Open Education: Adjunct Faculty

International Center of Photography; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

The International Center of Photography is seeking adjunct faculty for Open Education in New York, offering online and onsite courses. Candidates bring professional photographic practice and a capacity to teach adult learners within ICP’s continuing education program.

Open Education invites experts from photography, curatorial, theory, and related fields to propose new courses that complement current offerings. Rolling applications will be reviewed by ICP Open Education staff.

Qualifications

• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Advanced upper-level degree or comparable professional experience.
• Location: onsite in New York or online (WFH) courses.

Skills

Teaching experience

Education

Advanced degree (MFA/PhD or comparable professional experience)

Job description

The International Center of Photography, a leader in photography and lens-based media education, is interested in hearing from candidates wishing to join ICP’s Adjunct Faculty within Open Education (ICP's continuing education offer for adults). ICP seeks to introduce our photography and media students to a broad range of professional perspectives including those of practicing photographers and artists, curators, theorists, writers, and cultural catalysts. Resources available to teachers and classes include the museum’s active exhibition and programming as well the school’s state of the art facilities, our collection and archive of over 200,000 images, and library of 40,000 photo books.

Candidates should familiarize themselves with the courses and current offerings of Open Education via the following link and consider how they might propose new courses that complement current offerings or how they may teach current core courses: Open Education.

Submissions will be reviewed by ICP Open Education programming staff on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Requirements

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• Ideally candidates should possess prior teaching experience, advanced upper-level degrees, or comparable professional experience.

Location: Onsite in New York or WFH (online courses)

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover letter of no more than one page. (Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.)

Additional Required Information

To be considered for this position you will be asked to provide the following information.

• Sample course description with title and brief description (100-word limit)
• Sample curriculum (no more than one page - 3,000 character limit)
• Indicate if online or onsite
• Samples of photography (link to website preferred; alternatively link to on-line portfolio, or upload .pdf); or Samples of scholarly work (link to website or on-line dossier preferred, alternatively link to on-line portfolio, or upload .pdf)

Compensation May Vary Based On Course Hours

• 5-week course, 15 course-hours $1,500
• 10-week course, 30 course-hours $3,000