Arts Administration (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor)
Posting Number: F-0894
College/Unit: College of the Arts & Media
Home Department: College of the Arts & Media
Employee Group: Tenure-Track Faculty - Academic Year
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)
Position Classification: Tenure Track Faculty
Position Begin Date: 08/18/2025
Position End Date:
Position Summary:
The College of the Arts and Media is seeking a full time Assistant Professor of Arts Administration to help build a new undergraduate Arts Administration program at CMU , an interdisciplinary program that will expand the skills of current students across the college and university. The successful candidate will be an individual that demonstrates enthusiasm for educating the future generation of Arts Administrators and prepares students for careers in the administration and management of arts programs, organizations, foundations, and arts-related industries and companies.
Responsibilities of the Arts Administration faculty include:
• Teach undergraduate courses in Arts Administration
• Curriculum and program development for the Arts Administration program
• Recruit students to the Arts Administration program at CMU
• Build relationships with arts organizations in Michigan and the Midwest region for internships and experiential learning opportunities
• Service to the college and university
The position will start in August 2025.
Required Qualifications:
• Terminal degree (MFA , DMA , Ph.D.) in one of the following areas: Art, Dance, Music, or Theatre with a proven track record of successful leadership in a local, regional, or national non-profit arts organization,OR Master’s degree in Arts Administration, Arts Leadership, Arts Management or closely related discipline with demonstrated creative accomplishments in the areas of Art, Dance, Music, or Theatre.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.
Preferred Qualifications:
• College level teaching experience in Arts Administration or an academic discipline represented in the College of the Arts and Media.
• Experience in curriculum and program development in higher education.
• Established record of creative work/scholarship/research in Arts Administration or closely related discipline.
Message to Applicants:
The College of the Arts and Media seeks a candidate who shares our commitment to diverse and inclusive perspectives in teaching, scholarship, and service. By leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds, and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo, and create better outcomes for our students and community. Women, veterans, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+, and people of color are encouraged to apply.
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an online application to be considered as an applicant for this position. Position will be open until filled, with priority given to applications submitted prior to November 15, 2024.
Please submit the following materials:
• Cover letter. In your cover letter please address your qualifications for the position and arts administrative successes (including but not limited to major grant awards, public relations campaigns, significant management experiences, etc.)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Examples of academic, administrative, and/or creative achievement (Successful grant proposals, publications and/or presentations, links to portfolio website, demo reel, etc.)
• Statement of research interests
• List of 3-5 professional references
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
About the Department:
The https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges/college-arts-media consists of four units: The Department of Art and Design, The Department of Theatre and Dance, The School of Communication, Journalism, and Media, and the School of Music. The college offers undergraduate programs in Animation, Art History, Graphic Design, Studio Art, Acting and Directing, Musical Theatre, Technical Theatre, Dance Studies, Advertising, Communication, Integrative Public Relations, Journalism, Media Arts, Photojournalism, Cinema Studies, Music Performance, Commercial Music, Theory and Composition, and Music Education. We also offer graduate programs in Communication, Media Arts and Music.
The Arts Administration program at CMU is well positioned to provide areas of collaboration in curricular offerings and research across the college. The range of faculty expertise is broad, and many faculty have expertise in various sectors of Arts Administration including practical experience and scholarly research in this discipline. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to create, teach, and lead this program in Arts Administration and its direct application to Arts Administration educational programs and scholarship across the college.
Posting Begins: 09/20/2024
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes
About CMU:
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
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