AddressNSCAD University invites applications for a tenure track position in Textiles - Dye and Print, at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek a candidate with an active studio practice who will help shape the future of Craft, artistic research, and pedagogy within the vibrant environment of Atlantic Canada's only dedicated art university.
We seek a candidate in the area of Dye and Print who will help shape the future of artistic research and pedagogy at NSCAD. The successful candidate will be a maker and an artist with an active practice, who is engaged in key conversations in contemporary fiber art and textile design, and who demonstrates aptitude for involving students in those conversations. We encourage applications from outstanding studio-based researchers who work in art-based methodologies and sustainable practices who have demonstrated commitment to equity and decolonization in their work, teaching and research.
The successful candidate will have the capacity to teach natural and chemical dyeing, resist dyeing, screenprinting, repeat printing, and digital printing; and will combine strong technical skills with intellectual breadth and dynamic pedagogy. We seek an engaged and committed colleague who will thrive in our teaching and learning community. The candidate will hold knowledge and expertise in the specialism of dye and print, intersecting with one of the following practices:
- Sustainable textile methodologies
- Community engagement and participatory practices
- Textile material futures
- Production craft and entrepreneurship
- Colour theory and practice
- Digital methodologies
As an employer committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups, including Indigenous and racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ community members. Priority in hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as members of equity-seeking groups in the application process. Please self-identify in your cover letter.
