Assistant Professor, Art
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Decent value due to manageable workload, potential for artistic expression, and supportive faculty environment within a liberal arts setting.
- Salary range: $77,000–$85,000/year
- Focus on creative pedagogical methods
- Collaborative and multidisciplinary environment
- Requires commitment to artistic production and student mentoring
Pros
- Supportive environment in a close-knit academic community
- Collaboration with a diverse student population
- Access to studio space and funding for artwork
Cons
- Salary range may not meet expectations for experienced candidates
- High competition for tenure-track faculty positions
- Potential for administrative load beyond teaching
Who it's for
Early to Mid-Career • On-campus
Good fit
- Aspiring assistant professors in the arts
- Educators enthusiastic about interdisciplinary teaching
- Individuals committed to their artistic career and education
Not recommended for
- Candidates without a strong portfolio or teaching experience
- Those looking for positions with high salary expectations
- Professionals who prefer a traditional teaching approach
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
The Department of Art at Skidmore College invites applications for a tenure track appointment in Painting at the rank of Assistant Professor.
Responsibilities:
- Teach 18 credits per academic year in Painting and Drawing Area
- Contribute to interdisciplinary offerings such as the First-Year experience or relevant College general education programs
- Develop a coherent artistic stream and maintain a vigorous, ongoing research agenda that produces peer-reviewed exhibitions in high-quality outlets
- Advise students and participate in departmental service activities
Qualifications:
- A minimum of an MFA degree in Painting
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level with a minimum two-years college level teaching beyond the Teaching Assistant level
- Active record of recognized professional activity and creative research
- Demonstrates expertise across practice, theory, and technical proficiency with experience teaching at the undergraduate level
- The candidate should be able to work with students across art disciplines who have a broad interest in the liberal arts
- Candidates must have an expertise in foundation painting; experience teaching intermediate and advanced levels along with knowledge of discourses around contemporary art, art history and painting are preferred
- We desire candidates who foster collaboration across other departmental disciplines and are open to non-traditional approaches to the field
Application Instructions: The application deadline is December 14, 2025
Please submit:
- Cover Letter including a description of your approach to teaching painting courses at an undergraduate level
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching statement
- Student Work (20 images, please emphasize paintings)
- Portfolio (20 images) of work completed within the past 5 years. Please emphasize Paintings, Drawings and / or mixed-media artworks may also be included
- Artist Statement
- Names and contact information of three professional references (letters of recommendation are requested once finalists are chosen)
Salary: $77K - $85K
Skidmore College offers a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits plans provide choice and flexibility to support our employees' needs and those of their families. Faculty members in studio art receive studio space, start-up funds, pre-tenure and tenured sabbatical, and additional opportunities for scholarship support.
Benefits information: www.skidmore.edu/benefits
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Questions?
Fabian Lopez, Associate Professor / Search Committee Chair flopez@skidmore.edu
About Skidmore College
Skidmore is a highly selective liberal arts college that fosters creative approaches to teaching and learning. Skidmore’s faculty of teacher-scholars are devoted to the instruction and mentoring of approximately 2500 talented undergraduates. With its relatively small size and student-faculty ratio, the College is a close-knit academic community. The college is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The Art Department curriculum emphasizes a fine art perspective developed through skillful practice and nurtured by a rich liberal arts education. The Art Department offers concentrations in Drawing, Ceramics, Communication Design, Digital Media, Fiber Arts, Jewelry and Metals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. The arts are infused across campus in the Schick Art Gallery, the Tang Teaching Museum, the Schupf Family IdeaLab, among other programs.
EEO STATEMENT
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