Responsibilities:

Minimum Qualifications:

• A terminal degree in the field of speciality is preferred (MFA, PhD, ABD, or equivalent)
  
  
• 2-3 years of teaching experience, preferably in college/university/art school settings (community, teaching artist experience, museum, K-12 teaching experience considered). Candidates with less than two years experience or no teaching experience are asked to submit course/lesson planning samples.
  
  
• Ability to demonstrate (in curriculum, student work, and professional practice) pedagogical knowledge relevant to the First Year experience including:
  
  
  • Building community in the classroom as a starting point for all course work and skilled in inclusive teaching and learning
    
    
  • Teaching to a classroom of students with a variety of interests and levels by distilling complex concepts into accessible and scaffolded projects
    
    
  • A creative and/or scholarly practice that demonstrates currency in the field(s), disciplinary expertise, and interdisciplinary thinking 
    
    

• Ability to demonstrate (in curriculum, student work, and professional practice) pedagogical knowledge relevant to Integrative Seminar:
  
  
  • Experience using a variety of pedagogic methods, including group work (such as writing workshops), iteration (such as in class revision exercises), and scaffolding projects (such as writing successive drafts, or assigning research projects of escalating complexity).
    
    
  • Experience, willingness, and interest in working collaboratively with Studio faculty, and a demonstrated interest in working with others as a part of teaching practice.
    
    
  • Substantial and recent experience with art, design, visual, and material culture, as demonstrated through creative practice, scholarly work, publications, conference papers, etc.
    
    
• Ability to adhere to University COVID-19 Policy and requirements.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• Cover letter which addresses your potential contribution to the First Year Program and course qualifications listed above, and also indicates which semester(s) and inflection(s) you are interested in teaching
  
  
• A CV
  
  
• A 1-page Statement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion which speaks to your commitment within your teaching philosophy and experiences. The statement should detail your experiences working with traditionally underrepresented students through teaching, mentoring, or administration. Describe your commitments to diversity and approaches to dynamics and issues of power within your pedagogy. Please be sure to include examples and/or evidence of this work in your short statement, as this is critical to the committee's assessment of your experience.
  
  
• Three examples of students' or other projects and their process related to the Integrative Seminar 1 and 2 curricula
  
  
• The names and contact information of two professional references 
  
  
• A website link or examples of professional work
  
  

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