Job Description

Primary Function of Organizational Unit
The School of Art and Design provides a multidisciplinary approach to art and design that offers opportunities for students to develop their creative and critical thinking abilities by thinking through making. The school currently enrolls more than 500 students in twelve areas across four degrees. The School of Art and Design is the most comprehensive BFA art program in the University of North Carolina system and has been continuously accredited by NASAD since 1962. The school has over 40 full-time faculty and is located in the Jenkins Fine Arts Center, a 142,000 square-foot facility with specialized equipment, tools, and technology for the School of Art and Design’s 14 disciplines—animation/ interactive design, art education, art history, ceramics, film and video production, glass, graphic design, illustration, metal design, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textile design. From computer labs, digital looms, CNC router, and laser cutters to a woodshop, foundry, letterpress shop, black and white darkroom, and beyond, the school’s facilities are comprehensive and available to faculty and students who think, make, and work across the school’s disciplines.

Over many years the faculty developed a new Share Experiences Curriculum. The Shared Experiences Curriculum includes 1000-level art foundations courses, 3000-level interdisciplinary courses, and a 4000-level capstone course that all BFA Art majors take.
Job Duties
The School of Art and Design at East Carolina University seeks qualified applicants for a temporary, fixed-term Teaching Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor to teach in the area of ceramics and foundations. This position will teach 3-3 three-credit courses for the 2026 Fall Semester and will help coordinate, support, and maintain ceramics facilities. In addition this position will engage with other faculty departmental activities such participation in recruitment events; will attend faculty meetings and faculty development workshops; participate in service to the School, College, University and community; and other activities as appropriate.

This position is not benefits-eligible.
Minimum Education/Experience
Terminal degree (MFA or equivalent) in visual arts.
License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation
N/A
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education
Record of teaching experience in multidisciplinary art and/or foundations in art.
License or Certification Required by the Department
Special Instructions to Applicant
ECU requires applicants to complete a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position at ecu.peopleadmin.com.

Candidates must also upload the following items:
• Cover letter with teaching philosophy
• CV/Resume
• List of three references, including contact information

Additional materials may be required after initial screening. Official transcripts will be required of finalists of the position.

Proper documentation of identity, employability, and official transcripts are required upon offer of employment. If selected as a candidate of choice, 2-3 Letters of Recommendation will be required. An automatic email will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the references section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of Recommendation submitted via the applicant tracking system will be verified and considered toward meeting this requirement.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Additional Instructions to Applicant
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.
Unless otherwise identified in the applicable job posting and consistent with University policy, the University will principally employ individuals who reside in the State of North Carolina to the greatest extent practicable. As such, most positions at East Carolina University require employees to live and work in North Carolina (or live within a reasonable daily commuting distance from their duty station) after hire. Candidates should be prepared to relocate within a reasonable, agreed-upon time after an offer of employment has been made and accepted to meet this requirement.