Art & Design Faculty

DEPARTMENT: Art and Design

POSITION TYPE: Faculty

START DATE: Summer 2027

PURPOSE OF POSITION: Teach and advise studio art and design
courses across foundational and upper-level curricula, welcoming
candidates with diverse fine arts backgrounds while also drawing on
applied skills or industry expertise, such as graphic design,
architecture, animation and illustration, etc. Contribute to the
university's general education mission through Core arts coursework
and participate actively in student mentoring and departmental
development.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teach a range of foundational and upper-level studio art and

design courses matched to candidate strengths and departmental
needs.

• Teach and regularly contribute to the University's Core

curriculum through the Introduction to the Arts course, engaging
multidisciplinary undergraduate students.

• Clearly articulate and effectively develop the university’s

Reformational perspective and mission within the context of
teaching, scholarship, and academic service.

• Maintain an active creative practice, exhibition record, or

professional design profile consistent with institutional
scholarship expectations.

• Participate as a full team member in department and university

tasks, including student recruiting and advising, curriculum
development and program review, committee assignments, and
accreditation processes.

• Collaborate with Dordt University faculty and staff to promote

student learning across curricular and co-curricular areas.

• Develop and implement a personal annual contribution and

professional development plan consistent with university and
departmental goals; use the plan as part of regular
self-assessment.

• Participate in the Core program and campus life of Dordt

University.

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Clear understanding of and personal commitment to a Reformational

Christian perspective and the mission of Dordt University.

• Express an active Christian commitment, which shall include

affiliation with a local, confessionally Reformed congregation that
actively supports the mission of Dordt University.

• Personal endorsement of and commitment to the curricular design

set forth in The Educational Task and Framework of Dordt
University.

• An M.F.A. in studio art, visual arts, design, or a terminal

degree in a related field is preferred.

• Demonstrated breadth in fine arts practices across any media

(e.g., painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, or
interdisciplinary arts).

• Demonstrated excellence (or potential for excellence) in

undergraduate teaching, including innovative instructional design,
dynamic studio management, and continuous assessment of student
learning.

• Willingness and enthusiasm to teach a Core Introduction to the

Arts (or general education art appreciation) course for
non-majors.

• Exhibited scholarly and creative activity (or strong potential

for an active exhibition/creative production record) developing and
communicating insight into contemporary visual art and
design.

• Oral and written communication skills and interpersonal abilities

that enable effective collaboration with students, faculty and
staff, community members, and other professionals.

• Prospective members of the Dordt University community are

expected to agree with its confessional standards (The Three Forms
of Unity, comprised of the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession,
and Canons of Dordt), as well as the university’s sexuality, gender
identity, and sexual conduct policy, which can be found on the
Dordt University website. (Contact the Academic Affairs Office if
you need additional information.)

Participating in the educational task of Dordt University is to
be understood as a calling. When disciples of Christ hear and
accept God’s call to participate in the task of Dordt University,
they occupy a variety of offices. Participating in the work of
development and sharing insight is not merely an occupation or a
means to gain financial security or self-esteem, but a task to
which God calls us. When this sense of office consciousness is
lost, we lose the essential meaning of our work. Therefore, Dordt
University seeks to develop and foster an atmosphere where all
office-bearers can flourish in fulfilling the calling of their
office (from the Task and Educational Framework of Dordt University
found at:
https://www.dordt.edu/about-dordt/consumer-information/the-task-and-educational-framework-of-dordt-university

Teach and advise studio art and design courses across foundational
and upper-level curricula, welcoming candidates with diverse fine
arts backgrounds while also drawing on applied skills or industry
expertise, such as graphic design, architecture, animation and
illustration, etc. Contribute to the university's general education
mission through Core arts coursework and participate actively in
student mentoring and departmental development.