Colleagues:
Please feel free to pass this search announcement on to any possible candidates. Best wishes.
Paul Nini, Professor + Chairperson
Department of Design, The Ohio State University

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Arts Administration, Education, and Policy
Arts Management and Barnett Center
Associate or Full Professor

The College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications and nominations for the newly endowed position of Director of the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise.  The position is tenured Full or Associate Professor to begin 2014.  The job is open to individuals with a background in the visual and/or performing arts, with specialization in arts management, arts policy, or operations of the arts. The specific field of specialization is open.

About the Center: The “Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise” is a new initiative for the college and will be located in the renovated Sullivant Hall upon the hall’s opening in 2014.  The center will coordinate and develop pre-professional training opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate student artists in business and enterprise practices in concert with the Department of Art, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy; Department of Dance, Department of Design, Department of History of Art, Department of Theatre; the School of Music; Fisher College of Business; and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design.  The Barnett Center will serve as one of the college resources for connecting with leading arts and cultural organizations within the State of Ohio and on national and international levels.

Qualifications: Candidates should demonstrate a distinguished record of scholarship and a reputation for entrepreneurial work in the visual or performing arts, a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity, the ability to work across disciplines, and the vision to develop a thriving multidisciplinary center at a Research I university. In addition, the candidate will teach, contributing to the newly created B.A. in Arts Management and the Minor in Arts Entrepreneurship and to the appropriate graduate degree programs in the college. Successful candidates must have considerable administrative experience, broad practical experience in the arts, and a demonstrated record of working with entities such as the following:  presenting organizations, non-profit organizations, galleries and museums, and/or foundations.  A demonstrated working relationship with development opportunities and donor events is required. A terminal degree appropriate to the candidate’s field of study or equivalent professional experience is also a must.

The successful candidate will forge national and international relationships and collaborations with arts organizations in both the visual and performing arts within the college, the university, and the global community.  The leader of the newly established center is a visionary who will engage faculty, students, professionals, and leading organizations to shape the future of this multi-faceted center and link the university with arts organizations around the world.

The Director will be partially responsible for stewardship of the endowment and maintain transparency so that the Barnett family shares in the progress and advancement of the center.

Application Instructions: Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to:  Valarie Williams, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Arts and Humanities, 114 University Hall, 230 North Oval Mall, Columbus, Ohio 43210.  Phone: 614-292-4063, FAX: 614-247-7498, email:  [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.  Applications will be reviewed beginning Monday, December 3, 2012.

The Ohio State University is an EEO/AA employer. Women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.


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