"Assistant Teaching Professor - Illustration"

Assistant Teaching Professor - Illustration

Position Details

University of Colorado | Denver

Faculty Level/Title: Assistant Teaching Professor

Working Title: Assistant Teaching Professor - Illustration

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000

Position #00350070 - Requisition #38400

Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers

About the Position

Visual Arts has an opening for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor specializing in Illustration. The position will have a start date of August 2026 and will require 80% teaching, 10% research/creative activity, and 10% service. The teaching load will be three courses per semester (six per academic year).

Illustration at CU Denver has been recognized by Animation Career Review as a top national program...

What you will do:

80% Teaching, 10% Creative/Research, 10% Service

• Teach 3 courses in the fall and 3 courses in the spring semester (18 credit hours total per academic year).
• Classes will be taught in-person.
• Courses may include Illustration 1-5, Drawing for Story, Graphic Novel, Digital Painting, Life Drawing, and Life Painting.
• Maintain office hours.
• Meet with illustration colleagues about refinement of illustration curricula...

Creative/Research 10%

• Maintain an active scholarly and/or creative work practice in illustration.

Service 10%

• Engage in service activities to support the department, college, and university.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration, Design, Visual Art, Animation, or a closely related field; OR a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) ... with at least seven years of professional illustration experience...
• Minimum of five years of professional experience in illustration or a related field...
• A recent record of creative work in illustration...
• An online portfolio showing professional-quality work...
• Two or more years of college level teaching experience...
• Proficiency in industry-standard software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Strong professional drawing, painting, and storytelling skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Six or more years of professional art-related experience...
• Exceptional drawing, painting, and visual storytelling skills...
• Evidence of advanced technical mastery...

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of illustration, concept art...
• Ability to teach and mentor students...

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position has been established at $60,000-65,000.

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Application Materials Required

To apply, please visit: http://www.cu.edu/cu-careers and attach:

1. Letter of application...
2. Current CV or resume
3. Website portfolio
4. List of three to five professional references...
5. Detailed answers to all pre-screening questions...

Application Deadline: Preference will be given to complete applications received by January 15, 2026.

Questions should be directed to Karen Ludington, karen.ludington@ucdenver.edu