Title: Assistant Professor of Arts Entrepreneurship
Employee Classification: Asst Professor
Campus: University of North Texas
Division: UNT-Provost
SubDivision-Department: UNT-Col of Vis Arts & Design
Department: UNT-IADS-Interdiscipl Art & Design-136010
Job Location: Denton
Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.
FTE: 1.00
Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible
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The Department of Art Education and Interdisciplinary Art & Design Studies is housed in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas. The department offers B.F.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Art Education, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Museum Education. Within the department, the Interdisciplinary Art & Design Studies (IADS) program offers B.A. degrees with three concentration pathways: Arts Management, Design Management, and Open Track. IADS provides students with the flexibility to pursue interdisciplinarity as a field of academic inquiry and to develop individualized pathways aligned with their creative, academic, and professional goals. Through advising, mentorship, internships, and professional guidance, students connect their interests in art and design with complementary areas of study and develop skills for diverse careers across the creative and cultural industries. The program emphasizes creative entrepreneurship, cultural awareness, digital communication, innovation, and social responsibility, preparing students to become creative professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, and educators. Our IADS faculty are engaged artists, scholars, designers, and educators recognized nationally and internationally for their intellectual and creative contributions. The program's interdisciplinary structure provides a dynamic environment for collaboration across art, design, business, management, and other fields.
UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.
The Department of Art Education and Interdisciplinary Art & Design Studies in the College of Visual Arts and Design and the Department of Management in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business at the University of North Texas invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Arts Entrepreneurship. This is a joint appointment between the two departments, with the Department of Art Education and Interdisciplinary Art & Design Studies serving as the administrative home.
We seek an excellent candidate with a strong background in arts entrepreneurship, arts leadership, social entrepreneurship, arts and cultural institutions, business development, or a related field.
Candidates may demonstrate expertise through research, teaching, and/or professional practice. We are particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to interdisciplinary teaching and research at the intersection of art, design, entrepreneurship, and management, and who are committed to working with students whose interests span a broad range of art, design, and creative professions.
This is a full-time, tenure-track position in which current teaching responsibilities constitute four (4) courses per academic year. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service, and to contribute actively to the interdisciplinary mission of the Department of Art Education and Interdisciplinary Art & Design Studies and the Department of Management.
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The University of North Texas System includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth and the University of North Texas at Dallas. The UNT System Administration is based in Downtown Dallas. UNTS is governed by a Board of Regents appointed by the Governor of Texas and is the only Texas public university system headquartered in the vibrant North Texas region. The three independent universities of the UNT System have combined enrollment exceeding 42,000 students across five major teaching locations, including each main campus, as well as Frisco and Downtown Dallas. UNTS institutions award more than 9,000 degrees each year – including the largest number of master’s and doctoral degrees in the region. Overall, the UNT System boosts the Texas economy by nearly $5.2 billion each year.
