Assistant Professor; Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design; Areas of Focus: PK-12 visual art education + community based art education | Rhode Island School of Design - Military Veterans

Position Description: The Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design in the Division of Liberal Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, invites applications for a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, to commence fall 2025. RISD recognizes principles of social equity, inclusion, and diversity as fundamental to its academic mission as an art and design school. We understand these principles to require ongoing attention to difference and expansion of the forms of knowledge from which our curricula originate. RISD is engaged in the collective work of institutional transformation and would value applicants whose pedagogical and professional experiences have prepared them to foster equitable teaching and learning environments. We encourage applicants whose teaching and professional work (creative practice and/or academic scholarship) centers on bodies of knowledge from historically underrepresented communities. We are eager to welcome applicants who can help advance the institution's social equity, inclusion, and diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and long standing, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, veterans, people with disabilities, and first-generation college students. RISD recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to its learning community and integral to an art and design education. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, scholarship, professional practice, and service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. TLAD seeks a colleague to enhance and advance the Department's record of innovation, who is committed to playing an active role in supporting forward-thinking art and design education particularly in public schools and community arts education initiatives throughout Rhode Island. The ideal candidate will have teaching, administrative, and leadership experience that will strengthen our existing record of animating and rethinking PK-12, collegiate, and community art and design education nationally and internationally. We seek candidates whose scholarly/creative practice and/or teaching centers on works and bodies of knowledge from historically underrepresented communities. Required Qualifications: Earned Ph.D. or Ed.D in Art Education, or related field by start date ( ABD may be considered). Evidence of a high level of scholarly practice. Full-time art teaching experience at the elementary or secondary (middle/high) level. College teaching experience. Experience working/collaborating with a range of learning sites (schools, museums, community organizations). Demonstrated commitment to diversity and equity in art and design education. Command of contemporary theoretical and pedagogical practices in art and design teaching and learning. Ability to teach and advise graduate students at the Masters' level and supervise the development of thesis work. Ability to work supportively and collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, clinical educators and alumni in the maintenance and development of a professional learning community. Confident leadership and communication skills, with proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a team. Preferred Qualifications: Multiple years full-time teaching art or design in a public school, with appropriate certification. Experience with practicum and clinical teaching supervision. Evidence of involvement in forward-thinking program/curriculum design and assessment. Demonstrated teaching and/or professional record that addresses under-resourced communities. Experience in grant writing and/or grant funded programming. Demonstrated experience in the integration of new media technology in the teaching and learning environment. Evidence of a high level of creative practice. Active membership in relevant professional association(s). Employment Type: Full-Time Department: Teaching + Learning in Art + Design