Position Summary

The Art Department at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria is seeking applications to build a qualified pool of part-time faculty for potential vacancies.

At Allan College, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees, and our community. Bringing people together from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and value systems fosters innovative, creative thinking that exemplifies Hancocks values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Hancocks commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring, and retention. Allan Hancock College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Essential Functions and Qualifications

Beginning/Advanced Ceramics, Sculpture, 3-D Design, and Wheel-Throwing. Allan Hancock College is accepting applications to establish a pool of qualified candidates to teach Art and Design at the Santa Maria Campus, both remotely and in person. The ideal candidate will share the College's commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

1. Teach college courses in Art (can be all or one of the following specialties): 3-D Studio Art.
2. In addition, faculty are required to assist in curriculum revisions and new course development, consult with students during office and lab hours, maintain expertise in current technologies, and perform other professional duties as are required by contract and general institutional needs.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters in fine arts, art, or art history OR Bachelors in any of the above AND Masters in Humanities OR The equivalent as outlined in the attached Equivalency Petition.

(NOTE: ‘Masters in fine arts” as used here refers to any masters degree in the subject matter of fine arts, which is defined to include visual studio arts such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, textiles, and metal and jewelry art; and also art education and art therapy. It does not refer to the “Master of Fine Arts” (MFA) degree when that degree is based on specialization in performing arts or dance, film, video, photography, creative writing, or other neoplastic arts.)