Adjunct Instructor, Painting, Department of Art

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Job Description Summary

Job Description:

The Department of Art at Wake Forest University seeks to appoint an adjunct painting instructor for the fall semester of 2025. The successful candidate will teach two courses:

• An introductory painting course, with course meetings taking place on Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 pm-3:00 pm, beginning Tuesday, August 29, and ending Thursday, December 7, 2025. Enrollment is capped at 15 students.
• A combined Painting II/Painting III course, with course meetings taking place on Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30 pm-6:00 pm, beginning Tuesday, August 29, and ending Thursday, December 7, 2025. Total enrollment is capped at 15 students.

Additional Job Description

Review of applications will begin immediately. Application deadline is April 28, 2025. MFA required.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a CV, portfolio of work (15-20 examples), and the names and contact information of three references in a single PDF email attachment to the address below:

Morna O'Neill, Chair
Department of Art
Wake Forest University
oneillme@wfu.edu

Wake Forest University is a private collegiate university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with 5,400 undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Wake Forest Teacher-Scholar ideal values excellent teaching and student engagement while advancing the frontiers of knowledge and creativity. To learn more about the University, visit https://www.wfu.edu/. Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse faculty, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

Time Type Requirement

Inorder to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.

Accommodations for Applicants

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