General Description

Salary: Instructor ($75,000-$90,000), Assistant Professor ($90,000-$110,000)

The Department of Art as Applied to Medicine invites applications for a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor, effective summer of 2025.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an outstanding medical illustrator to join our faculty, teach in our esteemed graduate program, and provide expert visual communication services through the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine.  Excellent opportunities exist for an energetic illustrator including access to state of the art clinical and surgical facilities, research environments, and collaboration with faculty of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

• Teaching (50%) Provide course design and instruction, team teaching, curriculum development, and student advising.
• Visual communication service (40%) Support research, clinical work, and teaching in the School of Medicine, affiliated institutions and external clients by creating medical illustrations, animations, and 3D models for various audiences. 
• Administrative service (10%) Serve on the Admissions Committee and other committees within the department and institution.

Qualifications

Required

• Master's degree in Medical Illustration
• Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) by date of appointment or shortly thereafter
• Experience in:
  • The design and creation of educational material for medicine and science.
  • 2D illustration for print, presentations and other digital formats.
  • Developing 2D and 3D animations.
  • 3D modeling and sculpting (C4D and ZBrush preferred).

Preferred

• Teaching and curriculum building experience.
• Three years of professional experience.
• Production, project management, or client interaction experience.
• Experience in web design and development, interactive media.
• Strong interest in academic publication, grant writing, and performing research.
• Working knowledge or eagerness to learn new technologies (game development, AR/VR, AI, 3D printing).

Knowledge, qualities and abilities

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent drawing skills, a strong sense of design, an ability to visualize spatial relationships, a thorough understanding of human anatomy, concepts in cellular and molecular biology and surgical technique. Superb collaboration and communication skills, verbal and written, are expected including the ability to critique student work with clarity and sensitivity. Ability to teach complex field-specific concepts and digital skills at the graduate level is required; experience with interactive applications and coding experience is a plus. A willingness to explore and adapt to new methods, materials, and technologies is essential. Experience managing multiple projects and successful balance of priorities is required. Candidates must be willing to generously share their skills and knowledge to prepare students for a successful career in Medical Illustration and value the critical role the graduate programs play in the future health of our profession.

Salary

The expected salary range for this position is as follows:

Instructor = $75,000 to $90,000

Assistant Professor = $90,000 to $110,000

The referenced salary range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. This salary range does not include all components of the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine's faculty compensation program or pay from participation in the department's incentive compensation programs. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to the selected candidate may vary from the salary range stated herein. For more information, please contact the hiring department.

Location

This position is available in-person and on-campus only.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit:

• Portfolio of 15 to 20 digital files representing full breadth of work. Only 1 file; PDF or PPT recommended.
• CV including education, professional and teaching experience (where applicable). 
• Cover letter describing why this position appeals to you, what you can offer Hopkins' students and the School of Medicine community, and your teaching philosophy.

Additional Information

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

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Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

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Diversity and Inclusion

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

About Johns Hopkins University

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