The School of Visual Arts (SVA) at Boston University (BU) College of Fine Arts invites applications for the position of Associate Professor of Visual Art non-tenure track. The successful candidate will be a well-established artist with a national reputation and an expertise in painting in addition to adjacent areas of specialization. Evidence of the ability to teach students in a university setting is required. The position includes undergraduate (BFA, BA) & graduate (MFA) teaching in addition to graduate student advising. A versatile skill set and proficiency in contemporary, historical, conceptual, and material approaches to the medium is desired.

The Boston University School of Visual Arts is nationally prominent with aspirations to become one of the leading visual arts schools in the world. Our graduate painting program (MFA) is currently ranked #6 in US News & World Report. In addition to historic strengths in sculpture and graphic design, we have recently expanded our programmatic offerings in Visual Narrative (graphic novels and comics), printmaking, and photography (within a newly created Print Media & Photography graduate program).

We seek an artist and educator who will complement and strengthen current faculty in a school that empowers students to create work that is rigorous and exploratory in form and content.

Required Skills

Qualifications
The candidate should possess expertise and knowledge of the materials, techniques, intellectual discourse, and history of their field informed by recent work and scholarship in visual art. The successful candidate will be well-prepared to teach advanced students (graduate and undergraduate) in studio and seminar courses. The candidate should have a proven ability to teach the critical and conceptual frameworks of visual art. An MFA in a related area is required.

The candidate is also expected to have:
● A strong exhibition record and evidence of impact in the field at the national level;
● A strong record of college-level teaching experience that demonstrates evidence of excellent mentorship and innovative pedagogy.

Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. We are proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, and we celebrate our record of and commitment to inclusiveness. The College of Fine Arts includes diversity as one of its core strategic goals. The successful applicant will enjoy working in an inclusive school that values cultural, gender and ethnic diversity. Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression.

DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE.

Applying:
Please upload in Slideroom: a cover letter; an annotated academic CV with a professional website listed; names and contact information for 3 references; samples of creative work (up to 20 images); samples of student work (up to 20 images); and a teaching philosophy that also expresses how inclusive pedagogy is addressed. Upload to: http://bucfa.slideroom.com.

No email applications please.

Preference will be given to applications received by October 15, 2025 for first round interviews; Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter.

_We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. _

Required Experience

Qualifications
The candidate should possess expertise and knowledge of the materials, techniques, intellectual discourse, and history of their field informed by recent work and scholarship in visual art. The successful candidate will be well-prepared to teach advanced students (graduate and undergraduate) in studio and seminar courses. The candidate should have a proven ability to teach the critical and conceptual frameworks of visual art. An MFA in a related area is required.

The candidate is also expected to have:
● A strong exhibition record and evidence of impact in the field at the national level;
● A strong record of college-level teaching experience that demonstrates evidence of excellent mentorship and innovative pedagogy.

Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. We are proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, and we celebrate our record of and commitment to inclusiveness. The College of Fine Arts includes diversity as one of its core strategic goals. The successful applicant will enjoy working in an inclusive school that values cultural, gender and ethnic diversity. Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression.

DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE.

Applying:
Please upload in Slideroom: a cover letter; an annotated academic CV with a professional website listed; names and contact information for 3 references; samples of creative work (up to 20 images); samples of student work (up to 20 images); and a teaching philosophy that also expresses how inclusive pedagogy is addressed. Upload to: http://bucfa.slideroom.com.

No email applications please.

Preference will be given to applications received by October 15, 2025 for first round interviews; Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter.

_We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. _