Open Rank Faculty Position in Fine Arts, 2D Specialist

The American University of Paris; Paris; Sur place; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A prestigious university in Paris seeks an experienced faculty member for an open rank position in Fine Arts. Responsibilities include teaching courses, providing mentorship, and committing to a high standard of academic excellence. The ideal candidate has an M.F.A. with university teaching experience and the ability to work in a diverse environment. This is a full-time position starting August 2026, encouraging a dynamic approach to arts education within a liberal arts framework.

Prestations

Diversity-oriented workplace

Qualifications

• M.F.A. (or international equivalent) required.
• University teaching experience is necessary.
• Capacity to work in a multi-cultural environment is a strong plus.

Responsabilités

• Teach six courses per academic year.
• Mentor students professionally.
• Commit to creative production and scholarship.

Connaissances

Creative projects

Research

Engaged teaching

French fluency

Multi-cultural environment

Formation

M.F.A. or international equivalent

Master's degree in Conservation/Restoration

Description du poste

Position

Open Rank Faculty Position in Fine Arts, 2D Specialist

The American University of Paris invites applications for a full-time open rank faculty position in the Department of Art History and Fine Arts beginning 1 August 2026.

Qualifications

M.F.A. (or international equivalent) at hand. An additional Master's degree in Conservation/Restoration would be a plus. University teaching experience is required. Proven capacity in creative projects, research, and engaged and interactive teaching. Familiarity with liberal arts education, learning objectives, skill development, and assessment is highly desirable. Capacity to work in a multi- cultural environment is a strong plus. The candidate must be able to speak and write in English. French fluency is desired but not required. European Union citizenship or legal right to work in France is not required at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• The teaching load is six courses per academic year.
• Teaching responsibilities will primarily be focused on the department's curriculum, while also supporting the teaching of AUP's core curriculum.
• Professional mentorship is an important component of our work with students.
• Commitment to creative production and scholarship, excellence in teaching, and integrative learning.
• Service to the department (contributing to curricular development and innovation, collegial behavior, advising students).
• Willingness to contribute to the first‑year program.
• Willingness to provide service to the university (participation in committee work, assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration).
• Participating in faculty governance, including attending full faculty, department, and committee meetings.
• Working in a professional and collegial manner with the university community.
• Maintaining compliance with policies and procedures in the Faculty Manual.

Institution

Founded in 1962, The American University of Paris (AUP) is a small, undergraduate and Masters degree‑granting institution with a Liberal Arts core, dedicated to the advancement of the Arts & Sciences in an international and multicultural environment. AUP brings together the values of the American higher education system with its location in Paris and Europe. Located at the crossroads of American and European institutions of higher education and research, AUP facilitates its faculty's development of an international and stimulating professional network. The Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools accredits AUP in the United States of America. AUP has cooperative agreements with USA and European‑based universities.

Department

The Department of Art History and Fine Arts consists of a major in Art History and a major in Fine Arts. We also welcome minors in art history, fine arts, and visual culture. The Fine Arts section is particularly involved in the university's Liberal Arts program by offering students from other disciplines an opening to its specific creative and reflective methodologies. Exchanges with other disciplines are encouraged, as well as the opening of Fine Arts to the Applied Arts. Students who choose this Major develop a solid base in art history, learn and practice a wide variety of media, and deepen their knowledge of materials and techniques. Students are invited to acquire and explore creative methodologies and to develop their skills in critical thinking, such that they become autonomous and informed creative producers. This aspect of the program is facilitated by the small size of the classes and by exchanges and debates within the university and with visiting artists. Regular visits to exhibitions, museums and workshops in Paris and throughout Europe expand classroom offerings.

The University is an equal opportunity employer for whom diversity is an essential source of vitality and strength, and we strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.