University of Nebraska at Kearney

Job Summary:

The Department of Art and Design at the University of Nebraska, Kearney invites applications for a Visiting Professor in the Studio Arts: Ceramics and 3D Arts to start in Fall 2026. The “Visiting Professor” Position is a 1-2-year appointment with teaching and scholarship activities applicable toward a future tenure track position.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach ceramic and 3D foundation courses with ongoing creative activities related to the visual arts. The candidate will need to have a good professional studio art practice and exhibition record or show promise through creative/scholarly activities for the positions. Faculty may also be assigned to teach in areas across the art department that are connected to their research interests. We are seeking an artist-educator who will support art and design majors in developing traditional skills while encouraging conceptual and critical thinking throughout their art degree and area of studies. This position’s other responsibilities include managing 3D studio facilities and equipment, managing student workers, and contributing to departmental service.

Required Qualifications:

A Master of Fine Arts is required, emphasis in Ceramics and 3D Arts with a minimum of 2-3 years of teaching experience in a college or university setting, as well as an active professional practice, and accomplishments.

Additional Information:

To apply, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, artist statement, a website or pdf with a portfolio of professional work (20 images), a pdf portfolio of student work (15-20 images), and contact information for three references

About Us:

The Department of Art and Design at the University of Nebraska at Kearney involves a diverse art experience of traditional and emerging arts for art education as well as professional practice. The Department offers undergraduate art majors in areas including art education, drawing, glass, illustration, printmaking, photography, visual communication and design. In addition, the Department offers online graduate degrees in art education with emphases in either classroom or museum education. At UNK, students have many extra opportunities to gain a richer educational experience, from visiting artists and gallery shows to workshops and national competitions as well as extra-curricular art clubs and working with client-based projects in the community and state. The Art and Design Department at UNK is ever-changing with popular culture while still staying true to classical artists and emerging visual arts. Our faculty consist of 9 tenure track professors, 2 lecture instructors, and 8 adjunct faculty teaching roughly 120 art majors.