Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Design

Overview

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Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. AR 4.0300.01

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college’s mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including: first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Design

Responsible to prepare and deliver Fashion Design coursework in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate ways that reflect a commitment to student success and creating an environment that promotes belonging for all and knowledge of the teaching field. Meets professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and procedures.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop, prepare and teach new Fashion Design coursework to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.

• Meets professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and procedures in the Fashion Design classrooms at Highland Campus.

Candidates with demonstrable skills, professional experience and ability to participate in the following areas are encouraged to apply

• Fashion Industry experience is preferred

• Experience using industry software similar to Adobe Illustrator and the Creative Cloud Suite is preferred

• Teaching experience is preferred

• Strong skills in Sketching and Illustration

• Strong skills in sewing construction techniques, pattern making and draping

• Participate actively in departmental responsibilities, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.

• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.

• Remain current in the Fashion Industry and the teaching profession through a variety of professional development activities.

• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice president, vice president, executive vice president.

• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.

The Fashion Design program offers students an Associate of Applied Science in Fashion Design in the Business Area of Study as well as a Level 1 Certificate. The program has a State of the Art Fashion Lab located at Highland Campus, that trains students to operate industrial equipment. The department is committed to the fostering of student knowledge, skills and training.

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