DepartmentArtBy applying to this posting, you are entering an applicant pool for
affiliate faculty. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will
continue as needed. The number of these temporary, part-time, non-tenure
track academic positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the
needs of the program. As such, not everyone in the applicant pool for this
position will be contacted and/or selected to teach.Position SummaryThe Department of Art at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU
Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty teaching
positions inStudio Art, two-dimensionalmedia.MSU Denver is NASAD accredited
and offers study in interdisciplinary artistic practices as well as
media-specific coursework. The successful candidate will be interested in
teaching classes that contributes to the contemporary focus of our Studio Art
program.For more information about the Department of Art in our College of Letters,
Arts, and Sciences, please visit: .MSU Denver enrolls over 16,000 students, where nearly 60% are first
generation and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver,
we are a designated (HSI), an INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education
Excellence in Diversity () Award winner for 10 consecutive years, and
the only certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institution
of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access
mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today's college students.
The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the
state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals students. MSU Denver is particularly interested in
applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds
and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for
under-represented and historically minoritized groups.ResponsibilitiesTeach one to three classes in studio foundations, drawing, painting,
printmaking, or other media as appropriate. Classes may be offered in
person, remote,or a hybrid setting.An affiliate faculty member's duties include but are not limited to:
teaching assigned classes in person or online by delivering course content to
students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student
work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner,
addressing student questions consistent with university, college/school,
and department policies, and providing online or in person academic support
to students as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; providing
instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning
objectives of the regular course syllabus and, if required, with
department course coordination policies; maintaining office hours;and
complying with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and
pRequired QualificationsBA in ArtThree years of professional and/or teaching experiencePreferred QualificationsBA in Art, plus significant local or national recognition, and three years
of professional and/or teaching experience; or MA in Art plus three years
of relevant professional and/or teaching experience; or MFAExperience working with and sensitivity to the needs of a diverse urban
student population including (but not limited to) students of
color,LBGTQIA students, students from low-income backgrounds,
first-generation students, students with disabilities, undocumented
students,non-traditional students, student veterans, and English
language learnTerms of EmploymentAffiliate faculty are part-time, at-will employees hired to teach on a per
credit hour basis for specific classes, usually on a semester-by-semester
basis. Affiliate faculty are not eligible for benefit coverage under the
University's benefit program. All such teaching assignm nts are dependent on
budget and enrollment.Qualified candidates will be expected to teach in person/on campus upon hire.Salary for AnnouncementThe final salary is based on the number of credit hours assigned at a rate
determined by university policy.For more information, please visit:How to ApplyCandidates must For full info follow application link.Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus
community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms.
Our student population consists of nearly 50% first generation students and
over 45% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution
located in downtown Denver.