Adjunct Faculty Pool - Entrepreneurship, Business Enterprise Area - Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion Institute of Technology • New York, NY

33d • Onsite

About The Position

The Entrepreneurship department is recruiting a pool of applicants for possible adjunct teaching positions in the Business Enterprise Area of the Entrepreneurship Department. The Business Enterprise area is focused on teaching specific business classes to students in creative majors. Adjunct instructors are expected to teach the required 15-week class schedule, pursue involvement in professional organizations and maintain industry relationships. Candidates must have excellent communication skills; a commitment to quality education and student-centeredness; be part of a collaborative team; be informed of the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion which aligns with the FIT mission and standard practices. The ideal candidate will be a creative and business professional with entrepreneurial and business experience in at least one of the following areas: fashion, design, illustration, fine arts, spatial or visual design or production development or other creative fields. Candidates must demonstrate leadership skills. Adjunct instructors deliver relevant course material, assess student performance, provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom, and submit grades on time. Course descriptions are available in the online catalog.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in the field or a closely related field.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in the field.
• Excellent communication skills
• A commitment to quality education and student-centeredness
• Be part of a collaborative team
• Be informed of the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion which aligns with the FIT mission and standard practices
• Leadership skills

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Master's degree in the field or a closely related field.
• Teaching experience at the college level
• Entrepreneurial and business experience in at least one of the following areas: fashion, design, illustration, fine arts, spatial or visual design or production development or other creative fields.

Responsibilities

• Deliver relevant course material
• Assess student performance
• Provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom
• Submit grades on time
• Demonstrates an awareness of global issues and their impact on business and the creative industries.
• Demonstrates an awareness of global issues and understanding of international connections to the impact on business in the creative industries.
• Balances both theory and practical application of knowledge, to include building skills that are necessary to be successful.
• Designs and delivers coursework that links learning objectives across disciplines and reflects how business work is performed in the creative industries.
• Balances both theory and practical application of knowledge, to include building skills that are necessary to be successful in the creative industries.
• Uses instructional variety in order to accommodate students of different learning styles, abilities, demographics or diversity.
• Embraces new forms of pedagogy (online teaching, blended classes, experiential learning).
• Demonstrates the ability to inspire interest, curiosity, creativity, and love of learning in students.
• The use of a variety of instructional delivery methods that foster critical thinking and creative problem solving.
• Demonstrates responsiveness to industry changes and practices including with the ability to incorporate those changes into a progressive curriculum.
• Demonstrates the ability to support different student learning styles and abilities.
• Highly active participant in the creative and business communities.
• Demonstrates willingness to share industry contacts and opportunities to help achieve department and college initiatives.
• Maintains positive, helpful, supportive, respectful, collegial, and teamwork-oriented relationships with other faculty and professionals throughout the college.
• Demonstrates effective use of technology and electronic information to deliver course material and learning experiences to students.
• Demonstrates and utilizes basic Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint technologies.
• Commitment to updating technological skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate through technology and utilize college course management and learning management systems and the FIT portal

Benefits

• The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) provides comprehensive employee benefit programs designed to help keep our faculty and staff and their families healthy, safe, happy, and productive. Our programs also include a variety of components to help our employees improve the quality and balance of their work and family lives and to help them prepare for their futures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees