the diversity of their mission with study collections in African, Asian and Native American Northern Plains art. The Main Gallery annually features twelve to fifteen art exhibitions, showcasing contemporary arts and cultural exhibits. The Oscar Howe Art Gallery features the largest collection of works by American Indian artist, Oscar Howe, who served as a longtime faculty member at USD. Nationally recognized programs of study and cultural activities aimed at bridging the public and scholarly art communities include the annual Frogman's Print and Paper Workshops, a dynamic Visiting Artist program and the Oscar Howe Summer Art Institute for Native American. Additional resources include an art history slide library with over 35,000 slides, access to the I. D. Weeks Library, which houses the largest collection of art resources in South Dakota, including books, art exhibition catalogs, VHS and digital/electronic media. The Art Department web address is: http://www.usd.edu/cfa/Art. USD is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups in American Higher Education especially those from native populations. Visit USD on the web at: http://www.usd.edu. _________________________________________________________________ Visit Chronicle Careers at http://chronicle.com/jobs/ _________________________________________________________________ Copyright 2007 by The Chronicle of Higher Education