3-D Art Faculty, WMC
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Job summary
Northland Pioneer College invites applications for a 9-month faculty position in Art. This role teaches 30 credits per year across live, hybrid, or online formats, aligning with program goals and college values.
You will contribute to department, college, and community, and travel within the college district as required. The successful candidate will hold a master's degree with 18 graduate hours in the discipline, maintain studio spaces, and engage in scholarly activities while supporting
Qualifications
- Master's Degree with 18 graduate semester credit hours in the discipline taught.
- Exhibition Record.
- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Skills in studio art or photography; Demonstrated college teaching experience; Ability to teach in an additional discipline.
Responsibilities
- Teach 30 credits/year in varied environments (live, hybrid, online).
- Maintain ceramics studio and safety standards.
- Plan, coordinate, and organize courses and studio experiences.
- Collaborate on articulation issues and outreach, including annual student art show.
- Complete ISW training during probationary period.
Skills
Education
Job description
Northland Pioneer College invites applications for a 9-month faculty position in Art. This position will consist of teaching 30 credits per year: live, hybrid, or online via the institution’s learning management system. Responsibilities will include supporting NPC’s values: 1) quality learning environment, 2) diversity and accessibility, 3) integrity and accountability, and 4) collaboration toward success; as well as upholding the mission of providing, supporting, and promoting life-long learning.
Successful candidates will teach courses in the accredited undergraduate Fine and Performing Arts, as well as other courses for which they are qualified and assigned; teach in a variety of environments and modes (team-taught offerings, day offerings, evening offerings, online offerings, hybrid offerings, etc.) in accordance with course outlines and instructional procedures; integrate technology with instruction; assess students in light of the institution goals, program goals, and course objectives; maintain appropriate scheduled office hours; provide service to the department, division, college, and community as assigned by the supervising department chair, dean or elected by peers; develop good working relationships with discipline-related professionals in the College’s Service area; collaborate and participate in AZTransfer to foster transferability opportunities; serve as a community resource in area of expertise; be active in one’s field of expertise; travel within the College district.
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 varied times and locations and using a variety of teaching delivery systems (including video, enhanced audio, and online) within the qualified 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 instructional deadlines
6. Serve on program Advisory Councils, Committees, and Articulation Task Forces
7. Provide input for budgets, book orders, and, semester schedules.
8. Engage in creative and scholarly activities within the discipline.
9. Maintain industry-recognized certification in assigned discipline, as required.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.
1. Order, maintain, and inventory supplies and equipment.
2. Maintain all aspects of the ceramics studio, including safety standards.
3. Plan, coordinate, and organize courses and studio experiences.
4. Develop and maintain outreach and cooperative activities, including coordination of an annual student art show for secondary school students.
5. Maintain the art gallery on the White Mountain Campus, including arranging and installing art shows.
6. Assist with articulation issues, marketing, and art exhibits.
7. Probationary faculty are required to complete the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) training within the probationary period, and are 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.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the incumbent; they do not purport to describe all functions. Incumbent may be assigned other duties, and the essential functions may change from time to time as necessary.
Ability to effectively communicate with students and colleagues.
Advanced
Ability to engage the 21st-century community college student – i.e. traditional and non-traditional students. Ability to develop sound pedagogy.
Advanced
Ability to develop curriculum in consultation with a Curriculum Coordinator and Instructional Council. Curriculum development must be relevant to the field, and the audience.
Advanced
Ability to teach via a Learning Management System and use Microsoft Word, Excel, and other computerized systems. Must have demonstrated experience with 21st-century teaching modalities that involve technology.
Advanced
Multi-Culturalism
Ability to serve a diverse audience. Ability to incorporate multi-culturalism approaches to instruction.
Advanced
Ability to encourage a trusting atmosphere by regularly communicating, being accountable and transparent, and acting with integrity and confidentiality.
Advanced
Ability to be continuously change ready to adjust approach and demeanor to match the shifting demands of different situations.
Advanced
Uses feedback and reflection to gain insight into personal strengths and areas of improvement and adjust self as needed.
Advanced
Continuously and proactively identifies improvement needs and makes changes to departmental functions and processes that result in better outcomes.
Advanced
Taking action on new opportunities and challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Advanced
Ability to perform the following physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation: critical sensory requirements include general vision (corrected to 20/20), hearing or listening in the normal range (corrected), and speaking and giving directions.
Basic
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
1. Skills in studio art or photography in addition to ceramics.
2. Demonstrated proficiency in college-level teaching for at minimum 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.
- 3-4 Year Probationary Period
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
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