Founded in 1893 as a Land Grant University, Montana State University (MSU) is composed of eight academic colleges and a graduate school and boasts a friendly, supportive faculty and campus environment. Currently, the University hosts an enrollment of over 14,000 students, including approximately 1,900 graduate students. MSU is classified as one of 108 U.S. Research Universities (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation.

MSU is located in Bozeman, Montana, an extended community of about 70,000 nestled in the Rocky Mountains in southwest Montana. In addition to providing access to an extraordinary ecosystem for teaching and research programs, Bozeman is renowned for year-round recreational and cultural opportunities to include access to world class ski areas, multiple blue ribbon trout streams and the Gallatin National Forest. The local airport is served by seven national airlines with over twenty flights a day to nine cities.

Named an All American City, Bozeman boasts high-quality medical facilities, a very low crime rate, many fine restaurants, acclaimed public and private schools, a symphony orchestra and choir, an annual opera, and nationally known events such as the Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts held in early August of each year. Powder Magazine identified Bozeman, with "three distinctly different" major ski resorts within an hour's drive, as the number one place to live and ski in its November 2010 Magazine. Bizjournals.com ranked Bozeman #2 on the list of American Dreamtowns - small towns that offer the best quality of life without metropolitan hassles. The K-12 educational system, growing reputation of Montana State University, and pristine natural environment of the area combine to make Bozeman one of America's most desirable university towns. Bozeman is located in the beautiful Gallatin Valley, 90 miles north of Yellowstone National Park.

Founded in 1893 as the state’s land grant college, MSU’s School of Art was originally a center of creativity promoting good design for the manufacturing and craft industries. Our role has continually evolved and redefined to reflect the needs of the communities we are part of, which now includes the latest in digital technology along with strong interdisciplinary and active learning environments that offer the opportunity for creative synergies between art and the sciences. Now as then, our vision remains the same – to provide a world-class creative education and to support excellence in design, studio art, art history and art educational research which makes a significant cultural, social and economic contribution to the university, to the broader community and to the global community as a whole.

The School of Art seeks a full-time tenure-track faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek a dedicated and committed colleague who will help us address our expanding needs. In addition to a faculty member who can help us develop these areas, we are also seeking faculty who are interested in program leadership. We invite applicants to address the range of their abilities and interests in their application letter.

This position requires the ability to teach beginning and advanced sculpture, work with independent study and graduate students, and serve as the area head of the sculpture department.

Sculpture exists in both the interior and exterior realms. Sculptors look within themselves as artists to develop their personal vision while also considering the function of their art in a public context. Exploring endless combinations of construction in any material, using a variety of techniques to create work for both public and private spaces.

School of Art sculpture students gain a broad range of technical skills with equal attention paid to professional development. Through the School’s facilities, career opportunities and rigorous curriculum, students acquire a strong understanding of their individual voices as well as the practices required to attain their goals with respect to galleries, commissions, public art, education and industry.

1. M.F.A. (must be complete by August, 2013)
2. Experience teaching at the university level.
3. Active exhibition record.
4. Working knowledge of metal fabrication, woodworking, and other fabrication processes.

• The school particularly welcomes applications from candidates with:
  • Additional expertise in environmental art or public practice, and an engagement with critical theory.
  • Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
  • Experience operating a studio, including fiscal management, and health-and-safety responsibilities.

The successful candidate will have effective interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate successfully with faculty, staff, and students; demonstrate promise of excellence in teaching and creative activity; and have the ability to maintain the studio with a limited budget and create a safe working environment.

A School of Art representative will conduct preliminary interviews at the College Art Association meeting in February.

• (1) a letter of application addressing all of the above required and preferred qualifications, and
• (2) a current curriculum vita, and
• (3) artist statement, and
• (4) CD/DVD with 20 images of current work (72 ppi, 1024 pixels on the longest side, JPEG, no PowerPoint), and/or a short video example of your work. Please also include digital copies of your letter of application, current CV, artist statement and learning & teaching statement, and
• (5) the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three (3) current professional references.

  An application packet addressing all the above requirements and qualification as listed is highly encouraged. Missing materials and information may not be requested and may result in your application not being considered for the position.

  • Submit materials to:
  • Sculpture Search Committee
  • School of Art
  • Montana State University
  • PO Box 173680
  • Bozeman MT 59717-3680
  • (406)994-4502
  • jawagner@montana.edu

    In order to receive Veterans Preference during the application review process, it is highly recommended that the required forms are included at the time you submit your application materials. Click here for the forms and information regarding Veterans Preference. Important note: Your preference form is submitted to a different location than your application materials. A DD214 is not a required document.