Studio Art (New Media) Affiliate/Part-Time Instructor

Studio Art (New Media) Affiliate/Part-Time Instructor

Position Number: PTART2
Salary for Announcement: Commensurate with experience and education
Employee Category: Affiliate Faculty
Department: ART - Art

Position Summary:
The NASAD-accredited Art Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver invites applications for the department pool for affiliate/part-time instructors of studio art (new media). Qualified applicants will be placed in the departmental pool and will be considered for affiliate/part-time departmental needs beginning Fall 2019 through Spring 2022.

The University is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented groups.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer.


Duties/Responsibilities:
Teach one to three classes in four-dimensional studio foundations, integrated media, photography, multimedia, installation, performance art, social practice art, or other new media.

Affiliate faculty are part-time, at-will employees hired to teach on a per credit hour basis for specific classes, as needed, usually on a semester by semester basis. Affiliate faculty are not eligible for benefit coverage under the University’s benefit program. All such teaching assignments are dependent on budget and enrollment. An affiliate faculty member’s duties include: meeting assigned classes or delivering on-line content consistent with university, college/school, and department policies; providing instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning objectives of the regular course syllabus and, if appropriate, with department course coordination policies; being available, either face to face or electronically, to students in assigned classes to provide additional academic support as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; and complying with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies.


Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Art or related field plus three years of professional and/or teaching experience.


Preferred Qualifications:
MA in appropriate field plus six years of relevant professional and/or teaching experience, or MFA.

Experience working with and sensitivity to the needs of a diverse urban student population including (but not limited to) students of color, LBGTQIA students, students from low-income backgrounds, first-generation students, students with disabilities, undocumented students, non-traditional students, student veterans, and English language learners.


Posting Date: 05/31/2019
Closing Date:
Closing Instructions: Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicant:
IMPORTANT: Candidates selected to teach one or more courses will be required to submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities where degrees were awarded prior to a contract being finalized. Continuing part-time faculty who already have official transcripts on file do not need to re-submit them, but are encouraged to upload copies for consideration as part of the application.

Important: In order to be considered as an applicant YOU MUST FILL OUT THE APPLICATION at www.msudenverjobs.com.

Applicants who have not been employed by the specific department that they are applying to must submit the following Additional Application materials in order to be considered as an Affiliate/Part-time Instructor. Additional Application materials required: 1) cover letter; 2) copies of transcripts; and 3) a list of three professional references with contact information: Whenever possible please attach these materials to your application in the Online System. Materials not submitted in this manner will not be available to members of the screening committee during consideration of applications. For more information please contact:
Wendy Ross
Program Assistant, Department of Art
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Campus Box 59, P. O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
wross12@msudenver.edu
303-615-1080


To apply, visit https://www.msudenverjobs.com/postings/13113

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