Adjunct Instructor - VCUarts - Sculpture

Posting Details

Job Code/Title AJ - Adjunct Position Number J00001 Working Title Adjunct Instructor - VCUarts - Sculpture Department Sculpture Organizational Overview

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Recruitment Pool All Applicants Anticipated Hiring Range VCUarts Standard Adjunct Rate Campus Monroe Park Campus Position Type Adjunct - Teaching Hours/Week Normal work days Normal work hours Job Category Adjunct - Teaching Does this position provide patient or clinical services to the VCU Health System? No Does this position require a pre-placement medical assessment? No Is any portion of this position grant-funded? No Sensitive Position No Resource Critical Yes Description of the Job

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (VCUarts) department of Sculpture + Extended Media is establishing
a pool of applicants for possible adjunct teaching positions. This pool of applicants could be drawn upon to provide
temporary staffing when needed; to provide special teaching expertise when needed; and/or to meet special programmatic
needs not otherwise provided for within the program. The applicant pool will remain active until the listed closing date of the
job posting.
Given these criteria, this pool will only be assessed when an adjunct opportunity arises. Possible adjunct opportunities
could include teaching a course(s) in any of the areas of study offered by the department of Sculpture + Extended Media. If
an adjunct opportunity arises, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Adjunct faculty are expected to be
thoughtful and proactive members of the Sculpture Department community and have a desire to work with a diverse
student population in a collaborative, inclusive and learning-centered collective.

Required Qualifications

•Terminal degree ( MFA ) in a related field, or BFA with additional training and/or professional experience that equates and/or
parallels the artistic development expected in a terminal degree holder.
•Appropriate teaching experience and/or strong oral presentation and communication
skills.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student
environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU .

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated skills and experience in one or several of the following areas of expertise:
1) Wood Fabrication
2) Metal Fabrication
3) Digital Fabrication
4) Moldmaking
5) Surfacing
6) Figure Modeling
7) Sewing
8) Performance & Video

Job Open Date 11/24/2020 Remove from posting on or before 11/24/2021 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply, please submit application materials via VCU eJobs at www.vcujobs.com.
Only electronic applications submitted via eJobs will be accepted.
Application materials should include the following:
• Current CV or Resume
• A list of three current references including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses (references will not
be contacted prior to applicant’s approval)
• Portfolio of work— visual documentation of professional work (20 images), and examples of student work, if available. (20
images max)
CV/Resume and list of references should be submitted as one PDF in the “Curriculum Vitae (CV)” section of eJobs; and,
due to file size limitations, the portfolio of work should be submitted in the “Other Document” section of eJobs as an
accessible link in a PDF that points to a website or cloud storage (with access instructions) to view all visual work.

Additional Information Quick Link https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/101923 Supplemental Questions

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Optional & Required Documents
Required Documents

1. Other Document
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Optional Documents