Adjunct Studio Photography Instructor

Syracuse University; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Syracuse University’s Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks a Part-Time Instructor to teach APH 262 Art Photography, Introduction II, a three-credit course for Spring semester 2027. The course covers analog and digital photography techniques, including printing, scanning, color control, and basic lighting.

Candidates should be practicing artists with teaching experience at the college level.

Qualifications

• BFA degree with significant knowledge of photography, including studio photography and digital inkjet printing.
• College-level teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Candidate must be available to teach a studio course four hours every week during the semester, working from an existing syllabus, with amendments and modifications by the instructor.
• Developing and/or updating a class syllabus.
• Preparation of lectures, projects or other student assignments.
• Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours.
• Presenting instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course.
• Meeting all designated class periods.
• If you are unable to meet your class due to illness or emergency, you should exercise your best effort to reschedule the class or to obtain a substitute.
• You must also notify the department chair of your absence and of your plan to cover the class.
• Submitting completed mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations.
• Grading student assignments and exams in timely manner.
• Providing departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations.
• Building a positive rapport with students and other faculty.

Job description

Syracuse University’s Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks a Part-Time Instructor to teach APH 262 Art Photography, Introduction II, a three-credit course for Spring semester 2027. The course covers analog and digital photography techniques, including printing, scanning, color control, and basic lighting.

Candidates should be practicing artists with teaching experience at the college level.