FIT NYC Adjunct Faculty Pool - Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing

Overview

The Fine Arts department is recruiting a pool of applicants for possible adjunct teaching positions teaching courses in the area of Painting and Drawing. Successful candidates will possess the ability to share extensive knowledge of art history and contemporary practices, approaches, and movements in art. Specialization in a cross-cultural approach to curriculum development is encouraged. Strong candidates will foster an inclusive classroom learning environment with nondiscriminatory teaching methods towards learning difference, race, ethnicity, gender expression, sexuality, physical ability, socioeconomic, or immigration status.

• Provide guidance, input and assistance to students in their painting and drawing projects.
• Encourage creativity and critical thinking while fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Submit grades for assignments, projects and coursework promptly and accurately.
• Maintain attendance, and organized records of student performance and progress throughout the course.
• Fulfill administrative responsibilities, including office hours and participation in department meetings and committees as required.
• Ensure a safe community learning environment including the proper use of artists' materials and equipment within the classroom/studio.

Adjunct instructors deliver relevant course material, assess student performance, provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom, and submit grades on time. Course descriptions are available online for AAS courses and BFA courses. We also offer non-major Fine Art courses which are listed in the online catalog.

• Candidates must have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
• Relevant 6 years of industry experience and/or its equivalent

• At least one year of teaching experience at the college level.
• Master of Fine Arts degree or equivalent.

• The ideal candidate will have comprehensive expertise in the use of painting and drawing concepts, processes, and materials.
• Student work must reflect strong understanding of structural form beyond image making.
• Effectively teach visual concepts and instruct and ensure the safely use tools and the studio.
• Ability to communicate the historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts and contemporary painting and drawing practices through lecture and visual presentations.
• Ability to instruct and ensure the safe use of tools and machinery and successfully communicate conceptual ideas for class projects through lectures and visual presentations.
• The ideal candidate must have the ability to write a syllabus, teach learning outcomes as listed in the course outline (provided), deliver relevant course materials with lectures and demonstrations, provide guidance, input, and assistance to students, assess student performance, and submit grades in a timely manner.
• Effectively communicate and work with classroom technicians.

This is a part-time position, adjunct teaching position beginning in Spring 2026. The department will keep this posting open to create a pool of candidates for potential future adjunct assignments. The department will contact applicants whose qualifications fit our programmatic needs.

The UCE-FIT Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) governs the compensation, benefits, and conditions of employment.

$89.98 per hour, based on minimum qualifications. The final rate, step and appointment rank are determined by a candidate s ability to demonstrate that they meet the respective school s additional criteria for hiring "above the first step," in accordance with the CBA Adjunct Salary Schedules (pp. 88-89).

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) provides comprehensive employee benefit programs designed to help keep our faculty and staff and their families healthy, safe, happy, and productive. Our programs also include a variety of components to help our employees improve the quality and balance of their work and family lives and to help them prepare for their futures. For a full list of benefits, visit FIT Benefits.

FIT is firmly committed to creating an environment that will attract and retain people from a range of backgrounds. FIT is committed to prohibiting discrimination and to providing equal opportunity in employment, including the opportunity for upward mobility for all qualified individuals. Applications from veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Inquiries regarding FIT s non-discrimination policies may be directed to the Chief Equal Employment Opportunity Officer/Title IX Coordinator, .

In order to be considered for this position, please submit the following documents online:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Unofficial transcript
• Teaching philosophy
• Portfolio (PDF) containing 20 examples of student work
• Digital portfolio in .pdf format (less than 20 MB) OR a URL to a professional…