BINGHAMTON
U N I V E R S I T Y
S T AT E
U N I V E R S I T Y OF NEW YORK
Photography
Assistant Professor - 10 Month
Department of Art and Design
State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton
Appointment date: September 1, 2015
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Department of Art and Design at Binghamton University (SUNY) invites applications for an assistant professor,
tenure-track faculty position. We seek an experienced educator in photography and related media, who is a practicing
artist with an active exhibition record and/or publication record. We seek applicants who have a comprehensive
understanding of the role of photography and digital technologies in contemporary art practice and the expanded,
photographic field, and the ability to integrate photographic practices with other disciplines such as video, interactive
media…
The successful candidate will:
Teach a range of photography courses at the undergraduate level: the equivalent of 18 studio hours per week as
determined by the Chair each fall and spring semester
Develop and maintain digital equipment/resources
Maintain traditional photographic labs/equipment
Participate in curriculum development
Contribute to developing a strong culture of photography research and practice in the department
Maintain substantial creative accomplishments in the applicant’s professional discipline, exhibiting in photography
and related exhibitions, and participating in professional symposia
Advise students
Participate in committee work and other service to the department and the college
Perform all other related activities as required
A strong record of professional accomplishment, as demonstrated through portfolio, and an active
exhibition/publication record are essential.
The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of digital and analog photographic processes (including but
not limited to: digital capture, large-format scanning, digital processing/editing, large-format inkjet printing, and
traditional processes). Additional skills in one or more of the following are required: studio lighting, video art,
documentary photography, professional practices for photographers, alternative processes.
The candidate will have a strong background in the history of photography and contemporary art theory and will
therefore have the ability to engage students at a variety of intellectual and creative levels during critiques and within
classroom work. Secondarily, candidates may be asked to develop or teach an interdisciplinary class on a topic such
as photography and social practice, service learning, photography and installation, art and technology, photography
and data, science and photography, photography in the environment, performance, time-based media, or issues of
race, gender and representation in photography etc.
This position is affiliated with the recently established Material and Visual Worlds Transdisciplinary Area of
Excellence (http://www.binghamton.edu/tae/material-and-visual-worlds/index.html), which supports innovative
research, scholarship, and creative work related to the roles of materiality and visuality in human culture. Under its
rubric, scholars from a wide variety of disciplines seek to understand things and images as gatherings of
technologies, materials, histories, and interactions extending through space and time. The search committee will
include members of the Material and Visual Worlds steering committee in addition to Art and Design Department
members.
QUALIFICATIONS: We require an MFA in photography or equivalent terminal degree as well as three to five
years’ college level teaching experience.
UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENT: Binghamton University has built a reputation as a world-class institution
that combines a broadly interdisciplinary, international education with one of the most vibrant research
programs in the nation. Binghamton is proud to be ranked among the elite public universities in the nation
for challenging our students academically, not financially. The result is a unique, best-of-both-worlds
college experience.
Our academic culture rivals a first-rate private university - rigorous, collaborative and boldly innovative -while our campus culture exemplifies the best kind of public university experience: richly diverse students,
active social life and deep engagement with the community.
Our students, both undergraduate and graduate, work one-on-one with an exceptional faculty that
includes innovative scientists and groundbreaking scholars. They take advantage of special academic
opportunities like combined degrees, foreign language study groups and an unparalleled international
education program.
APPLICATION:
Applications will only be accepted digitally.
Please submit three PDF files, each labeled as Lastname-Firstname-Item.pdf (example: Doe-JohnPersonalWork.pdf):
PDF #1 includes:
-letter of application
-CV
-Contact information for three references
-Teaching philosophy
-Two examples of syllabi
-Unofficial graduate transcripts
-URLs to online portfolio if available
PDF #2 includes:
-20 labeled samples of personal work
PDF #3 incudes:
-20 labeled samples of student work
Please reference “Photography” in the subject line of the email.
Submit materials to: art@binghamton.edu. The committee will begin reviewing applications December 15. For
questions, please contact department chair Natalija Mijatovic at nmijatov@binghamton.edu
It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation,
and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion,
disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status,
domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record
unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.