Assistant Professor, Painting Full Time

The School of Visual Art at Alberta University of the Arts invites applications for a permanent faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Painting starting August 2026.
Assignment of academic rank will be commensurate with educational credentials, teach-ing, and professional experience, as well as the candidate’s record of research and cre-ative activities.
About the School of Visual Art (SVA) at AUArts
Undergraduates in the School of Visual Art (SVA) pursue a 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art. AUArts offers Painting students a rigorous studio education that emphasizes relationships between ideas, materials, and processes. BFA students specializing in Painting may combine this concentration with another from one of more than a dozen areas of study including Fibre, Glass, Jewellery & Metals, Media Arts, 3D Object Design & Fabrication, Ceramics, Drawing, Sculpture, Print Media, Photography and others.
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 in their area(s) of expertise
• Have opportunities to teach in the MFA Craft Media program
• 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