Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso
Assistant Professor - Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso, Houston, Texas, United States, 77006
Assistant Professor - Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing
The School of Art within the Texas Tech University J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing to begin Fall 2026. The ideal candidate should be able to teach jewelry design and metalsmithing to undergraduate and graduate students. This role requires maintenance of a large jewelry metalsmithing lab. The candidate should demonstrate knowledge of contemporary and traditional practices in metals including new technologies, such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and fabrication. The successful candidate will establish a creative research agenda through peer-reviewed scholarship/creative activity. Duties include, but are not limited to: teaching broadly across Jewelry Design & Metalsmithing as well as the 3D Studio Art curriculum; helping to develop and maintain program outcomes and assessments; participating in maintaining the Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing's area's accreditation with NASAD; engaging in student advising and supervision of student organization; work well with colleagues and continue to engage in professional creative practice, exhibiting and/or scholarship; recruiting students to the School of Art and the JDM program. All prospective employees are encouraged to visit Work at Texas Tech to learn more about becoming a part of our campus community.
The School of Art within the Texas Tech University J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing to begin Fall 2026. The ideal candidate should be able to teach jewelry design and metalsmithing to undergraduate and graduate students. This role requires maintenance of a large jewelry metalsmithing lab. The candidate should demonstrate knowledge of contemporary and traditional practices in metals including new technologies, such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and fabrication. The successful candidate will establish a creative research agenda through peer-reviewed scholarship/creative activity. Duties include, but are not limited to: teaching broadly across Jewelry Design & Metalsmithing as well as the 3D Studio Art curriculum; helping to develop and maintain program outcomes and assessments; participating in maintaining the Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing's area's accreditation with NASAD; engaging in student advising and supervision of student organization; work well with colleagues and continue to engage in professional creative practice, exhibiting and/or scholarship; recruiting students to the School of Art and the JDM program. All prospective employees are encouraged to visit Work at Texas Tech to learn more about becoming a part of our campus community.