Recruitment Plan

I. RECRUITMENT PLAN

Posting Number: F001433 Academic Title: Assistant Professor, Photojournalism Rank: Assistant Professor Administrative Title: Discipline Humanities Specialty: Photojournalism Contract Type: Renewable Appointment (initial appt period) - August 1, 2019 - May 31, 2022 Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search, Prior Employment Verification Proposed Start Date: 08/01/2019 Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Position Description Summary:

The Studio Arts Program within the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at The George Washington University invites applications for a full-time, renewable contract (3-year appointments), Assistant Professor of Photojournalism. The appointment begins as early as August 1, 2019.

The successful candidate will teach within the Bachelor of Fine Arts foundations, photojournalism, and fine art photography areas and the New Media Photojournalism Master of Arts program of the Corcoran. Additionally, the candidate will pay a leading role in developing and implementing the corresponding curricula. Together with key faculty, the successful candidate for this position will further develop and implement new course content and represent the program to internal and external constituents.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the undergraduate and graduate photojournalism programs, including foundations. The individual will demonstrate commitment to a creative practice that connects photojournalism and fine art photography. The individual will develop a creative research agenda consistent with Corcoran and CCAS criteria that incorporates research, teaching, and service. Curriculum and program development and assessment will be expected in collaboration with fellow faculty. The individual will take on university and departmental service, student advising, and community service/engagement, as well as developing collaborations and/or partnerships with faculty across the Corcoran and the broader GWU community, and engagement with the D.C. community.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must have the following: a degree in Photojournalism, Photography or related disciplines; a nationally established and active professional photojournalism career; a fine art photography practice and exhibition record (or equivalent); at least two years of successful university-level teaching experience (or equivalent) beyond the teaching assistantship level; broad based expertise in contemporary issues and practices in contemporary photojournalism and fine arts photography; knowledge of technologies relative to traditional and multimedia photojournalism and photography, instruction, and administrative tasks; excellent writing and communication skills.

Advertised Salary: Salary will be commensurate with experience Other Benefits: Other Information:

Located in the heart of Washington, D.C., the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is a vibrant educational community dedicated to educating the next generation of cultural leaders through diverse fields from Museum Studies to Graphic Design to Photography and beyond.

Part of the George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design offers over 20 undergraduate and graduate degrees and functions as an incubator for artists, designers and scholars and with a wide variety of classes, serves to enrich students from across the university. Recognizing that the challenges that society faces are diverse, requiring different modes of thought, the Corcoran provides a platform for engagement that bridges creativity and professional practice with the breadth and depth of the larger liberal arts education.

The Corcoran School embodies and exemplifies what Columbian College has defined as the Engaged Liberal Arts, which strives to link disparate fields and better prepare our graduates for rich, multidimensional careers in the 21st century.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please complete online faculty application. An application must include a curriculum vitae, cover letter, 15-20 images of personal work/research uploaded via PDF, 10 images of student work uploaded via PDF, names and contact information for three references, and a statement of teaching and research interest.

Review of applications will begin on February 18, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Finalist will be invited to make an on-campus presentation to the full faculty of the Corcoran, after which point a committee recommendation will be shared and a vote taken.

Department Link: https://corcoran.gwu.edu Posting Close Date: Open Until Filled: Yes Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire. EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Quick Link http://www.gwu.jobs/postings/63680 Applicant Documents Required Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter
3. Other Documents Refer to Special Instructions to Applicants
4. Statement of Teaching and Research Interest

Optional Documents

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a degree in Photojournalism, Photography or related disciplines by the date of application?
   • Yes
   • No (disqualifying)
2. * Do you have at least two years of successful university-level teaching experience (or equivalent) beyond the teaching assistantship level?
   • Yes
   • No (disqualifying)
3. * Can you demonstrate knowledge of technologies relative to traditional and multimedia photojournalism and photography, instruction, and administrative tasks?
   • Yes
   • No (disqualifying)
4. * Can you demonstrate a broad-based expertise in contemporary issues and practices in contemporary photojournalism and fine arts photography?
   • Yes
   • No (disqualifying)
5. * Can you demonstrate your fine art photography practice and exhibition record (or equivalent)?
   • Yes
   • No (disqualifying)
6. * Do you have a nationally established and active professional photojournalism career?
   • Yes
   • No (disqualifying)
7. * Can you provide evidence of your excellent writing and communication skills?
   • Yes
   • No (disqualifying)