"Part-Time Faculty: ARI 231 Drawing I Observation (Fall 2025)"

The School of Art within the College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks a Part-Time Instructor to teach ARI 231 Drawing I Observation, a three credit hour course, during the Fall semester, 2025. The focus of this course is to learn to see and allow the experience to develop into drawing. Drawing is an experience of discovering and connecting with the world. This course is focused on guiding students to learn to see and introduces them to a range of approaches relevant to the act of direct observation. Students will acquire specific manual and thinking skills essential to the understanding of the translation of form and space to the two-dimensional surface.

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 or www.vpa.syr.edu.

Qualifications: MFA, or in-process of getting an MFA, or equivalent. Ability to teach beginning level drawing to students at all skill levels.

Responsibilities: Teach class during assigned day and times. Maintain regular grading. Prep for class teaching. Maintain office hours. Teach through demos. Teach about materials & techniques. Studio set up. 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.