Job Description

Online Ad:                   Assistant or Associate Professor of Studio Art (Drawing and Painting)

Institution:                   New Mexico State University–Alamogordo

Location:                     Alamogordo, New Mexico

Rank:                           Assistant or Associate Professor

Tenure Status:              Tenure-track

Application Deadline:   January 11, 2023

Salary:                         $50,000 - $60,000 depending on experience

 

Position Description:

New Mexico State University Alamogordo is seeking an Assistant or Associate Professor of Studio Art, full-time, 9-month, tenure-track. Courses include introductory to intermediate level drawing and painting, as well as art history surveys and an introductory level general education course entitled Orientation in Art. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to, providing 30-credit hours of classroom instruction per academic year (15 credits per Fall and Spring semesters) in Art studio and history courses. Teaching assignments may include teaching weekdays, weekends, evening, online, hybrid and off-campus. Duties will include developing, revising, and updating curriculum in collaboration with department, college, and university faculty according to established curriculum procedures. Duties will also include instructing, supporting, advising, and providing timely feedback to students in accordance with NMSU-A policies and procedures. Providing professional and public service is also expected. The individual selected must maintain professional and academic competence and participate in professional development activities. The individual selected will also perform other related duties assigned to them.

 

Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities:

 

·         Teach 15 credits each semester in studio arts and art history at the first and second-year levels.

·         Teach weekdays, weekends, evenings, online, hybrid, and off-campus as needed. Courses in Art History are typically delivered online.

·         Develop, revise, and update curriculum in collaboration with department, college, and university faculty according to established curriculum procedures.

·         Instruct, support, advise and provide timely feedback to students in accordance with NMSU-A policies and procedures.

·         Provide professional and public service via committee work, task forces, and other working groups and provide service obligations typical of an art professor, such as collaborating in art gallery management and other duties.

·         Maintain professional and academic competence and participate in professional development activities.

 

Required Qualifications and Knowledge:

 

·         Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art

·         Record of accomplishment in art production and a developing body of work

·         Demonstrated priority on teaching

·         Demonstrated interest in ongoing professional development in pedagogy, including online delivery and technology in the classroom

·         Ability to work with a diverse student population and to recruit art students, including nontraditional students

·         Understanding of community college mission & philosophy

·         Demonstrated interest in fulfilling typical service obligations of a faculty member

 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

·         Community college teaching experience in studio art

·         Experience with online instruction and Quality Matters

 

Application Materials:

 

Please upload a letter of interest, current vita, copies of unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire) and a portfolio of 10-12 work samples or a web address with the same. Minimum of 3 references must be provided through the electronic application process. No paper or email documents accepted. Apply electronically at https://jobs.nmsu.edu/postings/47789. Short listed applicants will be required to deliver a teaching demonstration.

 

Candidates are strongly encouraged to review the online catalogue and recent schedules. Their letters should address their qualifications for teaching the courses we most frequently offer, and should address the required qualifications and applicable preferred qualifications listed above.

 

Application Deadline: ____January 11, 2023______

 

New Mexico State University Alamogordo (NMSU-A) is a comprehensive community college located in the foothills at the base of the Sacramento Mountains. This vantage point overlooks the City of Alamogordo and the Tularosa Basin. The service area of the school includes Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB), White Sands Missile Range, and stretches beyond the view to include the Mescalero Apache Reservation and approximately twenty villages and towns. Much of the south-central New Mexico region benefits from the convenient location of the campus. NMSU-A is a two-year community college campus accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is dedicated to the concept of high-quality, cost-effective education that meets the needs of the community and its diverse student population.

 

Benefits offered: Group medical, vision, and dental insurances, group life, disability, and state educational retirement. 

 

All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent on the universitys verification of credentials and other information required by federal law, state law, and NMSU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a criminal history check. Candidates are also required to be fully vaccinated against Covid 19 upon hire. New Mexico State University Alamogordo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, females, veterans, and those with a disability are encourage to apply.

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