Art and Art History Lecturer Pool - Digital Media Art

Digital Media Art (DMA) Program

The Department of Art and Art History, established in 1911, offers BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Brief Description Of Duties

• Candidates will teach one or more studio courses in the Digital Media Art (DMA) Program Area with a specific focus on teaching software and hardware for 3D modeling and printing, in addition to digital video.
• Studio courses meet in a lab environment for 3 hours twice a week.
• Participation in departmental meetings and assessment and evaluation activities is a requirement of this position.
• The ideal candidate will encourage critical thinking and iterative concept development within class assignments.
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration with peers working in all programs within the Department of Art and Art History is an asset since the Department of Art and Art History is a dynamic department that encourages cross-disciplinary practice.
• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

• Master of Fine Arts Degree in Digital Media Art or related field;
• A clear demonstration of artistic and/or scholarly achievement, as evidenced by a record of exhibitions, publications, or curatorial projects;
• Teaching experience at the university level;
• A significant portfolio of creative work with research interests in emerging areas of artistic practice and theory;
• Demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Compensation

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2 . Anticipated Starting Salary L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959 L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481 L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431 L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Application Procedure

To apply, click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents: Letter of application, Curriculum vitae, Statement of teaching interests/philosophy, Contact information for three references, Images representing 10 examples of candidate’s original work (or URL of portfolio site), Some examples of candidate’s own published writing (optional).