Assistant Professor of Illustration (T/TE)

The School of Art is part of Arizona Arts, which serves as a unified gateway to visual and performing arts experiences, programs, and assets at the University of Arizona (U of A). Arizona Arts offers the opportunity to work with people of many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We foster opportunity and excellence in the arts with a commitment to success for every student, research that shapes the future, and community engagement.

Learn more by visiting https://cfa.arizona.edu/about/arizona-arts/. The U of A is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and among the nation’s strongest public universities, offering more than 150 majors. We live our Purpose, Mission, and Values as a land-grant university. Teach two 3-credit courses per semester, fostering an engaging and supportive student learning environment that promotes student success.

Maintain an active professional practice in illustration, design, animation, and/or related fields, demonstrating national-level achievement appropriate for promotion and tenure at an R1 university. Contribute to an ever-evolving illustration, design, and animation curriculum, ensuring coursework remains responsive to evolving professional practices, emerging technologies, and the needs and interests of an expansive student body.

Meaningfully engage in service activities at the division, school, college, university, and professional levels. Participate in student recruitment, outreach, retention, and advisement efforts in ways that strengthen the program and encourage student engagement and success. Advance student success through effective teaching and mentorship, supporting the creative development, professional goals, and career preparation of a vibrant demographic of traditional, nontraditional, first-generation, and transfer students.

Serve on graduate review and thesis committees in ways that support their academic progress and professional development. Supervise and mentor graduate teaching assistants and technicians.