Part-Time Photography Instructor (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows: Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Teach lecture/lab sections of photography in various modalities as needed (in person, hybrid, online) with an emphasis on film-based technologies, darkroom practices, digital and experimental photography
2. Assist in curriculum revisions and new course development to include student learning outcomes and assessment processes
3. Participate in the development and/or selection of course materials, equipment, and technology that will enhance the offerings of the department
4. Consult with students during regularly scheduled office and lab hours
5. Maintain expertise in current teaching methodologies and curricula across modalities
6. Monitor and maintain the health and safety of the darkroom, studio, students, faculty, and staff
7. Participate as a member of department, division, and college committees
8. Organize student photography exhibitions and represent the program on campus and in the community
9. Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs
10. The college offers day, evening, and online classes, and faculty will be required to teach courses as assigned, which may include daytime, evening, hybrid, and online sections

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience)

Knowledge of:

1. Beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of darkroom and digital photography, in person and online
2. Safety practices in the darkroom lab
3. Digital photography and the imaging production process, including experience with Adobe Photoshop
4. The foundational principles of art (composition, color, etc.), the craft of photography, artistic and/or technical applications of photography, and other art disciplines
5. The history and cultural perspectives of photography: its integration with art, social impacts of the medium, and evolution of materials and techniques associated with photography
6. The use of technology in art education and the willingness to expand its use

Skills and Abilities:

1. Practice as an active studio artist, evidenced by a broad range of independent artwork and exhibitions
2. The use of film-based photographic cameras and equipment associated with the different formats of film cameras
3. Studio lighting, techniques, and safe practices
4. Use of darkroom equipment and chemistry
5. Reflect on and evaluate one's pedagogy and examine its effect critically
6. Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students' abilities and learning styles in both developmental and transfer courses
7. Use teaching methods and modalities that engage students actively in their learning, promote the development of critical thinking skills, and encourage them to become self-regulated learners
8. Use instructional methods across modalities that emphasize group cooperation and collaboration and that reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to subject matter
9. Create a digital portfolio of personal or professional artwork as a presentation vehicle
10. Maintain currency in the discipline and related technology appropriate to instruction
11. Motivate students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
12. Ensure consistent and appropriate assessment of student progress
13. Work collaboratively with faculty and staff to enhance instruction, curriculum, laboratory preparations, and student success
14. Contribute to department, division, and college activities

Job Requirements:

• Master's or higher in photography, fine arts, or art OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master's or higher in art history or humanities OR the equivalent (see below)
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Preferred

• College-level experience teaching a range of darkroom, digital, and experimental photography classes in different modalities (in person and online)
• Demonstrated record of photography exhibits
• Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students with an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
• Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus
• Experience and expertise in culturally-responsive teaching in photography
• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within art courses and classrooms
• Demonstrated knowledge of the importance of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designations for institutional, departmental and instructional practices