Part-Time Fashion and Related Technologies (Merchandising, Design, Production) Instructor (Pool)
Duties And Responsibilities
Teach courses in fashion design and/or fashion merchandising
Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs.
Knowledge Of Employment Standards
Successful techniques and methods in teaching fashion that emphasize cooperation and collaboration, and engage students actively in learning, encouraging them to become independent, creative learners with higher-order thinking skills
Career options in the field of Fashion Design: sales associate, retail buyer, store manager/owner, fashion director, designer, pattern maker, theater customer, visual merchandiser, or internet fashion marketing and direct industry work experience
Consumer behaviors
Skills And Abilities
- Skill in promoting fashion, including advertising, publicity, and special events
- Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with different abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences
- Teach theoretical and practical applications of the subject matter in ways appropriate to students' abilities
Knowledge Of Employment Standards
Understanding and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
Experience using a computer to prepare correspondence, memoranda, and other written materials
Commitment to the SMCCCD goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum
Willing to learn the various computer programs used by the college
Job Requirements
- Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience.
- The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment.
- 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.