Adjunct, Calligraphy

Salt Lake Community College; Utah; On-site; USD 1,454,745; Part time

Job summary

A community college in Utah is seeking an Adjunct Faculty member to teach calligraphy. Responsibilities include conducting both online and classroom instruction, grading assignments, and maintaining student records. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least five years of experience in the calligraphy industry. This role values strong communication skills and the ability to engage with diverse students, ensuring a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years full-time experience in the calligraphy industry.
• Ability to provide ADA accommodations as requested.

Responsibilities

• Conduct online and classroom instruction for calligraphy courses.
• Provide timely feedback on assignments and maintain attendance records.
• Maintain professional etiquette in communications with students.

Skills

Teaching post-secondary calligraphy students

Calligraphy proficiency

Excellent communication skills

Dependability and punctuality

Ability to work with diverse groups

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The History/Art Lettering/Calligraphy adjunct faculty member will work with full-time faculty, under general supervision of the Associate Dean, in program and class-related duties such as classroom (including online) instruction, content design and delivery, and student evaluation.

Overview

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available. This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit. Please attach resume or curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, or other documents for consideration.

1) In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment. 2) Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization
• Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments
• Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment
• Prepares and submits incident reports to the Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior
• Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1–2 days)
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure
• Completes all required employee trainings
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested
• Other duties as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to teach post-secondary calligraphy students
• Demonstrated abilities in calligraphy proficiency
• Good reading and writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Dependable and punctual
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for online-only courses. You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment. Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time. You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

• Demonstrated experience in the calligraphy field

• Bachelor’s degree
• Five years full-time experience in the calligraphy industry