Instructor Pool - Visual Arts
Lane Community College
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Job summary
Lane Community College seeks part-time Visual Arts instructors for the Eugene campus. This posting covers an instructor pool for 2026-2027 with classes assigned by the Division Dean based on need and enrollment.
Required qualifications include MFA/MA in relevant art fields and a Master’s degree in Art History or related area, plus one year of college-level teaching. Applicants must reside in Oregon and complete a criminal background check.
Qualifications
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) or Master of Arts (MA) in Studio Art, Digital Art, or Art and Technology with at least 30 quarter hours (20 semester hours) of graduate coursework in foundational two- or three-dimensional art.
- Master's degree in Art History or related field with graduate credits in Art History from a regionally accredited institution.
Responsibilities
- Support student learning through activities that align with division and college procedures.
- Deliver high-quality classroom instruction and develop course materials; teach in traditional and online formats.
- Confer with students on course materials and provide timely feedback on assignments.
- Promote equity and inclusion in curricula and classroom practices.
Education
Job description
Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Veteran, and Disability employer committed to equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility. We value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those who have been historically underrepresented or underserved in higher education and employment.
Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call 541-463-5586.
- Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970
- Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.
Posting Number: 260086
Job Title: Instructor Pool - Visual Arts
Applicant Notification:
- Beyond the required education and experience, instructors must have a passion for what they teach and have teaching styles that support student success. Instructors are responsible for following Division and College procedures in support of teaching and learning.
- This is an application pool posting for 2026-2027. The assigned location for this position is at the Lane Community College's main campus located in Eugene, Oregon.
- First review date of applications may be as early as 10 business days after posting. Subsequent review dates will be based upon department needs. Lane Community College reserves the right to modify this information.
- Your application will remain in the pool until a decision is made on your candidacy.
- Provide all documents as requested.
- A resume may not take the place of any section of the application.
- Unofficial Transcripts are required for this position at the time of application. See instructions below.
Main Campus
PT Faculty
Contracted Part-Time Faculty
Upon Hire
Hourly
- Our application is used to determine the initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.
- Starting range for part-time faculty is Step 1 - Step 10, see our Part-time Faculty Salary Schedule in our Part-time Faculty Payroll Information section.
- The Part-time Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, and paid sick leave. Part-time faculty may be eligible for full contracted benefits after meeting certain criteria.
- Classes as assigned by the Division Dean based on need, enrollment, and availability of contracted and/or more senior part-time faculty.
- Faculty schedule and hours determined by division, department, staff and student needs, and may fall outside of normal business working hours and days.
Exempt
Temporary
Part-Time
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https://jobs.lanecc.edu/postings/13677
Posting Date: 09/18/2026
Closing Date: 06/27/2027
Applicant Pool: Academic Year
Open Until Filled: No
- 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional Arts: Candidates with a Master of Fine Arts or Master of Arts Degree in Studio Art, Digital Art, or Art and Technology, including at least thirty (30) quarter hours (20 semester hours) of graduate credit in academic courses in foundational two- or three-dimensional art from a regionally accredited institution.
- Art History: Master's degree in Art History or a closely related field with graduate credits in Art History from a regionally accredited institution.
- LCC follows state guidelines to provide an alternative qualification process. Applicants who believe they are alternatively qualified are encouraged to describe their qualifications in the Cover Letter. See additional Cover Letter instructions below, in the Applicant Instructions, Required Documents description.
- Higher level course sections may require higher minimum qualifications. Departments will assess how your qualifications align with their needs. For questions, reach out to the person listed in the Applicant Instructions section.
One (1) year of college-level teaching.
- Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
- Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.
We welcome applicants who bring a wide variety of perspectives, backgrounds, linguistic identities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage candidates from groups historically and currently underrepresented and underestimated in higher education to apply, knowing that diverse voices enrich our collective understanding, strengthen our community, and embody the culture of belonging we strive to build. Visit here for more information.
We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address in your Cover Letter how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.
Faculty are professional educators with the primary responsibility of providing a quality learning experience for all Lane Community College students. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of the teacher of record and facilitator of learning.
Support student learning through activities that include:
- Exhibit compliance with College policies and procedures, accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering and related functions
- Sustain currency in discipline and innovation in teaching
- Collegial participation in faculty performance evaluation process
- Maintain and post office hours in alignment with College expectations
- Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and daily needs of students, departments, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures
- Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, and/or other documentation; ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory
- Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students
- Other duties as assigned
- Provide high-quality classroom instruction
- Create course content, develop and revise course content and materials
- Establish learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes, assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools, and use assessment results to inform improvements at a program and course level
- Incorporate college values into the curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment including facilitating awareness of multicultural and diversity issues in curricula
- Teach and develop all class syllabi and course materials, in a form that can be directly delivered to, and used by, students
- Confer with students on course materials
- Deliver curriculum to students in traditional and online formats
- Engage within the online course environment to ensure Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)
- Monitor student progress and provide reasonable coaching and assistance to struggling students towards success
- Review and grade all work submitted by students and provide timely and substantive feedback
- Provide timely responses to student inquiries.
- Ensure that all materials meet the guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Use effective strategies for teaching online
- Demonstrate Lane Community College’s core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities.
- Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.
- Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and Disability Resource departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities.
- Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public.
Faculty report to a department or division dean, and perform instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies, and procedures of the college.
This position works in varied environments. May be exposed to usual office, industry, education, and commercial working conditions that include noises, interruptions, equipment, telephones, and visitors. This position requires that an employee be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time. May perform cognitive and psychometric work for more than six (6) hours a day. Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Work Safely.
- Knowledge of and ability to support the college mission, vision, values, and strategic directions in daily work.
- Knowledge of and skill in developing competency-based curricula.
- Demonstrated ability to continually maintain individual current knowledge and skills in related fields, business, and industry, to stay informed about changes in the workplace as well as changes in the skills required of students entering the labor force and subsequent educational opportunities, and to continually update individual skills in a wide variety of computer software applications and other high tech skills to maintain a cutting-edge profile.
- Demonstrated ability to produce accurate, effective written and verbal communication and the ability to teach these skills to students.
- Must demonstrate the ability to advocate for and teach students from diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, students of color, working students, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, bilingual students, international students, students from multiple cultures and of varying ages, and students living with disabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a member of a team on a variety of teaching and administrative matters.
- Knowledge of and ability to use sustainable practices in all work assignments.
- Ability to understand and carry out Lane Community College's commitment to student success, lifelong learning, and the needs of students, staff and the public.
- Ability to understand and carry out Lane Community College's mission and strategic agendas including college learning outcomes, cultural competency, and diversity.
- Analytical Thinking
- Building Relationships
- Change Advocate
- Teamwork
- Service Mindset
- Process Improvement
- Innovation
- Supervision and Leadership
- Strategic Project Management
- Knowledge of instructional design, delivery and learning theory
Applicant Instructions
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties.
- The CV/Resume may not take the place of any one section in the application.
To be considered a candidate for this position, all of the following must be included in the application package:
- Online Application - Complete and submit online via the applicant portal.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Submit a copy listing all relevant educational and professional experience and activities, including a list of courses taught within the last five (5) years, if applicable.
- Cover Letter - Clearly detail how you meet the qualifications for the position or are alternatively qualified based on your experience, training, and education, or other qualifications.
- Portfolio - Up to five (5) examples of professional work from the past five (5) years AND up to five (5) examples of student work.
- Instructions:
- Label each image/sample.
- An information page is required including image/sample identifiers.
- Attach images under "Portfolio", "Portfolio 2", etc.
- Each field holds 9 MB of data. Combine images as needed to have enough space for your submission.
- In lieu of separate images, a single portfolio document or document linking to your website/online portfolio featuring the same criteria is acceptable.
- Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application, see instructions below.
Additional Documents and Letters of reference are not accepted.
DD214 - Veterans, please fax, email, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources at Lane Community College. Zack Roush, roushz@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970.
Questions?
- For assistance with the online application call 541-463-5586.
- For position questions contact Ellen Osterkamp, osterkampe@lanecc.edu
- In order to be considered for the position unofficial transcripts must be provided.
- International degrees will require a foreign degree evaluation for their US equivalent. For more details, click here.
Attach under "Optional Document", email, deliver or mail to:
Lane Community College
Arts Department
Posting #260086 Attn: Ellen Osterkamp
4000 E 30th Ave
Eugene OR 97405
Email: osterkampe@lanecc.edu
Official transcripts are required within thirty (30) days from the accepted offer if you are the selected candidate for the position.
LCC Education Association (Faculty)
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