Part-time Faculty, Studio Art - Art

Summary of Position Teaches studio art classes in one or more of the following areas: foundations, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, digital media, photography. Provides high-quality instruction that focuses on student success. Must be available to meet with students outside of class contact times. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, and positions will be filled as needed. Position Information Work Schedule: Typically, Monday through Friday. Teaching assignments may be remote or at various locations. Plans, organizes, teaches, and provides feedback to promote and direct student success. Responds to students in a timely manner. Communicates with students, departments, and university officials via university provided tools and resources. An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives. As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University’s mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures, and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU’s culture of enrichment flourishes in our intellectually diverse, accessible, and quality education. Qualifications and Competencies Required Certifications, Training, and/or Licensures: Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Minimum Qualifications: At least a master’s degree in any visual art discipline; and must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience at the University level. Physical Requirements: In accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor physical demands strength ratings, this position will perform sedentary work. Sedentary: work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs may be defined as Sedentary when walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other Sedentary criteria aremet. Supplemental Information Applicants should submit a short letter of interest along with their qualifications, a current curriculum vitae (CV), a copy of an unofficial transcript for the highest degree held, and a list of references. A link to applicant's professional portfolio and/or student work is optional. At time of hire, all candidates must provide official transcripts. Official transcripts must be provided in an unopened, sealed envelope and must bear the embossed or raised college seal, date and Registrar’s signature.