Adjunct, Calligraphy

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The History/Art Lettering/Calligraphy adjunct faculty member will work with full-time faculty, under general supervision of the Associate Dean, 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.

• Become 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.
• Maintain professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• Provide appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
• Return graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.
• Maintain student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades.
• Conduct a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• Inform students of progress-to-date periodically and assign and submit grades by published deadlines.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• Prepare and submit incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• Maintain professional and collegial behavior.
• Handle/respond to student concerns/complaints, and respond to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1–2 days).
• Maintain professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• Complete all required employee trainings.
• Know and enforce FERPA guidelines.
• Provide ADA accommodations as requested.
• Other duties as needed.

• Ability to teach post-secondary calligraphy students.
• Demonstrated abilities in calligraphy proficiency.
• Good reading and writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Dependable and punctual.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for online-only courses.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment. Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time.

You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

• Demonstrated experience in the calligraphy field.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years full-time experience in the calligraphy industry.

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

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