"Visiting Artist - Arts and Emerging Technologies"

Job Details

Hamline University (St. Paul, Minnesota) invites applicants for a visiting artist faculty position with a focus on emerging technologies and media. The appointment is for three years, nonrenewable, with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026.

The Digital + Studio Arts program, housed within Hamline’s Division of Fine Arts, seeks an innovative practitioner in an open area of specialization to incorporate new technologies and expand interdisciplinary and intermedia arts curricula across several of the following areas of research and pedagogy: digital fabrication, CAD, 3D modeling and animation, immersive media (augmented reality, virtual reality, audio-visual installation), artificial intelligence/machine learning, poetic computation, haptic media, and/or other emerging technologies in contemporary art. In conjunction with developing new courses in areas of individual interest and collaborating with targeted areas of campus, the Visiting Artist will teach foundational level courses and be provided with generous studio space to pursue their own creative research agenda.

The Digital + Studio Arts program is committed to the intersection of art and technology, values collaboration, and ensures high-impact educational experiences for our students while fostering a diverse and inclusive learning environment. We offer well-equipped studio spaces and will expand resources to reflect the scholarly and pedagogical interests of the visiting artist to achieve their teaching and scholarship goals. A course release is also available in the first year to support the visiting artist’s professional development.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/EXPECTATIONS

Successful candidates will have a terminal degree in their field of study by August 2026, a commitment to excellence in teaching and continued development of pedagogy, a desire to develop new course offerings in their field of study, and a willingness to mentor undergraduate students.

The committee will begin to review applications immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 20, 2026

Curricular areas of interest include but are not limited to:

• Digital fabrication/rapid prototyping
• 3D modeling and animation
• Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Artificial Intelligence and machine learning
• Immersive & interactive media: virtual and augmented reality, audio-visual installation art
• App development for mobile & web
• Collaborative curriculum development with physics, computational and data science, and/or other targeted campus partnerships

WORKING CONDITIONS/EQUIPMENT

Must be able to perform the following essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to work on a computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work occasional nights and weekends.
• Ability to travel on and off campus locations.

This is a full time, 1.0 FTE, exempt non-tenured faculty position, 12 months a year.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Range: $56,000.00 - $58,000.00 annually

About Hamline University

Founded in 1854, Hamline was the first university in Minnesota and among the first coeducational institutions in the nation. Hamline University provides a world-class education for undergraduate and graduate students. Our faculty, staff, and students cultivate an ethic of civic responsibility, social justice, and inclusive leadership and service.

Hamline University is located midway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in the cosmopolitan heart of the metropolitan area. The Digital + Studio Arts program is part of the Division of Fine Arts in Hamline’s College of Liberal Arts, which offers a strong and holistic foundation in the discipline. Division faculty are actively engaged in research that meaningfully connects to coursework and often offers opportunities for undergraduates to participate or collaborate. The College of Liberal Arts, together with Hamline’s School of Business, serves approximately 1,700 undergraduate students. The University’s mission is to create a diverse and collaborative community of learners dedicated to the development of students’ knowledge, values, and skills for successful lives of leadership, scholarship, and service. Hamline University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educator, and is especially interested in faculty candidates whose work will enrich a diversity of perspectives and inclusiveness on campus.