To advance the college’s mission, vision, principles, values and strategic initiatives through continuous improvement decisions.

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:  

The instructor is responsible for fostering student learning through effectively teaching photography and 2-D design courses (15 credit hours) each semester.  Experience teaching Dark Room and Digital Photography is required.  Ability to adapt and revise curriculum and instruction to respond to advances in technology and photography practices.  The instructor should be a professionally active artist with a record of creative achievement that may include exhibitions, commissions, and/or publications. Industry experience in commercial photography and design is desired.

This position will also serve as the Program Coordinator for the Digital Arts Program.  The program serves to train students in advanced skills in photography, videography, and design technologies for employment in diverse industry roles. The successful candidate will be able to collaborate with instructors in digital media, marketing, web design, and other established art and design programs at the college as well as maintain relationships with external industry partners.

Other responsibilities include evaluating and reporting student performance and progress in assigned courses in accordance with department, division and College policies and procedures, program review, committee service, and curriculum assessment and revision. Instructor will be responsible for meeting the goals and objectives of an individual Professional Preparation Plan as outlined in the College’s Quality Faculty Plan.

UNIVERSAL CORE COMPETENCIES: 

• Advocate for Continual Improvement- empowering each other to identify opportunities for excellence.
• Collaborate with Mutual Accountability- working together with a willingness to take ownership and account for our actions. 
• Champion Service- anticipating needs and create a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment. 
• Perseverance- commitment to excellence even in the face of adversity or delay in achieving success. 
• Lead- regardless of title, through positive influence. 

• Effectively organize and teach assigned photography, design, and digital arts courses in accordance with established syllabi. 
• Maintain and run a dark room photography lab, lighting studio and a digital photography lab.
• Evaluate and report student performance and progress.
• Teach curriculum in a variety of delivery methods including face to face, hybrid, and online modalities. This may include teaching at more than one campus location.
• Collaborate with art and design faculty colleagues to provide a foundational and innovative art curriculum.
• Coordinate the Digital Arts Program at Kirkwood including student recruitment, curriculum revisions, advisory committee meetings, communicating with Academic Advisors, and participation in program review process.
• Maintain a minimum of 5 established office hours each week.
• Attend discipline, departmental, and division meetings.
• Must maintain compliance with required trainings as designated by supervisor.

• Assist in the process of requesting and maintaining institutional equipment and supplies for studio use.
• Design, and/or participate in assessment of student learning projects within the discipline, the department, or the college.
• Regularly engage in professional learning activities and actively seek information about developing trends and ideas in Art pedagogy.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

• Be able and willing to represent the College in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers and the community we serve.
• Be able to organize and present concepts to a wide range of students with varying backgrounds and abilities, and adjust teaching techniques accordingly.
• Manage a classroom setting in a way or manner that is acceptable and consistent with department and College objectives, guidelines, policies and practices.
• Assume responsibility; deal effectively with problems, and exercise independent judgment when making classroom decisions.
• Assume responsibility for maintenance and upkeep of assigned studio space.
• Be a creative, energetic, and self-motivated individual who demonstrates leadership and collaborative work habits within the department and in active participation in college committees.  
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with students, colleagues, staff, administrators, and industry partners.
• Read, understand, and express oneself clearly and effectively in oral and written form.
• Possess strong human relations skills.  Get along with diverse personalities.             
• Participate regularly in professional learning activities such as internal and external workshops, conferences, and/or individual research projects.
• Assist in articulation of Art courses to other institutions of higher education, and between high schools and Kirkwood.
• Welcome, value, and nurture people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, as well as support and promote an environment that accepts differences.

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the essential job duties/responsibilities and performance expectations of the job, which should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned.

Position involves sitting and/or standing most of the time in a classroom setting. Occasional (10-33%) repetitive motion, stooping, crouching, pushing, pulling, carrying and lifting up to 10 pounds. Frequent (34-66%) reaching, standing, walking, lifting and grasping. Constant (67-100%) talking, hearing and viewing various types of close work.  May travel to other on-campus facilities, off-campus facilities and business to teach, attend meetings, etc.

• MA or MFA in Art- minimum 12 graduate credit hours in photography and design
  1. Dark room and digital photography background.
• Three years teaching experience in higher education or three years of full-time industry experience 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MFA in Photography 
• Three years industry experience in professional commercial photography
• Community College Teaching experience

ADDITIONAL APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Document containing links to professional portfolio and examples of recent student work.