Art Instructor
Summary
Title:Art Instructor
ID:1026
Area of Interest:Arts and Humanities
Description
As part of the Professional Certificate in Art & the Creative Process, UC San Diego Extension offers students a hands-on approach to gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to develop as an artist. Instructors in the art program should have a comprehensive understanding of artistic processes and be prepared to teach a variety of foundation level art courses such as Drawing, Painting or Mixed Media.

To ensure that our students receive the background and develop techniques necessary to meet their educational goals, we often add new courses to our portfolio. Taught by qualified professionals, our courses feature practical applications, underlying concepts, and current issues, which can be applied to students’ technical and artistic development. 

For more information about these courses, please visit our website at:  http://extension.ucsd.edu/arts  
  
SPECIFIC DUTIES
  • To transfer knowledge including practical skills, methods and techniques in an effective manner
  • To challenge thinking, encourage debate and develop the ability of students to engage in critical discourse and foster artistic development
  • To set, mark and assess student projects and presentations and provide helpful feedback in a timely manner
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  • Masters degree in Fine Art or equivalent combination of education and experience required
  • Experience with college-level instruction
  • Professional experience and a portfolio that demonstrates artistic expertise and excellence
  • Highly effective oral and written communication skills, to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information
  • Highly effective interpersonal skills to engage and inspire students and to work with others at all levels
  • Ability to effectively convey thoughts and concepts
  • Current knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in subject area
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

As an academic department within UC San Diego, all Extension Program instructors and courses must be formally approved according to the regulations of the Academic Senate of the University of California. Eligibility to teach a course is contingent upon this formal academic approval. Once approved, teaching assignments are “by agreement”. The instructor’s Letter of Agreement outlines the deliverables for the course, the course schedule, and compensation terms, and is subject to department policies and procedures.  UC San Diego Extension makes no commitment to hire an instructor until it has sent and received a signed instructor Letter of Agreement. Should the course section an instructor plans to teach be cancelled for any reason, the instructor agreement, including rights to compensation for future section meetings, is voided.  Remuneration is for classroom hours only and does not include time spent for course preparation or other events. 
 
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

A portfolio of your artistic work is required. If you have an online portfolio, please supply the web address (URL) as your personal website on the following application. If you do not have an online portfolio, we recommend you embed a few jpeg images as part of your cover letter.
 
UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a diverse workforce.
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