Job Abstract

The Visual and Studio Arts program at Sarah Lawrence College announces a one year, half-time, guest appointment with possible renewal an additional two years in sculpture, beginning Fall 2024. This guest faculty will teach one 5-credit studio course each semester with a maximum of fifteen students, and one 2-credit “concept class” during the fall semester. The courses will take place on Mondays and Thursdays. In addition to regular coursework, students enrolled in the 5-credit course will complete a significant independent project or ‘conference’ work, a hallmark of Sarah Lawrence’s educational system. Candidates should have the ability to teach sculpture students of all levels. The committee welcomes artists working within traditional sculpture practices, as well as candidates possessing knowledge and understanding of new technologies, fiber, installation, site-specificity, or other time-based methods of making. Students are liberal arts candidates and may have varying experience in a sculpture studio.

Further requirements include a strong exhibition record and at least one year of experience teaching at the undergraduate level. A belief in the importance of equity, justice and engagement underlies the program’s core understanding of the present moment in art and society. Please address these issues in your cover letter.

Your application should include the following: cover letter, CV, a pdf portfolio containing ten to twenty examples of recent work, and the names and contact information for three references. References do not need to send letters at this time.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Compensation for this position is half-time per school year, contingent on teaching experience.

Sarah Lawrence College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has as one of its goals the recruitment and retention of a racially and culturally diverse administration, staff and faculty. To that end, every job opening is seen as an opportunity to increase diversity and every effort will be made to expand the applicant pool in accordance with these goals.

The college is located in southern Westchester County, 25 minutes by train from midtown Manhattan, NYC. For further information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy of education, please see our website at https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/.