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Employment Opportunities
Visiting Lecturer in Art Specializing in Book Arts
Position Description
Scripps College, a women’s liberal arts college with a strong interdisciplinary tradition, invites applications for (the position of Visiting Lecturer in Art specializing in Book Arts to teach two book arts studio classes the Fall ’26 semester. This position is for two courses only.
Scheduled course days/times are Mondays and Wednesdays: The Artist’s Book 10am -12pm and Experimental Relief Printing 1:15 -3:15pm.
The preferred candidate will have an MFA in Art with a specialty in Book Arts, including bookbinding, artists’ books, letterpress and relief printing; college level teaching experience, inclusive of TA-ships; a broad knowledge of contemporary art and the ability to teach letterpress, book arts techniques, and some alternative process work. This position will be expected to train and manage work-study students. In addition to teaching, responsibilities include budgeting and management of materials and maintaining Scripps College Press, the letterpress/bookbinding studio, on teaching days.
The Scripps Art program has seven full-time faculty and a few part-time lecturers. It offers a B.A. degree with a major or minor in Art.
Application deadline is May 15, 2026.
Applicants should submit the following materials via Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/183818):
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vita
- Professional Portfolio: Please provide a professional portfolio of no more than 10 images
- Student Work: Please provide a student work portfolio of no more than 10 images
- A sample syllabus
- List of three
The salary for this position will range from $17,100 to $19,000 and will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training. In light of recent federal updates to visa processing and associated costs, the College is generally not in a position to sponsor visas for faculty appointments.
For further information, contact Chair of the Art Department Search Committee, Professor Tia Blassingame at TBlassin@Scrippscollege.edu.
Scripps College is one of seven members of The Claremont Colleges Consortium located 35 miles east of Los Angeles. In keeping with its ongoing commitment to build and support an inclusive academic community, Scripps College seeks applicants who will actively support Scripps College’s Principles of Community and Institutional Values.
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University of Alabama SLIS Book Arts Program is hiring- Tenure Track and Renewable Contract Assistant Professors
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track: Book Binding and Preservation/Conservation - Beginning August 16, 2026, this position provides an exciting opportunity for an outstanding creative scholar and intellectual leader with a background in bookbinding and the preservation and conservation of paper-based materials to shape the character and direction of the School of Library and Information Studies which has a strong Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program and an undergraduate minor in Book Arts.
Position Summary & Responsibilities:
- Maintain a robust and established research/creative production agenda in the area of bookbinding, preservation, and/or book studies that opens up new conversations, provides novel solutions, and offers new perspectives
- Attract, advise, and mentor master’s students as part of our NASAD-accredited Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program
- Teach two courses per semester at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in the fall and spring. Instructional modes can include synchronous, online distance education and face-to-face.
- Expand and grow collaborative relationships across campus, within the larger book studies professions, and in other academic disciplines
- Develop and lead new scholarly, educational, and community initiatives (and actively advocate for existing initiatives) that promote the book arts across the University of Alabama and within the larger community, state, region, and beyond
- Actively participate and engage in relevant professional organizations at the state, national, and international levels
- Seek external grants/funding to support research/creative scholarship activities
- Exemplify a commitment to work with students, colleagues, and partners with a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and levels of experience with book arts
Link to Apply and for Additional Information on the Position: https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/ccis-assistant-professor-tenure-tenure-track-book-arts-school-of-library-and-information-studies-528410-tuscaloosa-alabama-united-states
Assistant Professor, Renewable Contract, Book Arts - Beginning August 16, 2026, this three-year renewable contract position provides an exciting opportunity for a passionate creative scholar and educator with a background in papermaking, digital design, and bookbinding or letterpress printing/printmaking to shape the character and direction of the School of Library and Information Studies which has a strong Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program and an undergraduate minor in Book Arts.
This energetic individual is expected to:
- Maintain a modest research agenda relevant to their areas of expertise
- Teach four courses per semester at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in the fall and spring. Instructional modes can include synchronous, online distance education and face-to face.
- Advise, and mentor master’s students as part of our NASAD-accredited Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Book Arts program
- Engage with colleagues and students in cross-disciplinary collaborative endeavors
- Supervise the management of the Book Arts studios
- Attract and recruit potential Book Arts graduate students for both the MFA and Certificate programs
Link to Apply and for Additional Information on the Position: https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/ccis-assistant-professor-renewable-contract-book-arts-school-of-library-and-information-studies-528411-tuscaloosa-alabama-united-states
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Questions regarding the positions should be directed to the search chair Prof. Anna Embree at aembree@ua.edu.
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