What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor Art - FT Faculty (Studio Art) position at Portland Community College?
Portland Community College’s Arts, Humanities, Communication and Design (AHCD) Academic and Career Pathway is seeking a full-time faculty member in Studio Art at the Cascade Campus with a specialization in Printmaking and a foundational 2-D area such as drawing, painting, digital photography, or basic design. View the current ART Course collection here: https://www.pcc.edu/ccog/art/. AHCD is seeking an instructor that has an understanding, knowledge and experience to teach foundational and contemporary practices of Printmaking (etching, relief, serigraphy, etc). The ideal candidate is committed to using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, frames of reference, and creative styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them.
About Portland Community College
As the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon, PCC serves over 60,000 full-time and part-time students. We offer high-quality education and opportunities for our students, which in turn contributes to the vibrancy of the Portland community. We aim to educate a skilled workforce, prepare students to successfully transfer to four-year schools, enrich the community through lifelong learning, build a greener workforce and shrink our carbon footprint, and be a sound financial steward of public dollars. PCC is committed to planning for the future of higher education, addressing the long-term impacts of the pandemic on academic life, preparing to adapt to future enrollment and demographic shifts, and more. Our strategic plan and associated projects reflect our commitment to equitable student success and fulfilling the mission of delivering access to quality education in a collaborative culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
About the Art, Humanities, Communication and Design (AHCD) Academic and Career Pathway Program
The AHCD Pathway welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and abilities to study and develop their skills in preparation for a variety of careers and/or transfer to four-year institutions. The faculty work with administrative staff, casual staff, student workers and Pathway leadership to enhance our students’ learning experience by ensuring classes and facilities are well supported. Faculty have the ability to make sound decisions regarding whether they are able to provide appropriate support and instruction or can seek assistance from fellow faculty, the Faculty Department Chair, administrative assistant or the Art and Design Program Dean. Remote work and the use of technology to perform duties off site may be needed.
The successful candidate will join a team committed to designing, fostering, and facilitating learning environments that are welcoming to a diversity of communities. A commitment to working collaboratively, enthusiasm for learning and personal growth, and a desire to encourage and foster growth in others is an important factor for this position to be successful. Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.
The Studio Art program is housed under the Art and Design Program which is comprised of eight (8) areas of study:
Architectural Design and Drafting- Art
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Music
- Music and Sonic Arts
- Multimedia
- Theater Arts
These areas often work in collaboration to help enhance our students’ college learning experiences.
PCC has a long established Studio Art program that offers courses in Painting, Drawing, Photography, Basic Design, Sculpture, Printmaking, Ceramics, and other areas of specialty. It also includes campus-based Art Galleries that function as learning spaces for students that regularly host exhibitions from local and regional artists.
Nature and Scope of Work
Faculty are expected to remain current in their respective fields and in pedagogy, maintain College safety standards in their work areas, ensure that students are trained in good safety practices and make reasonable efforts to ensure that students follow good safety practices. Faculty are expected to be committed to a culture which values human diversity in all its forms and to bring culturally responsive educational practices to serve our students.
Faculty instruct students in current studio art practices and help ensure safe teaching spaces for instruction with assistance from the instructional support technician/lab tech. May provide work direction to work-study, student helpers, and casual employees.
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Success Criteria: These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position and will be utilized and reviewed throughout the hiring process. Please address your abilities and experience in your cover letter.
- A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting with student-centered teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the experiences of students from diverse backgrounds, including students of color, LGBTQ students, first-generation college students, economically disadvantaged individuals, and students with disabilities.
- Ability to contextualize art within broader social, cultural, and economic contexts.
- Demonstrated active professional practice and proficiency in a range of Printmaking processes, plus proficiency in another 2D foundational area.
- Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary art, theory, and practice.
Ability to collaborate with Art colleagues toward course and program evaluation, planning, and improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).
Master of Fine Arts in Visual or Studio Art is require- d
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to teach a range of college-level printmaking and foundational 2-D areas such as drawing, painting, digital photography, or basic design.-
Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including individuals of color, LGBTQ populations, first-generation college students, economically disadvantaged individuals, and individuals with disabilities
- . Experience working in or overseeing a printmaking studio or facility
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PCC Full-Time Faculty Schedule 2022/23
PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.
PCC currently funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. A portion of the 6% will be diverted to The Employee Pension Stability Account as mandated by Senate Bill 1049. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.
- Please note: Temporary Full-Time Faculty are not eligible for Personal Leave Days, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, or AD&D Insurance.
Paid Leave:
1 day of sick leave for every 18 days worked (~10 per year)
21 hours of additional personal leave per year
4 paid holidays (which occur during the term you are teaching)
View a complete list of PCC benefits.
Please note that Portland Community College is not currently able to provide visa (e.g. H1-B Visa) sponsorship for potential employees.
Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation.
Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services to establish fulfillment of this standard. (for more information see http://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/faculty-information.html)
For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit:
http://catalog.pcc.edu/handbook/i301-instructorqualifications/ .
Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:
- Veterans: DD214
- Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA
Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.
Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.
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