Whitman College Department of Art seeks applicants for a one-year position beginning August 2026, with expertise in Printmaking/Book Arts, broadly defined, at the rank of visiting assistant professor. Applicants must have an MFA by the time of appointment. A strong candidate will have college-level teaching experience, an active exhibition/presentation record, and knowledge of contemporary theory and practice.
The department invites applications from artists whose intellectual/creative life lies within the area of Printmaking, but which also exceeds it. As a department that is deeply invested in cultivating diverse creative practices at a small Liberal Arts College, we are looking for an artist who positions their teaching and vision within a large cultural, intellectual and interdisciplinary framework. Whether your interests and research extend into social/ecological justice and activism, performance, design, digital culture, social practice, community-engaged learning, critical theory or any other discipline, we welcome your application. We especially encourage candidates who wish to engage in cross-pollination of ideas and intellectual experimentation within the art department, across campus, or in the broader community.
The successful candidate will offer a full roster of courses in Printmaking (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced), contribute to our Foundations program (a thematically-driven, beginner-level course of their own design, not necessarily utilizing Printmaking or Book Arts), as well as have the opportunity to teach our senior capstone courses (taught in rotation by all art faculty). The standard annual teaching load is five courses.
The online application will prompt you to submit all of the required materials: a cover letter; 20 images of your work and/or a link to your website; curriculum vitae; separate statements addressing the candidate’s teaching interests and scholarly/artistic agenda; contact information for three references; graduate transcripts; 10-20 images of student work, or evidence of demonstrated or potential excellence in undergraduate instruction.