Art Instructor

Chemeketa Community College•Salem Campus. Salem, OR

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon, seeks energetic and teaching-focused candidates for one full-time, 172-day Art Instructor in ceramics. This teaching assignment may include art courses outside of ceramics such as design classes and/or Understanding Art that use non-traditional delivery methodologies such as: remote, hybrid, and/or online. Chemeketa is a proud Hispanic-Serving Institution that aspires to be an inclusive environment where we honor and value the unique contributions of our diverse students, employees, and community. We seek to foster cultural competence and pursue equitable solutions that support all students in achieving their educational goals. If you are interested in joining the work of the college to pursue a supportive and inclusive culture, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from an accredited institution
Two years of teaching experience in higher education
Demonstrable experience providing culturally responsive instruction
Bicultural/multicultural skills sufficient to select appropriate behaviors, values and attitudes within different cultures during interactions with others

Nice To Haves

Experience or demonstrated interest in working with adult, non-traditional and underrepresented learners
Experience integrating emerging technology into teaching and learning
Demonstrated leadership skills in administrative capacities such as oversight of a ceramics studio
Experience with curation and preparation of exhibitions
Demonstrated successful collaboration in professional settings
Bilingual and bicultural

Responsibilities

Participates in curriculum development; recommends course outline revisions
Recommends textbooks and other instructional materials and equipment; recommends library and reference materials
Contributes suggestions for annual department budget
Keeps up to date on technological changes and developments in subject area
Attends staff meetings and participates in designated committee work; represents the department at pertinent meetings as required
Promotes positive image of college and college programs
Develops and maintains contacts with community and professional organizations
Functions as a life-long learner
Manages ceramic materials inventory, including safe handling of hazardous materials , while mindful of sustainability
Serves as Gallery Coordinator or Program Chair as needed
Instructs Art classes utilizing knowledge of the discipline and teaching practice that facilitates student learning
Meets all scheduled and special classes-day, possible evening and weekends
Teaches classes as assigned, following approved course outlines
Prepares and develops materials for assigned classes
Posts and maintains office hours
Provides students with course syllabi
Maintains records of grades and attendance; reports individual academic grades when required
Maintains college facilities and equipment
Delivers instruction in a variety of modalities to meet program and student needs including face-to-face, remote, hybrid, and/or online
Creates a learning climate of mutual respect and fairness
Encourages creative and critical thinking
Engages participants in an active learning process
Facilitates learning that applies to and enriches lives
Encourages student responsibility for learning
Promotes learning as a lifelong process
Performs all other job-related duties as assigned
Embraces diversity and actively collaborates effectively with a variety of students, staff and the public from diverse cultural, social, economic and educational backgrounds
Participates in recruitment and retention of students at an individual and institutional level in promotion of student success
Embraces, understands and uses appropriate technology tools to accomplish job functions
Provides high quality, effective service to internal and external customers through continuous improvement and adoption of lean office practices