Continuing Education Instructor, Woodworking: Introduction

Continuing Education Instructor, Woodworking:
Introduction

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RISD Continuing Education functions within the larger context of RISD, an institution with an unparalleled reputation for producing highly‑skilled, successful, and internationally renowned creative practitioners. With more than 100 years of expertise nurturing critical making, thinking, and innovation in art and design, we facilitate personal and professional development by engaging students in sustained exploration and learning in the creative disciplines. With a commitment to centering inclusivity, diversity, and equity in executing key responsibilities, RISD Continuing Education instructors plan, organize, teach, and provide feedback to promote and direct student learning in keeping with the institutional learning‑centered values and in a manner that meets essential competencies of artists and designers.

Our instructors respond to students in a timely manner and communicate with the discipline and division via college‑provided tools and resources. We welcome instructors whose teaching experience addresses historically underrepresented communities. The successful candidate will teach in person on the RISD campus to a diverse group of adult learners from a range of disciplines. Interpersonal and leadership skills, clarity, generosity, and creativity in both personal work and teaching are essential.

Candidates should develop culturally diverse syllabi for studio and seminar courses and lead classes and critiques that model constructive, inclusive discussions that encourage students to grow creatively and intellectually.

We are looking for an instructor whose specialty is in Woodworking. This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of working with wood using power and hand tools. The instructor will teach entry‑level adults the step‑by‑step processes of safely and effectively using machinery, and how to develop and execute realistic plans/designs for simple pieces. Students will learn how to work with table saws, sanders, and other machines to achieve their projects, with demonstrations and presentations furthering their learning.

In‑depth knowledge of wood properties and selection is required.

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MFA preferred or equivalent in established professional practice in area of study.
• Track record of paid professional experience at companies successfully doing related work, and/or a robust, creative, intellectually and critically engaged design or studio practice, as evidenced by recognition in publications, commissions, exhibitions, awards, and/or collaborative projects.
• In‑person teaching experience, including the ability to create syllabi and lesson plans and tie those to learning outcomes.
• Ability to develop and implement diverse teaching and learning approaches for different learning styles and to respond to the needs of learners from a variety of educational backgrounds in a multicultural environment.
• Analytical, evaluative, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to accept and act upon constructive feedback from classroom evaluations by students and staff.
• Ability to meet RISD’s technology requirements.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• In‑depth knowledge of Woodworking.

• Teaching experience in a collegiate or adult education setting that addresses underrepresented communities.
• Ability to convey complex art engagement ideas in a clear and articulate manner for an art and design program, serving adult students with varied skills from novice to advanced in a condensed time frame.
• Commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring students.
• Lifelong learning orientation with demonstrated interest in learning about new developments in their area of study.
• Ability to empathically relate to a wide range of student perspectives and maturely handle interpersonal issues that may arise.

• Resume, including a URL link for your professional portfolio.
• Statement of…