Adjunct Faculty, Photography

Summary

This course teaches photography through the use of a smartphone or mobile device to communicate ideas in a socially responsible way, emphasizing content, composition, and critical evaluation of images. It covers aspects of the technology, including apps, in-camera processing, everyday communication, and social media usage. Discussions about social responsibility, smartphones, and camera use in order to understand how they are currently affecting and changing our world.

This position is In-Person The start date for this position is January 11, 2027 PHO 208-01 – Smartphone Photography This course teaches photography through the use of a smartphone or mobile device to communicate ideas in a socially responsible way, emphasizing content, composition, and critical evaluation of images. It covers aspects of the technology, including apps, in-camera processing, everyday communication, and social media usage.

A historical overview will relate these devices to the processes of the past to better understand how they are currently affecting and changing our world.

Essential Functions

• Deliver classroom material in a clear and effective manner either in the classroom or online.
• Create a unified comprehensive syllabus
• Create, administer, and evaluate exams, papers, and/or projects
• One office hour per week required to help and address student questions and/or issues

Qualifications / Requirements

• An MFA in Photography is required.
• 1-3 years of teaching experience
• Ability to deliver classroom material (lecture, discussion, small group study, etc...) clearly and effectively in a way that students can grasp and comprehend.
• Ability to create, administer, and evaluate exams, papers, and/or projects

Benefits

Barry University offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees that includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, tuition assistance, paid time off and work/life balance initiatives such as wellness programs, spirituality in the workplace, and training and development.

Equal Opportunity

Barry University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

About the University

Barry University is a private Catholic institution with a history of academic excellence. Founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, Barry University now offers more than 100 undergraduate, master, professional, and doctoral degree programs. Barry University provides a nurturing environment built on strong values, mutual respect, and collaborative service to the community. The University seeks to recruit and retain a diverse group of student-centered faculty and staff who are dedicated to activities that enhance the quality of University life.

Barry experience fosters individual and communal transformation where learning leads to knowledge and truth, reflection leads to informed action, and a commitment to social justice leads to collaborative service.

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Every member of the University community is expected to uphold this policy as a matter of mutual respect and fundamental fairness in human relations. Every student of this institution has a responsibility to conduct himself/herself in accordance with this policy as a condition of enrollment. Further, every University employee has an obligation to observe Barry University policies and implementation of federal and state law as a term of employment.

No person shall be retaliated against for reporting violations or concerns about prohibited discrimination or bias through appropriate University channels.