Full Time Faculty - Art, Jewelry/Small Metals (Spring 2024, Tenure Track)
Full Time Faculty - Art, Jewelry/Small Metals (Spring 2024, Tenure Track)
The College of DuPage is a comprehensive community college located 27 miles west of downtown Chicago, vitally connected to our local area for over 50 years. We prepare students for a lifelong passion for learning on our 273-acre campus which is home to nine associate degrees and a wide variety of professional and technical certificates. Many of these credentials prepare students to seamlessly articulate into the baccalaureate programs of our higher education partner institutions.
College of DuPage is committed to student success and values an inclusive and welcoming community environment. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workforce. Our connection to the larger metropolitan area is essential to our success and provides a wealth of diverse cultural and recreational opportunities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
College of DuPage invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track interdisciplinary faculty position beginning in January 2024.
Applicants should demonstrate expertise in jewelry making, small metals, and sculpture as well as the ability to teach foundations level drawing and design courses. Special consideration will be given to applicants who have experience working with digital fabrication equipment and techniques in their personal work or teaching practice.
The art program at College of DuPage is a NASAD accredited foundations program with outstanding facilities and students in close proximity to Chicago. Program faculty are expected to teach a 15-hour load, hold weekly office hours, and participate in program and committee work. Opportunities may exist to teach a flexible schedule, which can include nights and weekends, and alternate delivery modes.
Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to, and experience with a diverse student body, evidence of contemporary and research-based practices, aptitude for leadership roles, history of curricular and/or artistic collaboration, active professional practice, and exhibition record. The ideal candidate will have a record of promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion in the classroom as well as contribute to the diversity of the faculty through their own unique experiences.
We are actively seeking innovative, collaborative colleagues who regularly examine their pedagogy and practices in order to foster more equitable, accessible, and inclusive student learning.
Faculty duties include classroom instruction, assessment, curriculum development, advising students, professional inquiry, committee work and engaging with instructional technology.
Teaching assignments may include various delivery modes, such as face-to-face, on-line, hybrid and/or blended formats during days, evenings and weekends.
Qualifications:
Education
Minimum of a Masters degree in Fine Arts required.
Experience
At least two years of relevant teaching experience required.
Proven excellence in online teaching is preferred, but most classes will be in person on our main campus.
Competitive starting salaries are dependent on education and experience. College of DuPage also offers a generous benefits plan.
To apply please submit your electronic application, unofficial transcripts, current curriculum vita, a cover letter including a list of three references, and a Teaching Statement. A complete application will include 15 images of recent personal work as a pdf, 15 images of student work as a pdf, and a link to the artist’s website. Applications accepted until 11:59 p.m. CST, October 8, 2023.
The Teaching Statement must include the candidate’s anticipated contributions to College of DuPage related to academic quality and student success and meet a 2-page limit.
A teaching demonstration will be required at interview.
This position requires a pre-employment background and drug screen.
College of DuPage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
College of DuPage does not discriminate against individuals in employment opportunities, programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, veterans' status, marital status, disability, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or on any other basis protected by law.
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