Adjunct Instructor: Foundations Program

Title: Adjunct Instructor:
Foundations Program

Employee Classification: Adjunct Faculty

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

Sub Division-Department: UNT-Col of Vis Arts & Design

Department: UNT-Foundations-136330

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

FTE: Varies based on assignment

Retirement Eligibility: Eligibility based on semesterly assignment, for more information visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

The Foundations Program serves as the gateway and first-year experience to all incoming students. It is the core of all undergraduate degree programs in the College of Visual Art and Design at the University of North Texas (UNT). Coursework in the Foundations Program introduces visual problem solving and critical thinking strategies incorporating/studying culture and history, and the practice of various art/design forms across disciplines to prepare students for rigorous college courses in visual art, design, art education, and art history.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

The Foundations Program in the College of Visual Arts and Design seeks an adjunct colleague with expertise in a Design, Visual Art, or related discipline/s, and who understands various approaches in teaching in the Foundations curriculum. The Foundations Program, at the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, has a lecture/lab format of course delivery (i.e., classroom learning in a once week lecture as one cohort and with hands‑on work in separate studios).

The adjunct faculty will work closely with the Foundations Director and faculty to facilitate the success of student learning to achieve a cohesive curriculum goal for all students.

The adjunct faculty in the Foundations Program must be able to:

• teach students to understand creative processes, the transferability of skill, and conceptual thinking in art and design disciplines
• teach media at the Foundations level (teach students an understanding of and apply the elements and principles of art and design in various media, e.g., drawing, 2D and 3D design, time-based, lens‑based, and digital, etc.) within a thematic and conceptual framework.

The anticipated need is for adjunct instructors whose duties may include, but are not limited to, teaching the following courses. This position may require occasionally stepping in as a substitute at an hourly rate.

• ART
  1600 Foundations:
  Perception and Translation
• ART
  1700 Foundations:
  Space (physical, temporal, and virtual)
• ART
  1800 Foundations:
  Narrative and Representation
• ART
  1900 Foundations:
  Systems and Transformations

MFA in Visual Art, Design, or related discipline.

• A demonstrated ability to teach and make connections across various (2D/3D/time‑based, etc.) disciplines in visual art and design.
• A demonstrated ability to mentor students.

Communicating with others to exchange information.

No adverse environmental conditions expected.

varies based on assignment

No

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted.

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