Temporary Lecturer Positions - AY23-24
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: July 3, 2023
Most recent review date: Monday, Sep 4, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Tuesday, Oct 31, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
Department of Art, UC Irvine
Temporary Lecturer Positions in Art
Academic Year 2023-2024
The Department of Art at the University of California, Irvine, seeks a dynamic group of practicing artists and theorists to teach the courses listed below next year as temporary lecturers. Art Department faculty are committed to bringing the voices of emerging and established artists to engage with UCI’s diverse population of undergraduate students and support their creative development.
The successful candidates will exhibit excellence in artistic practice, teaching, and impact within the field of contemporary art. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong and/or potential contributions to the University’s core values of diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applicants to indicate all courses which they are interested in teaching.
Fall Quarter 2023 (September 25, 2023 - December 21, 2023)
ART 51. Basic Ceramic Sculpture. Exploration of use of clay as sculptural basis with an emphasis on development of an idea and its relation to contemporary and experimental art practice. Hand-building, slip-casting, glazing, finishing processes, and use of other structural materials. Scheduled on MW 9:30-11:50am.
ART 65B. Foundations in Internet Art and Design. Introduction to creating art for the Internet, covering history and structure of networks; key types of net-based interactivity; basics of Web design and scripting. Scheduled on MW 1:00-3:20pm.
ART 100. Collaborative Projects in New Genres. Focuses on collaboration as ethos and methodology in contemporary art with emphasis on non-traditional genres such as performative, time-based, and social practices. A part of the course deals with the history and critical analyses of collectivity in art history, the majority of it is a studio-based class, culminating in a collective project at the end of the quarter. Scheduled on MW 3:30-5:50pm.
ART 100. Issues in Art. Please provide a short description for an “issues” course in theory. The ideal courses will be developed based on an artist’s own creative practice or research and represent new directions in the field of contemporary art. Scheduled on MW 1:00-3:20pm.
ART 151. Advanced Sculpture. Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material strategies will be explored. Scheduled on MW 3:30-5:50pm
Winter Quarter 2024 (January 3, 2024 - March 28, 2024)
ART 20A. Basic Drawing I. Encourages an investigation of the premises and limits of drawing, primarily, but not inevitably, as a two-dimensional medium. Includes slide presentations and discussions of the historical uses of a wide range of drawing. Schedule TBD.
ART 65B. Foundations in Internet Art and Design. Introduction to creating art for the Internet, covering history and structure of networks; key types of net-based interactivity; basics of Web design and scripting. Schedule TBD.
ART 100. Special Topics in Art. Please provide a short description for an advanced studio-based course not otherwise covered in our course catalog, or an “issues” course in theory. The ideal courses will be developed based on an artist’s own creative practice or research and represent new directions in the field of contemporary art. Schedule TBD.
ART 106A. Programming for Artists. Programming as a means to create interactive artworks with an emphasis on the integration of video, sound, text, and stills. Topics include basic concepts in programming, understanding the limits of code, working with video and audio files, and interface design. Schedule TBD.
ART 138. Place Making and Public Art. How do art interventions in public spaces inform our definition of "place" and develop culturally informed audiences? Students will engage in class projects and group investigations that question the traditional and institutional conceptual boundaries of exhibition/distribution. Schedule TBD.
ART 150C. Advanced Drawing. Advanced studio problems in visual exploration. Students pursue individual solutions to self-defined and presubscribed projects. Techniques/materials are individual choice. Continual analysis of the personal process. Schedule TBD.
ART 151. Advanced Sculpture. Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material strategies will be explored. Schedule TBD.
Spring Quarter 2024 (March 27, 2024 – June 20, 2024)
ART 100. Special Topics in Art. Please provide a short description for an advanced studio-based course not otherwise covered in our course catalog, or an “issues” course in theory. The ideal courses will be developed based on an artist’s own creative practice or research and represent new directions in the field of contemporary art. Schedule TBD.
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About the Department of Art: A heterogeneous group of artists and scholars, the Art Department values inquiry and experimentation over specific ideologies and intellectual methods. The faculty’s research and instruction investigate how art is made in contexts ranging from the personal to the collective, from art institutions to broader definitions of the public. The department-affiliated University Art Galleries present public exhibitions of critically engaged art and artists from both local and international art communities. The department’s curriculum emphasizes that art is not a freestanding category, but instead takes shape through its intersection with other creative practices, knowledge formations, and social domains. The Art Department has a commitment to cultivating racial justice through artistic production. Current faculty engage in a broad range of artistic practices, with strong emphases on interdisciplinary practice, experimental materiality, performance art, queer theory, post-colonial critique, and political intervention.
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Qualifications: Candidate must have an MFA (or equivalent) or PhD, and at least 1 year of teaching experience (or equivalent experience) at the college or university level preferred.
Salary: approx. $6,870 per class.
All classes above will be taught in-person. Applicants must submit the following:
- A Cover Letter explaining interest and specifying which course(s) you would like to be considered for appointment (address letter to “Search Committee”);
- Names and contact information for 3 references;
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement;
- Copies of 1-3 most recent syllabi; and
- Copies of 1-3 most recent teaching evaluations.
- Optional: Link to a personal website OR portfolio of up to 20 JPEG images or up to 5 minutes of video on a Google Drive link.
Department: https://art.arts.uci.edu/employment
Qualifications
Candidate must have an MFA (or equivalent) or PhD, and at least 1 year of teaching experience (or equivalent experience) at the college or university level preferred.
Application Requirements
Cover Letter - A Cover Letter explaining interest and specifying which course(s) you would like to be considered for appointment (address letter to “Search Committee”)
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement.
Copies of 1-3 most recent syllabi
Copies of 1-3 most recent teaching evaluations
Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form - All applicants of academic positions at the University of California, Irvine must download, complete, sign, and upload the following form with their application: Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form
Link to a personal website OR portfolio of up to 20 JPEG images or up to 5 minutes of video on a Google Drive link. (Optional)
- 3 required (contact information only)
Names and contact information for 3 references only.
Campus Information
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.