Visiting 3D Lecturer/Technician in Ceramics

University of North Carolina Charlotte; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Charlotte invites applications for a Visiting 3D Lecturer/Technician in Ceramics. The position supports teaching undergraduate courses and maintaining the Ceramics lab, with assignments including Ceramics Wheel 1 & 2, Handbuilding, and 3D Foundations.

The nine‑month, 4-course-per-year contract starts August 16, 2027, with potential summer teaching for additional compensation; salary is commensurate with qualifications and budget availability.

Qualifications

• MFA in ceramics or related field required by appointment date.
• Minimum two semesters of documented college-level teaching experience with an emphasis in ceramics.
• Experience teaching Ceramics Wheel 1 and 2, Handbuilding, and 3D Foundations.
• Ability to manage a comprehensive ceramics studio: budgeting, purchasing, equipment maintenance, kiln firing, safety, and coordinating work-study students.
• Ability to teach additional courses such as kiln building, glaze and material research, mold making, digital fabrication, and ceramic design.
• Evidence of effective communication, collaboration, and participation in a professional learning community.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses and maintain the Ceramics lab facilities.
• Possibly teach Ceramics Wheel 1 & 2, Handbuilding, 3D Foundations; may teach advanced courses.
• Manage studio operations including budgeting, purchasing, kiln firing, safety, and supervising work-study students.
• Provide technical assistance for ceramic faculty.

Skills

Ceramics

Teaching

Budgeting

Equipment maintenance

Safety protocols

Work-study supervision

Interdisciplinary trends

Lab management

Education

MFA in Ceramics

Tools

Kiln operation

Digital fabrication tools

Glaze materials

Job description

Visiting 3D Lecturer/Technician in Ceramics

Position Information

• Position Number: 005029
• Working Title: Visiting 3D Lecturer/Technician in Ceramics
• Classification Title: 9-Mo Non-Tenure Track Faculty
• College: Col of Arts & Architecture (Col)
• Department: Art & Art History
• Position Designation: Faculty
• Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time
• Months per year: 9

Primary Purpose of Department

The Department of Art & Art History empowers students to broaden their creative perspectives through rigorous engagement with Art, Design, Art History, and Art Education. Our programs cultivate innovative studio methods, scholarly research, and arts pedagogy, operating on the premise that art and visual culture are vital to our academic community and broader society. Currently, the department awards a BFA in Graphic Design, a BA in Art (with an Art Education concentration), and a BFA in Art featuring six concentration areas, alongside an Art History minor and an Honors Program in Art History. Furthermore, our faculty support the broader University General Education program.

The B.F.A. in Art with a concentration in 3D Interdisciplinary Studies: Art in Space brings together Ceramics, Digital Fabrication, Fibers, and Sculpture to offer a contemporary and flexible approach to making art in three dimensions. This area exposes students to a mix of materials-including clay, fabric, wood, metal, and 3D-printed components-to create functional pottery, sculptural forms, installation environments, wearable pieces, and digitally fabricated structures. Introductory courses focus on materials and techniques, while advanced courses support self-directed projects and the development of a personal artistic voice.

Vacancy Open to

All Candidates

Description of Work

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte recognizes the differentiation of mission, goals, and objectives inherent in the diversity of disciplines represented by its colleges and departments. Thus, the Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions for Non-Tenure Track Faculty should be interpreted in the context of the related departmental and collegiate teaching goals.

Teaching - Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to teaching may include but are not limited to: subject matter competence, course design, course presentation, and grading student work.

If conducting or supporting research is an element of the work required in this position, then the following statement is applicable: This position is subject to research-security screening. As part of the application, applicants must disclose, either in their CV or in a separate document submitted with the application, all current appointments or affiliations with foreign institutions or organizations, foreign research support, and ongoing research collaborations with foreign institutions, organizations, or their personnel. Before candidates advance to an on-campus interview, the university will review this information and other publicly available information for relationships involving institutions on the current Section 1286 list and any other applicable U.S. restricted-party lists. A disclosed or identified relationship does not automatically disqualify a candidate. As a condition of employment, a selected candidate must resolve any relationship the university determines would violate applicable law or sponsor requirements or materially impair the candidate's or the university's eligibility for federal funding.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities of this lecturer position include teaching undergraduate university courses and maintaining the Ceramics lab facilities. Assigned courses may include Ceramics Wheel 1 and 2, Handbuilding, and 3D Foundations. This position may, at times, be assigned to teach advanced Ceramics and beginning-level Sculpture courses. The candidate is expected to understand interdisciplinary trends in contemporary ceramics. In addition to teaching, the person in this position will manage a comprehensive ceramics studio.

• Duties will include: budgeting and purchasing
• kiln firing
• equipment maintenance
• maintaining and enforcing safety protocols
• hiring and coordinating work-study students
• providing technical assistance for ceramic faculty

Starts August 16, 2027. Salary and start up package commensurate with qualifications. The nine-month contract includes 4 courses per year (2/2 course load) with potential for summer teaching for additional compensation. Hiring is subject to budget availability.

Minimum Experience/Education

UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned masters and/or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.

Preferred Education, Skills and Experience

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements:

An MFA in the teaching discipline or a related discipline is required by the date of appointment. Candidates must have a minimum of two semesters of documented college-level teaching experience with an emphasis in ceramics. Graduate teaching experience as an instructor of record can count toward this requirement.

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• The ability to teach Ceramics Wheel 1 and 2, Handbuilding, and 3D Foundations
• An understanding of interdisciplinary trends in contemporary ceramics and ability to teach interdisciplinary courses.
• Ability to manage a comprehensive ceramics studio, including: budgeting and purchasing, equipment maintenance, kiln firing and safety, and coordination of work-study students.
• Ability to teach additional courses, such as: kiln building, glaze and material research, mold making, digital fabrication, and ceramic design.
• Competence working in a comprehensive 3d studio that includes a woodshop, metal shop, and foundry
• While Lecturers are not evaluated on research practice, a record of studio accomplishment, engagement with professional organizations, and an active research agenda are highly valued.
• Evidence of effective communication skills; collaboration; working supportively in a professional learning community.

Job Open Date

10/07/2026

Open Until Filled

Yes

Date Review of Applications will Begin

11/02/2026

Proposed Hire Date

08/16/2027