3-D Art Faculty, WMC

Northland Pioneer College; Holbrook (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Northland Pioneer College invites applications for a 9-month faculty position in Art. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate Fine and Performing Arts courses in live, hybrid, or online formats across varied schedules.

The role emphasizes student achievement, technology integration, and service to the college and community. The position requires a Master’s degree with the specified graduate credits and an exhibition record, with opportunities for professional development and

Qualifications

• Master's Degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in the discipline taught, or Master's Degree in a different discipline with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours in the discipline taught.
• Exhibition record required.

Responsibilities

• Teach 15 credit hours per semester across varied times and locations using diverse delivery methods.
• Maintain regular office hours and meet instructional deadlines.
• Participate in curriculum development, assessment of student learning, and program review.
• Maintain student records and contribute to department, division, and college service.
• Engage in creative and scholarly activities within the discipline and collaborate with professionals in the field.
• Support articulation and transfer opportunities and contribute to community outreach.

Skills

Studio art

Photography

Teaching experience

Multi-disciplinary teaching

Education

Master's degree with 18 grad credits in taught discipline

Exhibition record

Job description

Description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Northland Pioneer College invites applications for a 9-monthfaculty position in Art. This position will consist of teaching 30credits per year: live, hybrid, or online via the institution’slearning management system. Responsibilities will includesupporting NPC’s values: 1) quality learning environment, 2)diversity and accessibility, 3) integrity and accountability, and4) collaboration toward success; as well as upholding the missionof providing, supporting, and promoting life-long learning.

Successful candidates will teach courses in the accreditedundergraduate Fine and Performing Arts, as well as other coursesfor which they are qualified and assigned; teach in a variety ofenvironments and modes (team-taught offerings, day offerings,evening offerings, online offerings, hybrid offerings, etc.) inaccordance with course outlines and instructional procedures;integrate technology with instruction; assess students in light ofthe institution goals, program goals, and course objectives;maintain appropriate scheduled office hours; provide service to thedepartment, division, college, and community as assigned by thesupervising department chair, dean or elected by peers; developgood working relationships with discipline-related professionals inthe College’s Service area; collaborate and participate inAZTransfer to foster transferability opportunities; serve as acommunity resource in area of expertise; be active in one’s fieldof expertise; travel within the College district.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Standard FacultyExpectations:

1. Positively supports and promotes the college’s governing board,administrators, faculty, staff, students, and communities.
2. Teach a minimum of 15 credit hours/loads per semester, at variedtimes and locations and using a variety of teaching deliverysystems (including video, enhanced audio, and online) within thequalified discipline.
3. Participate in curriculum planning, development, and evaluation,including assessment of student learning and program review.
4. Maintain accurate student records.
5. Maintain regular office hours and meet all instructionaldeadlines
6. Serve on program Advisory Councils, Committees, and ArticulationTask Forces
7. Provide input for budgets, book orders, and, semesterschedules.
8. Engage in creative and scholarly activities within thediscipline.
9. Maintain industry-recognized certification in assigneddiscipline, as required.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.

Discipline-Specific Faculty Expectations:

Teaching responsibilities may include but are not restricted toundergraduate courses in Art (Three Dimensional). Other courses may be developed to fit the successful candidate’s expertise andprogram demand as approved by the appropriate Department Chair andDean.

In addition, the successful candidate will

1. Order, maintain, and inventory supplies and equipment.
2. Maintain all aspects of the ceramics studio, including safetystandards.
3. Plan, coordinate, and organize courses and studioexperiences.
4. Develop and maintain outreach and cooperative activities,including coordination of an annual student art show for secondaryschool students.
5. Maintain the art gallery on the White Mountain Campus, includingarranging and installing art shows.
6. Assist with articulation issues, marketing, and artexhibits.
7. Probationary faculty are required to complete the InstructionalSkills Workshop (ISW) training within the probationary period, are and strongly encouraged to complete it in their first year. ISW is a required part of a new faculty member’s probationary training and probationary faculty are not eligible to receive additional compensation for completing the training.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Master's Degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in the discipline taught, or Master's Degree in a different discipline with a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours in the discipline taught. Master of Fine Arts or Master of Arts.
2. Exhibition Record

Supplemental Information

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Skills in studio art or photography in addition to ceramics.
2. Demonstrated proficiency in college-level teaching for at least 2 years (or the equivalency of 2 years full-time); teaching experience as a teaching assistant or adjunct instructor may count toward the requirement.
3. Ability to teach in a discipline in addition to art.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• 3-4 Year Probationary Period

BENEFITS:

Based on College Procedure employees may be eligible for up to:

• Single Coverage Medical Insurance
• Optional Employee Pay Dental/Vision Insurance
• 4 Personal Days
• 12 Holiday Days
• 5 Days of Spring Break Leave
• 18 Sick Days that can accrue up to 130 Days
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Arizona State Retirement System membership
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance

Standard Faculty Competencies:

COMPETENCIESDESCRIPTIONPROFICIENCY

Communication
Ability to effectively communicate with students andcolleagues.
Advanced

Teaching
Ability to engage the 21st-century community college student – i.e.traditional and non-traditional students. Ability to develop soundpedagogy.
Advanced

Curriculum Development
Ability to develop curriculum in consultation with a CurriculumCoordinator and Instructional Council. Curriculum development mustbe relevant to the field, and the audience.
Advanced

Technology
Ability to teach via a Learning Management System and use MicrosoftWord, Excel, and other computerized systems. Must have demonstratedexperience with 21st-century teaching modalities that involvetechnology.
Advanced

Diversity &
Multi-Culturalism
Ability to serve a diverse audience. Ability to incorporatemulti-culturalism approaches to instruction.
Advanced

Trust
Ability to encourage a trusting atmosphere by regularlycommunicating, being accountable and transparent, and acting withintegrity and confidentiality.
Advanced

Flexibility & Adaptability
Ability to be continuously change ready to adjust approach anddemeanor to match the shifting demands of differentsituations.
Advanced

Self-Awareness
Uses feedback and reflection to gain insight into personalstrengths and areas of improvement and adjust self as needed.
Advanced

Continual Improvement
Continuously and proactively identifies improvement needs and makeschanges to departmental functions and processes that result inbetter outcomes.
Advanced

Action Oriented
Taking action on new opportunities and challenges with a sense ofurgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Advanced

Physical
Ability to perform the following physical requirements of theposition with or without reasonable accommodation: critical sensoryrequirements include general vision (corrected to 20/20), hearingor listening in the normal range (corrected), and speaking andgiving directions.
Basic

The above statements are intended to describe the generalnature and level of work performed by the incumbent; they do notpuropt iport to describe all functions. Incumbent may be assigned otherduties, and the essential functions may change from time to time asnecessary.