Painting and Printmaking: Teaching and Research

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Doha, Qatar Virginia Commonwealth University Full time

**Painting and Printmaking: Teaching and Research Faculty**
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts in Qatar

**Position**: Teaching & Research Faculty
**Tenure**:Ineligible
**Rank**:Assistant/Associate
**Salary**:Commensurate with experience and training. Generous international benefits available.
**Promotion**:Eligible for promotion in academic rank
**Department/Program**: Painting and Printmaking
**Location**: Doha, Qatar
**Position Begins**:August 10, 2025

This full-time, 9-month position is non-tenure-eligible (term), and begins August 10, 2025.

**The Opportunity**

The curriculum for this program is adapted from the BFA in Painting and Printmaking degree program offered to students in the School of the Arts at the main campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia. VCUarts Qatar, a branch campus located in Doha, extends this program to its students in Doha, Qatar. Faculty are expected to collaborate with five other undergraduate art and design majors and the MFA graduate program at VCUarts Qatar.

There are generous benefits associated with this faculty position:

- Competitive international salary
- Tax protection for U.S. Taxpayers
- 30% Off-shore supplement
- Medical Insurance (100% employer funded premium and employer cost shared options available)
- Fully furnished villa or apartment including wireless internet
- Annual travel allowance to home of record (to include a spouse and dependents relocated to Qatar)
- Monthly transportation allowance
- Educational reimbursement for up to 4 dependent children enrolled in an accredited K-12 program
- International Professional Development and Research Opportunities

**Major Responsibilities**
- Contribute to creating a dynamic, exploratory, interdisciplinary studio-based environment for expanded media practices;
- Promote excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement;
- Engage in curriculum development for courses in Visual Arts, Expanded Media, New Genres, and Technology.
- Ensure that the curriculum aligns with industry best practices and standards;
- Contribute to teaching in academic units outside the Painting and Printmaking program, as assigned, including Art Foundation, BFA, and the MFA programs;
- Contribute to new knowledge in the field through research and/or creative work, with impact at the national and/or international level;
- Participate actively in institutional service, including governance committees and special task forces, as well as service to the creative/academic discipline;
- Engage in collaborative relationships across VCUarts Qatar departments and Qatar Foundation partner universities in Education City;
- Support collaborative relationships with the Painting and Printmaking program on the Richmond, VA campus and the VCU School of the Arts at large;
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**
- MFA, PhD, or equivalent terminal degree in in practice-based fine arts or related fields, or a combination of professional training, experience, and education that equates to a terminal degree.
- Knowledge of the higher educational landscape, research and professional practices in in expanded visual arts;
- A well-established research agenda, with clear potential for securing external funding, and a demonstrated potential for scholarly work or creative expression that complements and expands the expertise within the department/unit, is essential.
- Proficiency in both verbal and written English is required, as all courses at VCUarts Qatar are taught in English.
- Strong collaboration skills and a demonstrated enthusiasm for working within a multicultural environment are highly valued.
- Excellent time management, writing and communication skills;
**VCUarts Qatar**:
VCUarts Qatar is dedicated to global outreach and education and provides students with an environment for cross-cultural exchange that fosters inquiry, discovery and innovation. Examples of this mission are the two significant international conferences hosted by VCUarts Qatar—the biennial design conference, Tasmeem and the biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art. VCUarts Qatar attracts globally recognized designers, artists and scholars while fostering partnerships within the region, and beyond, that enhance the educational, economic and cultural vitality of Qatar. Having established itself as a center of excellence for education and research, VCUarts Qatar has substantial involvement with the influential art and design world of the Middle East and is a catalyst for the growth and development of these fields in the region. VCUarts Qatar has over 120 full-time faculty and staff and a student body of over 300 students. VCUarts Qatar was the first campus established in Education City, a unique 2500-acre multiversity campus. VCUarts Qatar was joined by Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Carnegie-Mellon University, Texas A&M University, Weill Cornell Medical College, Northwestern University, and HE


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