View Job description for Faculty - Adjunct Art History
About The Position
The Art Program at College of Western Idaho is looking for adjunct faculty members to teach lower-division courses in Art History. Typical assignments include Art 101 (Prehistory-Medieval) and Art 102 (Renaissance-Modern/Contemporary Art in the West). Successful candidates are required to use the Canvas learning platform for grading, posting office hours, making announcements, etc. The successful candidate may be asked to teach M-F during the day or evening, or Saturday at any of the College of Western Idaho’s campus locations, or online. To reach a broad range of students, the College of Western Idaho encourages instructors to use a variety of teaching styles and methods. Successful candidates are required to reside in Idaho by the first day of work for the College of Western Idaho.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Art History or a Master’s degree in a related field of study, with a minimum of 12 graduate credits in art history from an accredited institution.
- Ability to enact a variety of teaching methodologies including lectures, group activities, individual instruction, distance learning, and teaching with technology
- Demonstrated commitment to professional growth and development
- Proficiency in the use of internet, email, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation software, and Canvas applications.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using instructional technology preferred
- Successful experience teaching at a community college or with adult learners preferred
- Successful experience teaching 100-200 level art history courses preferred
Responsibilities
- Teaches contracted credit load of courses in accordance with the descriptions published in the CWI catalog
- Utilizes outcomes assessment measures
- Participates in instructional evaluation processes
- Meets all scheduled classes promptly with any deviation being filed promptly and accurately through the appropriate channels
- Monitor and record student progress, maintain accurate records and adhere to the College of Western Idaho’s deadlines for such procedures
- Demonstrate sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students
- Read, understand, agree and adhere to the Business Letter of Teaching Appointment
- Assess student outcomes and provide regular, accurate, and timely feedback to students
- Conveys by words and action the values expected by CWI
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related duties as needed and assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
