Assistant Professor, Ceramics Full Time

The School of Craft and Emerging Media at Alberta University of the Arts invites appli-cations for a permanent faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Ceramics starting August 2026.
Assignment of academic rank will be commensurate with educational credentials, teaching, and professional experience, as well as the candidate’s record of research and creative activities.
About the School of Craft and Emerging Media (SCEM) at AUArts
Undergraduates in the School of Craft and Emerging Media (SCEM) pursue a 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art. AUArts offers Ceramics students a rigorous studio education in established and emerging skill sets, and BFA students specializing in Ceramics have the option of combining their Ceramics concentration with another from one of more than a dozen areas of study including Fibre, Glass, Jewellery & Metals, Media Arts, 3D Object Design & Fabrication, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Print Media, Photography and others. SCEM also anchors the AUArts MFA in Craft Media, a rigorous 20-month graduate program established in 2015.
AUArts is committed to reducing barriers and building an equitable, accessible and inclusive community of respect.
As a part of our team, you will work closely with colleagues from a diversity of academic and studio disciplines and contribute to an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment committed to developing new and innovative curriculum.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
• Teach introductory and advanced courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in areas in relation to curricular need and expertise
• Pursue an active creative and scholarly research agenda
• Participate in university governance activities
• Design and revise curriculum to address changes in the field and emerging opportunities