Assistant Professor of Art — Sculpture, Installation, and Site Work – Carnegie Mellon University

Faculty Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Art — Sculpture, Installation, and Site Work – Carnegie Mellon University

• Institution: Carnegie Mellon University

• Academic Unit / Department: School of Art, College of Fine Arts

• Appointment Type: Full-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty

• Academic Rank / Level: Assistant Professor

• Specialization: Sculpture, Installation, and Site Work (SIS)

• Teaching Load: Two courses per semester

• Salary / Remuneration: Commensurate with experience; exact salary not specified

• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Application Deadline: December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

• Application Platform: Interfolio

Overview of Role

The School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art in the Sculpture, Installation, and Site Work (SIS) area.

The School seeks an artist-educator with a strong relationship to physical making and an active creative practice that combines aesthetic and conceptual inquiry with technical skill, experimentation, and material invention.

Key Responsibilities & Teaching Scope

• Teach two courses per semester.

• Typically teach:

  • One foundation-level course

  • One advanced special topics course aligned with the candidate’s expertise

• Participate in graduate critiques.

• Advise graduate students.

• Contribute to School governance and committee work.

• Support continued development of the School’s curriculum.

• Collaboratively contribute to the SIS area, its facilities, practices, and curriculum.

• Help cultivate safe, collaborative, and generative studio and fabrication environments.

Technical & Studio Expertise

The successful candidate should be able to confidently and safely teach foundational fabrication skills including:

• Woodworking

• Mold-making

• Metalworking

The School is especially interested in candidates who can connect:

• Hand fabrication

• Shop-based fabrication

• Digital fabrication

• Experimental material practices

• Emerging fabrication processes

Creative Practice & Collaboration

Candidates should maintain an active creative practice with a growing record of public or professional accomplishment.

The role offers opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration across Carnegie Mellon, including areas such as:

• Architecture

• Design

• Drama

• Music

• Engineering

• Robotics

• Computation

• Arts and technology

• Makerspace and fabrication research

A private studio will be provided, along with access to the School of Art’s fabrication and technology facilities.

Qualifications & Candidate Profile

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree or equivalent professional experience

• Active creative practice

• Growing record of public or professional accomplishment appropriate to the candidate’s work

• Ability to teach ambitious physical making across a range of tools, materials, and processes

Strongly Preferred:

• College- or university-level teaching experience

• Experience supporting shared fabrication environments

• Ability to teach foundational and experimental making practices

• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students, and technicians

Application Checklist

Applicants should submit:

1. Letter of Application describing:

   • Creative practice

   • Teaching interests

   • Interest in the position

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Documentation of Creative Work

   • Up to 20 images and/or

   • Up to 10 minutes of time-based work

4. Teaching Statement or Philosophy

5. Proposals or Syllabi for:

   • Introductory-level course

   • Advanced-level course

6. Names and Contact Information for Three References

7. Applicants with teaching experience are strongly encouraged to include examples of student work or other documentation of teaching.

Recommendation letters are not required at the initial application stage.

Application Process

• Application Deadline: December 1, 2026

• Applications received by this date will receive full consideration.

• Application Link: https://apply.interfolio.com/194634

• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  

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