Assistant Professor of Sculpture and 3D Design
· New York, NY · 4 wk ago
On-siteEducation$82k–$84k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: Assistant Professor of Visual Arts - Sculpture and 3D Design, start Sep 1, 2027.
- Review begins Dec 1, 2026, continues until filled. Applications due Dec 1 (presumably 2026). (We can include in a short paragraph maybe under About the role or a meta paragraph.)
- Position description: tenure-track, MFA required, at least three years teaching experience at college level, successful record of creative scholarship required. Strong record of exhibition and evidence of active ongoing studio practice essential.
- Teaching responsibilities: six in-person classes per year over three 10-week trimesters, including introductory Sculpture and 3D Design courses (required for Visual Arts - Studio major), as well as advanced thematic or process-specific Sculpture courses depending on candidate's field and department needs.
- Seek artist-scholar who can teach traditional sculpture practice: molding techniques in plaster, additive and subtractive techniques in wood and stone, introductory to advanced welding, advanced mixed media techniques.
- Proficiency with digital fabrication tools and workflows: software such as Rhino, Illustrator, SolidWorks; hands-on experience with CNC routers, laser cutters, 3D printers.
- Department intends to integrate these tools; also pursue interdisciplinary collaboration with Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering; develop new interdisciplinary initiatives in fields like Digital Design, Industrial Design, Architecture.
- Successful candidate will have vision and experience to collaborate with Visual Arts faculty and other departments to conceive, plan, create such initiatives.
- Candidates should have robust and promising exhibition record, with demonstrated potential for continued artistic success at local, national, international levels.
- Area of scholarly art practice open, but especially welcome candidates with experience in fine art digital fabrication, industrial, or architectural design.
- In addition to teaching load, includes departmental and collegewide service, academic advising, work with senior majors, honors thesis students, advanced independent study students as necessary.
- Successful candidate will become part of dynamic department that includes Studio Art (Digital Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture) and Art History faculty.
- Additional responsibilities: supervising a full-time Sculpture Studio technician and overseeing and working with department chair on short and long-term planning of Sculpture budget for equipment and materials.
- Faculty rotate curatorial responsibilities for Crowell and West Galleries in Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts, a two-space, 1000 sq. ft. gallery.
- Faculty eligible to apply for funding to support creative scholarly work, and for funding to enable new teaching initiatives.
- Visual Arts Department supports a General Education curriculum with increased focus on Global Challenges and Social Justice in Creative Arts and Design courses. Candidates who demonstrate engagement with contemporary issues and diverse perspectives in scholarly work and/or classroom especially encouraged to apply (see Gen Ed info on Union’s website).
- About the Visual Arts Department: four full-time faculty in Art History and five full-time faculty in Studio Art (Photography, Sculpture, Painting, Digital, Printmaking). Studio gut renovated 2016, features state of the art equipment throughout facilities, including three sculpture studios, with large format CNC router, four welding bays, dedicated wood shop and separate 3D Design studio.
- Application instructions: we need to remove application instructions per instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should omit the application instructions section entirely. So we should not include the bullet list about PDFs etc. Also we should not include contact email etc. So we drop that.
- Compensation: annual salary range $81,500-$83,500. Except for roles with set rate, wage/salary of finalist selected will be set based on factors... The stated hiring rate/range represents College’s good faith estimate.
- Location: Schenectady, NY
- Benefits: Healthcare: Medical (PPO & HDHP), Dental, Vision Insurance (Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts); Free On-Campus Fitness Facility Access and Discounts for On-Campus Wellness Programs; Pre and Post Tax participation in a 403(b) Retirement Plan; Salary Continuation Program in event of Disability; Tuition Exchange.
- Background Checks: In accordance with background check policy, finalists will undergo background check that includes education, employment, criminal convictions. E-Verify Participation: Union College participates in E-Verify and will provide federal government with Form I-9 info to confirm authorization to work in US. Learn more about E-Verify and your Right to Work (Derecho a Trabajar). This is likely boilerplate legal/EEO? It's about background check and E-Verify. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. This seems like legal boilerplate (background check, E-Verify). Should we remove? Likely yes, as it's legal/compliance. So we should omit that paragraph.
Thus we keep: About the role (maybe a short paragraph summarizing position, start date, review timeline, location). Responsibilities (teaching, service, advising, supervising technician, budget planning, gallery curatorial rotation). Requirements (MFA, 3 years teaching, record of creative scholarship, exhibition record, active studio practice). Qualifications (maybe similar to requirements? Could combine). Skills (traditional sculpture techniques, digital fabrication tools, software, interdisciplinary collaboration). Benefits (healthcare, fitness, retirement, disability salary continuation, tuition exchange). Pay (salary range). Schedule? Not explicitly given besides teaching load: six in-person classes per year over three 10-week trimesters. Could be considered schedule? But schedule section is for work schedule like part-time/full-time, hours. Not given. So we may omit Schedule.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details like specific software names, equipment, etc.
We need to use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: Assistant Professor of Visual Arts - Sculpture and 3D Design, start Sep 1, 2027.
- Review begins Dec 1, 2026, continues until filled. Applications due Dec 1 (presumably 2026). (We can include in a short paragraph maybe under About the role or a meta paragraph.)
- Position description: tenure-track, MFA required, at least three years teaching experience at college level, successful record of creative scholarship required. Strong record of exhibition and evidence of active ongoing studio practice essential.
- Teaching responsibilities: six in-person classes per year over three 10-week trimesters, including introductory Sculpture and 3D Design courses (required for Visual Arts - Studio major), as well as advanced thematic or process-specific Sculpture courses depending on candidate's field and department needs.
- Seek artist-scholar who can teach traditional sculpture practice: molding techniques in plaster, additive and subtractive techniques in wood and stone, introductory to advanced welding, advanced mixed media techniques.
- Proficiency with digital fabrication tools and workflows: software such as Rhino, Illustrator, SolidWorks; hands-on experience with CNC routers, laser cutters, 3D printers.
- Department intends to integrate these tools; also pursue interdisciplinary collaboration with Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering; develop new interdisciplinary initiatives in fields like Digital Design, Industrial Design, Architecture.
- Successful candidate will have vision and experience to collaborate with Visual Arts faculty and other departments to conceive, plan, create such initiatives.
- Candidates should have robust and promising exhibition record, with demonstrated potential for continued artistic success at local, national, international levels.
- Area of scholarly art practice open, but especially welcome candidates with experience in fine art digital fabrication, industrial, or architectural design.
- In addition to teaching load, includes departmental and collegewide service, academic advising, work with senior majors, honors thesis students, advanced independent study students as necessary.
- Successful candidate will become part of dynamic department that includes Studio Art (Digital Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture) and Art History faculty.
- Additional responsibilities: supervising a full-time Sculpture Studio technician and overseeing and working with department chair on short and long-term planning of Sculpture budget for equipment and materials.
- Faculty rotate curatorial responsibilities for Crowell and West Galleries in Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts, a two-space, 1000 sq. ft. gallery.
- Faculty eligible to apply for funding to support creative scholarly work, and for funding to enable new teaching initiatives.
- Visual Arts Department supports a General Education curriculum with increased focus on Global Challenges and Social Justice in Creative Arts and Design courses. Candidates who demonstrate engagement with contemporary issues and diverse perspectives in scholarly work and/or classroom especially encouraged to apply (see Gen Ed info on Union’s website).
- About the Visual Arts Department: four full-time faculty in Art History and five full-time faculty in Studio Art (Photography, Sculpture, Painting, Digital, Printmaking). Studio gut renovated 2016, features state of the art equipment throughout facilities, including three sculpture studios, with large format CNC router, four welding bays, dedicated wood shop and separate 3D Design studio.
- Application instructions: we need to remove application instructions per instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should omit the application instructions section entirely. So we should not include the bullet list about PDFs etc. Also we should not include contact email etc. So we drop that.
- Compensation: annual salary range $81,500-$83,500. Except for roles with set rate, wage/salary of finalist selected will be set based on factors... The stated hiring rate/range represents College’s good faith estimate.
- Location: Schenectady, NY
- Benefits: Healthcare: Medical (PPO & HDHP), Dental, Vision Insurance (Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts); Free On-Campus Fitness Facility Access and Discounts for On-Campus Wellness Programs; Pre and Post Tax participation in a 403(b) Retirement Plan; Salary Continuation Program in event of Disability; Tuition Exchange.
- Background Checks: In accordance with background check policy, finalists will undergo background check that includes education, employment, criminal convictions. E-Verify Participation: Union College participates in E-Verify and will provide federal government with Form I-9 info to confirm authorization to work in US. Learn more about E-Verify and your Right to Work (Derecho a Trabajar). This is likely boilerplate legal/EEO? It's about background check and E-Verify. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. This seems like legal boilerplate (background check, E-Verify). Should we remove? Likely yes, as it's legal/compliance. So we should omit that paragraph.
Thus we keep: About the role (maybe a short paragraph summarizing position, start date, review timeline, location). Responsibilities (teaching, service, advising, supervising technician, budget planning, gallery curatorial rotation). Requirements (MFA, 3 years teaching, record of creative scholarship, exhibition record, active studio practice). Qualifications (maybe similar to requirements? Could combine). Skills (traditional sculpture techniques, digital fabrication tools, software, interdisciplinary collaboration). Benefits (healthcare, fitness, retirement, disability salary continuation, tuition exchange). Pay (salary range). Schedule? Not explicitly given besides teaching load: six in-person classes per year over three 10-week trimesters. Could be considered schedule? But schedule section is for work schedule like part-time/full-time, hours. Not given. So we may omit Schedule.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details like specific software names, equipment, etc.
We need to use for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we can start with a
that includes position title? The instruction says do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). It doesn't forbid mentioning it in prose. So we can include it in a paragraph.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. There's no job ID.
We must output ONLY the HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
Thus produce something like:
About the role
Union College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Visual Arts – Sculpture and 3D Design, beginning September 1, 2027. Review of applications will start December 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The position is located in Schenectady, NY.
Responsibilities
- Teach six in-person courses per year across three 10‑week trimesters, including required introductory Sculpture and 3D Design courses for the Visual Arts‑Studio major and advanced thematic or process‑specific Sculpture courses.
- Instruct traditional sculpture techniques: molding in plaster, additive and subtractive work in wood and stone, introductory to advanced welding, and advanced mixed‑media methods.
- Teach digital fabrication workflows using software such as Rhino, Illustrator, and SolidWorks, and provide hands‑on experience with CNC routers, laser cutters, and 3D printers.
- Contribute to the core Visual Arts curriculum and pursue interdisciplinary collaborations with Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering to develop initiatives in Digital Design, Industrial Design, or Architecture.
- Participate in departmental and college‑wide service, academic advising, and work with senior majors, honors thesis students, and advanced independent study students.
- Supervise a full‑time Sculpture Studio technician and assist the department chair with short‑ and long‑term planning of the Sculpture budget for equipment and materials.
- Rotate curatorial duties for the Crowell and West Galleries (Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts), a two‑space, 1,000 sq. ft. gallery.
Requirements
- Completed MFA from an accredited institution.
- At least three years of college‑level teaching experience.
- Successful record of creative scholarship.
- Strong exhibition record and evidence of an active ongoing studio practice.
Qualifications
Candidates should demonstrate a robust and promising exhibition record with potential for continued artistic success at local, national, and international levels. Preference is given to those with experience in fine‑art digital fabrication, industrial design, or architectural design.
Skills
- Traditional sculpture: plaster molding, wood and stone additive/subtractive techniques, welding (introductory to advanced), mixed‑media.
- Digital fabrication: proficiency with Rhino, Illustrator, SolidWorks; hands‑on experience with CNC routers, laser cutters, 3D printers.
- Ability to develop interdisciplinary initiatives linking Visual Arts with Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil/Environmental Engineering.
- Experience engaging with contemporary issues and diverse perspectives in teaching and scholarly work (aligned with the department’s General Education focus on Global Challenges and Social Justice).
Benefits
- Healthcare: Medical (PPO & HDHP), Dental, and Vision Insurance (including Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts).
- Free on‑campus fitness facility access and discounts for on‑campus wellness programs.
- Pre‑ and post‑tax participation in a 403(b) retirement plan.
- Salary continuation program in the event of disability.
- Tuition exchange.
Pay
The annual salary range for this position is $81,500–$83,500. The final salary will be set based on departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like background check/E-Verify. We omitted.
Check for any duplicated lines: we didn't repeat.
Check for any mention of "Application instructions": we omitted.
Check for any mention of "Location: Schenectady, NY": we included in About the role paragraph.
Check for "Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Applications are due by December 1." We included review start and that it continues until filled; we didn't explicitly mention due date but we could add. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we should include the due date. So add "Applications are due by December 1, 2026." In the About the role paragraph.
Also mention "Position description: The Department of Visual Arts at Union College seeks applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sculpture and 3D Design, beginning September 1st, 2027." Already covered.
We might also mention "The successful candidate will become part of a dynamic department that includes Studio Art (Digital Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture) and Art History faculty." Already in responsibilities? We could add
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we can start with a
that includes position title? The instruction says do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). It doesn't forbid mentioning it in prose. So we can include it in a paragraph. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. There's no job ID. We must output ONLY the HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Thus produce something like:
About the role
Union College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Visual Arts – Sculpture and 3D Design, beginning September 1, 2027. Review of applications will start December 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The position is located in Schenectady, NY.
Responsibilities
- Teach six in-person courses per year across three 10‑week trimesters, including required introductory Sculpture and 3D Design courses for the Visual Arts‑Studio major and advanced thematic or process‑specific Sculpture courses.
- Instruct traditional sculpture techniques: molding in plaster, additive and subtractive work in wood and stone, introductory to advanced welding, and advanced mixed‑media methods.
- Teach digital fabrication workflows using software such as Rhino, Illustrator, and SolidWorks, and provide hands‑on experience with CNC routers, laser cutters, and 3D printers.
- Contribute to the core Visual Arts curriculum and pursue interdisciplinary collaborations with Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering to develop initiatives in Digital Design, Industrial Design, or Architecture.
- Participate in departmental and college‑wide service, academic advising, and work with senior majors, honors thesis students, and advanced independent study students.
- Supervise a full‑time Sculpture Studio technician and assist the department chair with short‑ and long‑term planning of the Sculpture budget for equipment and materials.
- Rotate curatorial duties for the Crowell and West Galleries (Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts), a two‑space, 1,000 sq. ft. gallery.
Requirements
- Completed MFA from an accredited institution.
- At least three years of college‑level teaching experience.
- Successful record of creative scholarship.
- Strong exhibition record and evidence of an active ongoing studio practice.
Qualifications
Candidates should demonstrate a robust and promising exhibition record with potential for continued artistic success at local, national, and international levels. Preference is given to those with experience in fine‑art digital fabrication, industrial design, or architectural design.
Skills
- Traditional sculpture: plaster molding, wood and stone additive/subtractive techniques, welding (introductory to advanced), mixed‑media.
- Digital fabrication: proficiency with Rhino, Illustrator, SolidWorks; hands‑on experience with CNC routers, laser cutters, 3D printers.
- Ability to develop interdisciplinary initiatives linking Visual Arts with Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil/Environmental Engineering.
- Experience engaging with contemporary issues and diverse perspectives in teaching and scholarly work (aligned with the department’s General Education focus on Global Challenges and Social Justice).
Benefits
- Healthcare: Medical (PPO & HDHP), Dental, and Vision Insurance (including Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts).
- Free on‑campus fitness facility access and discounts for on‑campus wellness programs.
- Pre‑ and post‑tax participation in a 403(b) retirement plan.
- Salary continuation program in the event of disability.
- Tuition exchange.
Pay
The annual salary range for this position is $81,500–$83,500. The final salary will be set based on departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like background check/E-Verify. We omitted. Check for any duplicated lines: we didn't repeat. Check for any mention of "Application instructions": we omitted. Check for any mention of "Location: Schenectady, NY": we included in About the role paragraph. Check for "Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Applications are due by December 1." We included review start and that it continues until filled; we didn't explicitly mention due date but we could add. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we should include the due date. So add "Applications are due by December 1, 2026." In the About the role paragraph. Also mention "Position description: The Department of Visual Arts at Union College seeks applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Sculpture and 3D Design, beginning September 1st, 2027." Already covered. We might also mention "The successful candidate will become part of a dynamic department that includes Studio Art (Digital Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture) and Art History faculty." Already in responsibilities? We could add