Instructor - Illustration

SUNY Brockport; Village of Brockport (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

SUNY Brockport's Department of Art and Design invites applications for a full-time, 10-month, tenure-track Instructor of Art in Illustration with a focus on digital illustration. The position emphasizes teaching traditional and digital illustration, foundations, and supporting Graphic Design and Drawing areas.

The ideal candidate will provide advising, mentorship, and contribute to program assessment, while engaging in scholarly activity and service to the department and university.

Qualifications

• MFA, MDes, or MA by time appointment from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrates relevant professional experience.
• Ability to teach traditional and digital illustration, foundations, and introductory graphic design courses.
• Ability to teach visual design principles and processes to studio and graphic design students.
• Professional portfolio demonstrating mastery of illustration and drawing.
• Engagement with current illustration trends, techniques, and theories.
• Demonstrated command of current technologies and software platforms.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse student body.

Responsibilities

• Teaches a 4/4 course load per calendar year.
• Creates effective course materials and demonstrates successful student learning outcomes.
• Participates in assessment activities and contributes to continuous program improvement.
• Advises undergraduate students and participates in BFA program activities.
• Engages in self-authored and/or commissioned creative work resulting in exhibition, publication, and/or professional recognition.
• Demonstrates commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Provides service to the department, University, community, and profession.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with a diverse student

Engagement with illustration trends

Teach traditional illustration

Teach digital illustration

Visual design principles

Portfolio in illustration/drawing

Professional experience in the field

Education

MFA / MDes / MA by time appointment

Tools

Current technologies & software for illustration

Job description

The Department of Art and Design at SUNY Brockport invites applications for a full-time, 10-month, tenure-track Instructor of Art in Illustration, with a focus on digital illustration. The successful candidate will join a department that values collegiality and student-centered teaching. We offer a BA/BS in Graphic Design, a BA/BS in Studio Art, and a BFA in Studio Art. Candidates for the Instructor of Illustration position should be qualified to teach traditional and digital illustration, as well as foundation courses, and to support our Graphic Design and Drawing areas. The ideal candidate will contribute to the evolution of our programs and be an integral member of a teaching environment that blends art, illustration, and design. As the area head for illustration, this Instructor will provide advising, career guidance, and creative mentorship to students in the illustration concentration. Other duties of the position include participating in BFA program activities, general student advisement, course- and program-based assessment, and performing service to the department, University, community, and the profession. The anticipated start date for this position is August 2027.

Essential Functions: Teaching (70%)

• Teaches a 4/4 course load per calendar year. For these purposes, a course refers to a 3-credit course or equivalent.
• Creates effective course materials and demonstrates successful student learning outcomes.
• Participates in assessment activities and contributes to continuous program improvement.
• Advises undergraduate students and participates in BFA program activities.

Scholarly Activities (5-10%)

• Engages in self-authored and/or commissioned creative work resulting in presentation, exhibition, publication, and/or professional recognition.
• Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current in the field.

Service (20-25%)

• Actively participates in department level meetings and serves on at least one additional department committee per academic year. Faculty at this level are also expected to serve on college level committees.
• Provides service to the department, University, community, and profession.
• Attends University events.

Non-Essential Functions

• Coordinates and maintains studio/lab space.

Minimum Qualifications

• MFA, MDes, or MA (Master of Fine Arts, Master of Design or Master of Arts) by time appointment from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized college or university
• Demonstrates relevant professional experience
• Ability to teach traditional and digital illustration, foundations, and introductory graphic design courses
• Ability to teach visual design principles and processes to studio and graphic design students
• Professional portfolio that demonstrates mastery of skills in illustration and drawing
• Engagement with current illustration trends, techniques, and theories
• Demonstrated command of current technologies and software platforms
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work with a diverse student body

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 3D modeling, motion graphics, and/or animation
• Proven record of combining traditional and digital processes into course content
• Two years of teaching at the college level
• Experience with course development and assessment
• Fluency in and appreciation for studio art and art history
• Professional experience in digital illustration with the ability to support traditional illustration
• Professional experience in graphic design
• Experience with client-centered practice
• Strong organizational and leadership skills

Work Schedule:

Variable

Benefits:

This position is benefits eligible. Find out more about benefits at Careers@Brockport.