16 faculty fine and applied arts other fine and applied arts jobs found in Evanston, IL

The Department of Theatre at Northwestern University, in collaboration with the Department of Radio/ Television/Film, is searching for a tenure-eligible faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Acting.  We seek to recruit an individual engaged in impactful and visionary lines of research related to acting for the stage and mediated environments. We seek a candidate with strong creative expression/research agendas and a passion for undergraduate teaching and learning. We welcome applicants with expertise in areas including, but not limited to, the following: basic acting; acting for everyday life; acting for the camera; public speaking; and acting as a resource for play and engaged citizenry. Our intention is to recruit individuals with a track record of, or potential to develop, cutting-edge programmatic research to move the field of acting for everyone forward. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in the undergraduate programs within the...

The Department of Theatre at Northwestern University is searching for a tenure-eligible faculty member, at the rank of Associate  or Full Professor, in the area of Acting. We seek to recruit an individual engaged in expert training and pedagogy related to Acting (Non-Western*) for Theater and Film.  We welcome applicants with expertise in areas including, but not limited to, the following:  Acting, Scene Study, Collaboration, Movement, Voice, and Non-Western Techniques and orientation. Our intention is to recruit individuals with a track record of excellence in acting pedagogy to move the field forward. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in the undergraduate acting training programs within the theatre department. Our department has experience in multiple approaches, providing a strong infrastructure to support acting training and collaborations across disciplines. *Non-Western: the applicant must have expertise in non-canonical acting methods...

The Medill School at Northwestern seeks to hire a full-time faculty member to serve as the inaugural George R.R. Martin Chair in Storytelling. The person named to this position will lead the George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop, as well as teach courses on writing to both undergraduate and graduate journalism students. Some teaching or mentorship/coaching experience is preferred.  Successful candidates must be a distinguished published author of works such as novels, short stories, screenplays, plays or nonfiction narrative. Some background in journalistic or essay writing is required. This person will fill an unusual role at a journalism school: teaching storytelling skills that can be used in journalism as well as teaching storytelling skills to journalists interested in writing fiction.   This is an open rank faculty position. No advanced degree required.  The Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop will enroll a small group of...

Department of Visual Arts, Humanities Division Position Type:  Other Academic Appointee Chicago, IL Feb 1, 2023 –  Apr 3, 2023 Description The Department of Visual Arts (DoVA) is accepting applications from current and recent graduates of the MFA program for a competitive one-year program designed to enhance pedagogical skills and extend artistic practice. Teaching Fellows in the Visual Arts join an academic community around teaching, art making, and professional development, drawing on guidance and support from the Division, the Chicago Center for Teaching (CCT), and the Director of the TF Program for DoVA. To be eligible, applicants must have graduated in 2022 or be scheduled to graduate in Spring 2023 from the MFA program in the University of Chicago’s Department of Visual Arts. Successful candidates will be appointed as full-time Lecturers to teach four courses in the 2023-24 academic year at the undergraduate level....

The Department of Theatre at Northwestern University is searching for a tenure-eligible faculty member, at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, in the area of Undergraduate Music Theatre. We seek to recruit an accomplished theatre artist with multiple areas of artistic specialization in musical theatre, a progressive vision, and a high standard of excellence in music theatre performance training. This individual will assume the leadership of the Music Theatre Certificate Program, and will liaise with current faculty, Department Chair, and the new Executive Artistic Director. We are searching for an applicant who is deeply invested in the transformation of the form, and in its future, yet appreciative of the value of the pre-existing   musical theatre canon. The ideal candidate will have a national or international profile as a leader in the arts with a sustainable program of research and/or creative activity. This is a full-time tenure-track position beginning in Fall...

The Department of Theatre at Northwestern University is searching for a non-tenure-track faculty member, at the rank of Assistant Professor of Instruction, with a focus on Stage Management.  We seek to recruit an individual engaged in impactful and visionary lines of research and practice related to advancing the field and inclusive, collaborative theatre  practices.  We welcome applicants with expertise in areas including leadership, teaching, mentorship, stage management and production management but not limited to theatre (film, corporate events, opera, dance, experimental theatre). Our intention is to recruit individuals with a track record of or potential for developing cutting-edge programmatic research to move the field forward. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in the undergraduate stage management program and mentor stage managers, theatre managers and support the run crews within the department. Our department has strong ties to multiple...

The Department of Theatre is seeking a full-time faculty member at the rank of Associate or Full Professor of Instruction with a focus on Movement for the Stage. The ideal candidate would have expertise in somatic knowledge along with mastery of one or more movement methodologies (e.g., Laban, Suzuki, Viewpoints, Rasaboxes, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, Michael Chekhov, Grotowski, Pilobolus, Le Coq, etc.).   Candidate must be able to teach an introductory-level movement course to equip theatre students with fundamental somatic awareness and foundational movement-based processes that allow them to develop as physically articulate and ensemble-oriented actors.  Training should explore the body as a nexus for the emotional, physical, instinctual, imaginative, intellectual, spiritual, and vocal life of an actor. Additionally, this position may teach intermediate and advanced level movement courses while also providing insight, advocacy, and...

Assistant professor, tenure-track. Applicants must have an MFA or equivalent, full-time teaching experience, and a significant record of exhibitions or related professional activities. Other qualifications include knowledge of contemporary critical and theoretical issues. Leadership skills, a strong commitment to both undergraduate and graduate teaching, and participation in university academic life are expected. Minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Teaching commitment is 5 courses taught over 3 quarters, one of which is independent study with graduate students. Proposed start date September 1, 2020. Priority will be given to applications received by January 15, 2020. To apply, submit cv, 20 images or other appropriate documentation of work, selected syllabi of courses taught, and names of 3 references with phone numbers and email addresses to slideroom http://northwestern.slideroom.com. WMA. AA/EOE. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity,...

Department of Art History, Humanities Division Position Type:  Faculty Chicago Description The Department of Art History at the University of Chicago invites applications for Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow with an expected start date of July 1, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter.  The selected candidate would be appointed for a term of two years at the rank of Instructor. The position is intended to provide substantial time for the selected candidate to advance their scholarship. It thus includes a teaching load of one course per year, with minimal advising and service responsibilities. The selected candidate would join the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program. Following a successful review in the second year, the candidate would be promoted to a first term as Assistant Professor. This position is intended to lead into appointment as Assistant Professor and this search is connected to a concurrent search for an Assistant...

Humanities Collegiate Division, The College Position Type:  Other Academic Appointee Chicago, IL Description The Department of Art History and the Humanities Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago is accepting applications for the full-time, benefits-eligible position of Assistant Instructional Professor for a two-year renewable term starting on September 1, 2023. Responsibilities include teaching 4 courses in architectural studies per academic year, along with administrative duties and professional development. Specific courses to be taught will be determined by the Architectural Studies faculty advisor and the department chair. Administrative duties include curriculum planning for design studio classes, including orienting and supporting design studio instructors and helping coordinate studio space; coordination between Art History department chair and staff to perform any necessary administrative duties related to the design studio classes; keeping...

Humanities Collegiate Division, The College Position Type:  Other Academic Appointee Apr 17, 2023 Description The Humanities Collegiate Division and the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago are accepting applications for a Senior Instructional Professor (open rank) who will bring artistic vision and experience to design in curriculum and production. The Director will teach between two and four courses per academic year (the course load will be determined annually in consultation with the Chair). Other duties include participating in the selection of the TAPS-sponsored productions, and designing or appointing designers for them; supervising the program’s 7 professional production and design staff, evaluating and supervising unionized lecturers teaching design-related courses in TAPS, advising undergraduate and graduate student on the design of their performance projects, consulting with the approximately 20 active...

The Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University is searching for a tenure-eligible faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of human-centered design. We seek to recruit an individual engaged in impactful and visionary lines of research in human-centered design as it relates to technology and communication. We welcome applicants with expertise in areas including, but not limited to, the following: human-computer interaction, online communication platforms, human-AI communication and interaction, and virtual collaboration. Our intention is to recruit individuals with a track record of, or potential to develop, cutting-edge programmatic research to move the field forward. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in the undergraduate, MS, and/or PhD programs within the department. Our department has strong ties to multiple research entities, providing an extensive infrastructure to support translational research, and collaborations...

Northwestern University is pursuing an ambitious plan to grow and transform Computer Science (CS) [http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2016/06/major-expansion-in-computer-science.html]. The Computer Science department is in the midst of adding twenty new tenure-track faculty in core Computer Science and collaboratively with other disciplines (CS + X), as well as a number of non-tenure-track teaching faculty. Northwestern is a leading R1 university comprising a number of highly ranking schools that provide extraordinary opportunities for collaboration across a wide range of disciplines. Located in beautiful Evanston, on the shores of lake Michigan, just outside the diverse and culturally vibrant city of Chicago, Northwestern faculty and researchers have ample opportunities to connect with the city’s growing technology sector. To support the growth of our faculty, increase our research impact, and meet growing student demand, we invite applications for Shaw...

Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, Social Sciences Division Position Type:  Other Academic Appointee Chicago Description The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago invites applications for an Instructional Professor (at rank Assistant, Associate or Full) position with expertise in microeconomics, and its applied fields. This is a full-time, career-track teaching position to begin on or after July 1, 2023. The Instructional Professor will teach five courses in the undergraduate and master’s curriculum. In addition to teaching, the candidate will advise and mentor undergraduate students, organize student activities, advise and mentor MA students, contribute to recruitment and admissions of MA students and oversee and plan the curriculum under the direction of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Director of MA programs. The terms and conditions of employment for this position are covered by a collective bargaining...

Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, Social Sciences Division Position Type:  Other Academic Appointee Chicago Description The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago invites applications for an Instructional Professor (at rank Assistant, Associate or Full) position with expertise in macroeconomics, and its applied fields. This is a full-time, career-track teaching position to begin on or after July 1, 2023. The Instructional Professor will teach five courses in the undergraduate and master’s curriculum. In addition to teaching, the candidate will advise and mentor undergraduate students, organize student activities, advise and mentor MA students, contribute to recruitment and admissions of MA students and oversee and plan the curriculum under the direction of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Director of MA programs. The terms and conditions of employment for this position are covered by a collective...

Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice Position Type: Other Academic Appointee Chicago IL The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice (https://www.crownschool.uchicago.edu), in collaboration with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago (https://www.chapinhall.org), an affiliated policy research center, invites application for the Harold A. Richman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This program is aimed at strengthening the intellectual and research qualifications of scholars interested in applied research careers focusing on child, youth, and family well-being. The successful candidate will serve for two years under the joint mentorship of two nationally recognized researchers, Julia Henly, Professor at the Crown Family School https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/crownscholars/j-henly, and Jon Korfmacher, Senior Research Fellow at Chapin Hall https://www.chapinhall.org/person/jon-korfmacher/.   The...