"Part-Time Faculty: ARI 227.1 Ceramics and the Digital Image (Spring 2026)"

Part-Time Faculty: ARI 227.1 Ceramics and the Digital Image (Spring 2026)

Location: Syracuse, NY

Pay Range: $1,440 - $1,700 per credit hour

Pay Determination:
Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable. Faculty pay ranges are for 8.5 months salary unless otherwise specified.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Hours:
Spring Semester 2026
Fr 12:45PM-5:15PM | Comstock Art Building 139 | 01/16/2026 - 04/24/2026
Office hours required

Job Type: Part Time

Rank: PTI/Adjunct

Job Description:

The School of Art within the College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks a Part-Time Instructor to teach ARI 227 Ceramics and the Digital Image, a three credit hour course, during the Spring semester 2026.

This course will introduce students to experimental and investigative ceramic surface techniques and processes to utilize digital technology for the development of image, pattern and surface effects. Uses color and B&W decal printers, digital cutting tools and other surface transfer processes for ceramics.

About The College of Visual and Performing Arts

The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University is committed to the education of cultural leaders who will engage and inspire audiences through performance, visual art, design, scholarship, and commentary. We provide the tools for self-discovery and risk-taking in an environment that thrives on critical thought and action. To learn more about the college, our distinguished faculty, and our program, please visit our websites at www.syr.edu, www.vpa.syr.edu.

Qualifications:

• MFA or MFA Candidate

Job Specific Qualifications:

• Knowledge of digital transfer techniques and equipment used in ceramics.
• Familiarity with Adobe software programs, firing.

Responsibilities:

Meet all class times. Offer weekly office hours. Assist students will all aspects of making and finishing their work.

In addition:

• Developing and/or updating a class syllabus.
• Preparation of lectures, projects or other student assignments.
• Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours.
• Presenting instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course.
• Meeting all designated class periods.
• If you are unable to meet your class due to illness or emergency, you should exercise your best effort to reschedule the class or to obtain a substitute.
• You must also notify the department chair of your absence and of your plan to cover the class.
• Submitting completed mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations.
• Grading student assignments and exams in timely manner.
• Providing departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations.
• Building a positive rapport with students and other faculty.

Physical Requirements: Not Applicable

Tools/Equipment: Not Applicable

Application Instructions:

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume, curriculum vitae and cover letter.

About Syracuse University:

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.