Assistant Professor of Art in New/Digital Media

Position Description

The Art Department at Augustana University, a rigorous, undergraduate-focused, private liberal arts institution, invites applications for a full-time (3-1-3) tenure-track faculty position of Assistant Professor of Art in Digital/New Media beginning Fall 2026.

Primary Responsibilities: (1) Instruction of digital/new media studio courses for B.A. and B.F.A. art majors and non-majors, (2) developing digital/new media curricula in collaboration with the Art Department and multimedia entrepreneurship program, (3) maintaining an active record of creative scholarship/professional work, (3) advising undergraduates, and (4) service to the University community.  We encourage applicants whose digital knowledge in immersive, interactive, experimental and time-based practices is substantial. The successful candidate will typically teach Digital Media I, Advanced Digital Media, digital photography and/or courses based on the candidate’s expertise, and may occasionally contribute to the first-year seminar program.

Faculty will teach three courses each fall and spring semesters, and one course during January interim; the new-hire will have course-development release time during their first January and will teach every two out of three J-terms thereafter.

Qualifications: MFA in digital/new media, video, interactive media, multimedia, graphic design, or related field. Professional/industry experience required and previous college-level teaching experience preferred. The successful candidate will embrace the opportunity to develop new curricula and programming, and demonstrate a commitment to pedagogy that embraces high-impact teaching practices to produce inquisitive students ready to creatively problem solve in our contemporary world. Interacting with students, faculty, and leadership with different backgrounds and points of view is essential. We encourage candidates whose competencies in the formal elements of design are evident in their own practice and that of their students’ work. A deep appreciation of the liberal arts, and a commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students must be a top value of the candidate. 

Salary: Salary is competitive and dependent upon qualifications; excellent benefits included.

Application Instructions: 

Review date: Friday, Nov 7, 2025 at 11:59pm (Central Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
 
Applications will continue to be accepted after this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Interested applicants are asked to submit the application materials listed below to our career center portal. If assistance is needed in the application process, please reach out to humanresources@augie.edu. Official website: augie.edu.

• a cover letter, 
• a statement of teaching philosophy, 
• an artist statement and description of future scholarly/research plans, 
• copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, 
• a curriculum vita, 
• a single pdf of 20 work samples with image list uploaded (max file size 10MB),
• a single pdf of 10 student work samples uploaded (max file size 10MB),
• and contact information for 3 references

Official website: www.augie.edu. 

Contact Augustana University Human Resources with questions: Liz Soukup, Sr. Employment Specialist, liz.soukup@augie.edu, 605-274-4107.

Art Department: Scott Parsons, Art Chair, parsons@augie.edu, 605-274-5025 (office phone—no texts received).

The Art Department at Augustana is a NASAD-accredited BA and BFA degree-granting program. For more information about the department please see the Department of Art web page:

https://www.augie.edu/art-department

Augustana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Title IX Employer. Applicants must comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act and may be required to submit official transcripts upon employment. Finalist candidates must satisfactorily complete a pre-employment background check.