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Job Title Teaching Instructor/Teaching Assistant Professor Position Number TF-MULTIDISCIPLINARYART/FOUNDATIONS2026 Vacancy Open to All Candidates Department AAH School of Art Department Homepage https://art.ecu.edu/ Advertising Department ART, SCHOOL OF Division Academic Affairs Classification Title Teaching Instructor/Teaching Assistant Professor Working Title Teaching Instructor/Teaching Assistant Professor of Multidisciplinary Art and Foundations Number of Vacancies 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) 1.0 Full Time or Part Time Full Time Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. Commensurate with Qualifications Position Type Faculty (Teaching) Position Location (City) Greenville Job Category Faculty (Teaching) Be a Pirate!
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East Carolina University (ECU) is consistently ranked among the nation's top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output.
Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C., which and is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn.
ECU's commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university's leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits.
The university supports its workforce through a wide range of professional development opportunities designed to foster career growth and skill advancement. Eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive benefits package that promotes a healthy work-life balance.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The School of Art and Design provides a multidisciplinary approach to art and design that offers opportunities for students to develop their creative and critical thinking abilities by thinking through making. The school currently enrolls more than 500 students in twelve areas across four degrees. The School of Art and Design is the most comprehensive BFA art program in the University of North Carolina system and has been continuously accredited by NASAD since 1962. The school has over 40 full-time faculty and is located in the Jenkins Fine Arts Center, a 142,000 square-foot facility with specialized equipment, tools, and technology for the School of Art and Design's 14 disciplines-animation/ interactive design, art education, art history, ceramics, film and video production, glass, graphic design, illustration, metal design, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textile design. From computer labs, digital looms, CNC router, and laser cutters to a woodshop, foundry, letterpress shop, black and white darkroom, and beyond, the school's facilities are comprehensive and available to faculty and students who think, make, and work across the school's disciplines.
Over many years the faculty developed a new Share Experiences Curriculum. The Shared Experiences Curriculum includes 1000-level art foundations courses, 3000-level interdisciplinary courses, and a 4000-level capstone course that all BFA Art majors take.
Primary Purpose of Position
The School of Art and Design at East Carolina University seeks qualified applicants for a temporary, fixed-term Teaching Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor to teach in the area of ceramics and foundations. This position will teach 3-3 three-credit courses for the 2026 Fall Semester and will help coordinate, support, and maintain ceramics facilities. In addition this position will engage with other faculty departmental activities such participation in recruitment events; will attend faculty meetings and faculty development workshops; participate in service to the School, College, University and community; and other activities as appropriate.
This position is not benefits-eligible.
Minimum Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Terminal degree (MFA or equivalent) in visual arts.
License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation
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Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Record of teaching experience in multidisciplinary art and/or foundations in art.
Special Instructions to Applicant
ECU requires applicants to complete a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position at ecu.peopleadmin.com.
Candidates must also upload the following items:
Additional materials may be required after initial screening. Official transcripts will be required of finalists of the position.
Proper documentation of identity, employability, and official transcripts are required upon offer of employment. If selected as a candidate of choice, 2-3 Letters of Recommendation will be required. An automatic email will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the references section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of Recommendation submitted via the applicant tracking system will be verified and considered toward meeting this requirement.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Additional Instructions to Applicant
Job Open Date 06/09/2026 Job Close Date - Positions will be posted until 11:59 p.m. EST on this date. If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date. Initial Screening Begins 06/12/2026 Rank Level Not Applicable Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/94285 Nondiscrimination Statement
East Carolina University is committed to workforce success and cultivating a culture of care for our employees. ECU prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, and veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status or disability.
Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the ADA Coordinator at (252) 737-1018 (Voice/TTY) or ADA-Coordinator@ecu.edu.
Eligibility for Employment
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. If highest degree earned is from an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, final candidates are required to have their degree validated as equivalent to the degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.
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