PT Instructor - Design Technology; Interaction Design, BS Program - Continuous Pool

PT Instructor - Design Technology (Interaction Design, B.S. Program) - Continuous Applicant Pool

Santa Monica College

Salary: See Position Description

Job Type: Part Time Faculty

Job Number: 00319

Location: CA 90405, CA

Closing: Continuous

An adjunct faculty member for the Bachelor of Science in Interaction Design (IxD) at Santa Monica College is responsible for delivering high‑quality instruction in courses related to interaction design, user experience (UX) design, and related fields. This role involves preparing and teaching lectures, facilitating hands‑on projects, and assessing student performance. Faculty members are expected to stay current with industry trends and integrate real‑world applications into their teaching.

They also provide mentorship and guidance to students, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Additionally, adjunct faculty participate in departmental meetings, and engage in professional development activities to enhance their teaching effectiveness.

The Interaction Design program at Santa Monica College offers a comprehensive curriculum that blends design, UX, and technology, preparing students for careers in various industries. The program emphasizes hands‑on collaborative experiences, ensuring that students gain practical skills and industry connections.

• Teach advanced courses related to interaction design.
• Supervise student projects.
• Maintain office hours.
• Participate in department and college flex day activities.

• Master's in instructional design/technology or educational technology
• OR the equivalent

• Professional experience with UX/Interaction Design.
• Teaching experience in a field reasonably related to the discipline of the assignment.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND DIVERSITY
With the goal of ensuring the equal educational opportunity of all students, Santa Monica College embraces diversity among students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve as an integral part of our history, a recognition of the complexity of our present state, and a call to action for a better future. Embracing diversity means that we must intentionally practice equity and respect toward one another, and that we understand that discrimination and prejudices create and sustain privileges for some while creating and sustaining barriers for others.

In order to embrace diversity, we also acknowledge that institutional discrimination and implicit bias exist, and that our goal is to eradicate those vestiges from our system. Our commitment to diversity requires that we strive to eliminate those barriers to equity, and that we act deliberately to create a safe and positive environment where individual and group differences are valued and leveraged for our growth and understanding as an educational community.

To advance the goals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice for the success of students and employees, we must honor that each individual is unique and that our individual differences contribute to the ability of the college to prepare students on their educational journeys. This requires that we develop and implement policies and procedures, encourage individual and systemic change, continually reflect on our efforts, and hold ourselves accountable for the results of our efforts in accomplishing our goals.

In service of these goals, Santa Monica College is committed to fostering an employment environment that offers equal employment opportunity for all and an educational environment that ensures the equal educational opportunity of all students.

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Starting salary for Part Time Faculty is based on educational achievement and relevant prior employment experience up to but not beyond Step 6 (will be beyond Step 7 effective Fall 2024). Further step advancement shall occur at the beginning of the intersession or semester following completion of multiples of 30 LHE at Santa Monica College. Part Time Faculty salary schedule can be accessed at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./contract

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