Painting & Drawing Area Lecturer

The UCLA Department of Art empowers students to reshape their worlds through critical inquiry and transformative creativity. We are creating a pool of candidates to teach courses in the Painting & Drawing Area of the department for the 2026-27 academic year. Members of the pool would be called upon to teach lower division, upper division or graduate students as needed and dependent upon funding. Applicants must be able to teach the basics of painting and/or drawing including technical skill as well as advanced concepts and practice.

The Painting and Drawing Area at UCLA encourages innovation and experimentation while also addressing the history of the longest-standing practice in the visual arts. Within this area of study, students are encouraged to examine and explore all the creative possibilities offered by painting, drawing, and printmaking, while developing a critical and personal relationship to the discipline. Students are further encouraged to broaden their perceptual awareness through observation, translation, and invention of images, and to develop their critical skills through discussion of the historical and contemporary precedents for their work, assigned readings, group critique and visits to local museums and galleries. Excellent facilities and renowned faculty, both tenured and visiting, combine to create a rich and rewarding atmosphere for artistic production.

Annual Salary Range $70,977-$199,722. Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. See table #15.

This position is represented by the University Council - American Federation of Teachers.

Internal applicants will be considered for reappointment prior to the consideration of external applicants.

To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10949