Adjunct, Illustration

Salt Lake Community College (UT); Murray (UT); On-site; USD 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College invites applications for an adjunct Illustration faculty member in the Department of Visual Art & Design. The candidate will teach, design content, and evaluate students under supervision of the Associate Dean, contributing to both on-site and online instruction.

This pooled position reviews applications as openings occur; compensation is paid per instructional unit, with a minimum commitment to maintain campus presence and adhere to college policies and FERPA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years full-time experience in the illustration industry.
• Some post-secondary (college) education experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach semester-long illustration classes.
• Design and deliver course content (including online).
• Evaluate student performance and provide feedback.
• Maintain a professional instructional environment.

Skills

Illustration proficiency

Reading and writing

Communication skills

Dependable and punctual

Diversity and inclusion communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Welcome to the SLCC Community!! The adjunct Illustration 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 for the Department of Visual Art & Design.

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available.

This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit.

In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment. Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within in 30 days of hire. Under minimal supervision, teach semester-long illustration classes. Undergo college mandatory training. Take part in departmental-level training. Follow all SLCC policies and procedures.

• 1. 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
• 2. Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
• 3. Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments
• 4. Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards
• 5. Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades
• 6. Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance
• 7. Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines
• 8. Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment
• 9. Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy
• 10. Maintains professional and collegial behavior
• 11. Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days)
• 12. Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure
• 13. Completes all required employee trainings
• 14. Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines
• 15. Provides ADA accommodations as requested
• 16. Other duties as needed
• 1.7. Ability to teach post-secondary illustration students
• 18. Demonstrated abilities in illustration proficiency
• 19. Good reading and writing skills
• 20. Excellent communication skills
• 21. Dependable and punctual
• 22. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• 23. Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with 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 on-line only courses.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contractbasis, 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 illustration field
• Some post-secondary (college) education experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Five years full-time experience in the illustration industry