Adjunct Faculty, Art (Graphic Design)

Job title: Adjunct Faculty, Art (Graphic Design)

About the Role Adjunct faculty at Stevenson University will engage in teaching activities in accordance with the University’s faculty workload policies. This role involves teaching courses in the Art and Graphic Design Department that may include typography, introductory digital media, branding, packaging, and corporate communication design. Some departmental opportunities may include service, scholarship, and involvement in off-campus, evening, or weekend duties.

What You'll Do

• Engage in instructional activity totaling no more than 18 contact hours per academic year (August through May), with no more than 9 contact hours taught in an individual semester.
• Teach courses in the Art & Graphic Design Department that may include typography, introductory digital media, branding, packaging, and corporate communication design, and participate in related departmental activities (service, scholarship, off-campus duties as applicable).
• Maintain competence in subjects, prepare teaching materials, confer with students, direct individual and group studies, review exams and papers, evaluate projects, and provide academic accommodations as needed.
• Write syllabi, respond to emails promptly, grade coursework within a timeframe that allows feedback incorporation, submit mid-term and final grades, attendance verifications, and other reports; alert university personnel to student problems as needed.
• Complete required training or professional development; collaborate collegially with faculty; uphold professional and ethical standards.
• May involve off-campus, evening, or weekend duties and travel between campuses as required.

What We're Looking For

• Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in graphic design or related discipline, a strong commitment to quality teaching, and three years of relevant college-level teaching experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A body of work and professional experiences demonstrating high-level visual arts/design capability, with mastery of materials, methods, and ideas relevant to teaching foundation art courses.
• Demonstrated undergraduate teaching ability in art and/or design studio courses; experience with a broad range of artistic materials and image-making processes (drawing/painting, digital/analog tools, darkroom, printmaking, book arts, etc.).
• Ability to integrate design software and technology into foundations courses (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator); knowledge of contemporary visual art/design culture and practice; strong historical/critical theory background.
• Ability to develop effective course materials (syllabi, lessons, demonstrations, lectures, workshops); strong written and oral communication; excellent interpersonal and cultural competency skills; ability to work with diverse student populations and implement inclusive pedagogy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook); familiarity with educational assessment practices; experience with Blackboard or a similar LMS.
• Strong organizational, reasoning, and problem-solving skills; ability to manage time and meet deadlines; willingness to travel between campuses and work evenings/weekends as needed.