Cal State Long Beach seeks Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Photography…

We would like to announce that we are currently conducting a search for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Photography here in the School of Art at California State University, Long Beach.

The official position announcement can be found here:  Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Photography (Recruitment #2598). http://www.csulb.edu/academic-affairs/faculty-affairs/assistant-professor-of-photography-2598

The Photography program at CSULB emphasizes the medium’s central position in contemporary art practice, and embraces both expanded and traditional approaches, facilitating a wide range of student interests. The program serves BFA/MFA Photography majors, BA, BFA and MFA Studio Art majors, Photography minors, and non-majors pursuing photography coursework. Course offerings currently include such topics as contemporary practices in color photography, the moving image, digital photography, advanced black-and-white printing, studio practices, a theory and criticism seminar, experimental approaches, and a senior level course in photo-based art making. The program is enriched by the School of Art’s breadth of curriculum, active student art galleries, distinguished visiting artists and scholars, CSULB’s campus art museum, and its proximity to the many museums and galleries in the greater Los Angeles area.

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, first generation college students, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions.  CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. 

Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/benefits/Documents/cfa-unit-3-benefits-summary.pdf

We are looking for a colleague who can develop meaningful approaches to teaching, creative work, and service in response to our unique and highly diverse community of artists and scholars.