Adjunct,Art History Job Salt Lake City area,Utah USA,Education / Teaching

Adjunct Faculty Member

The adjunct faculty member will work with full-time faculty, under general supervision of the Associate Dean of the Department of Visual Art & Design, in program and class-related duties such as classroom (including online) instruction, content design and delivery, and student evaluation. This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available. This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit.

Please attach resume or curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, or other documents for consideration. In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment. Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization

Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators

Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments

Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards

Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades

Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance

Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines

Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment

Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy

Maintains professional and collegial behavior

Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days)

Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure

Completes all required employee trainings

Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines

Provides ADA accommodations as requested

Other duties as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to teach post-secondary art history students

Knowledge of the canon of art history

Ability to teach courses covering the major trends in the History of Art from the Paleolithic period to the Contemporary era

Knowledge of art historical methods and theories

Help students improve critical thinking and analytical skills

Able to connect course content to fulfill the College's humanities general education requirements

Good reading and writing skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.

Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, Art History emphasis

Preferred Qualifications

Masters Degree, Art History emphasis - Some post-secondary teaching experience

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Adjunct, Art History