Art History - Online Adjunct I School of Communication and the Arts

Job description

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that ‎‎‎‎‎‎an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage ‎‎‎‎‎‎in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed ‎‎‎‎‎‎Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a ‎‎‎‎means to a significant educational ‎‎end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the ‎‎‎‎development of good learning ‎‎conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is ‎‎‎‎possible, provide for individual ‎‎differences, abilities, and interests. ‎ The candidate will be capable of teaching a broad range of online undergraduate and graduate Studio and Digital Arts courses, including, but not limited to, art history, traditional survey courses, animation, graphic design, and the histories of animation and graphic design. Responsibilities: · Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate students within the online Art History curriculum. · Managing and supporting developed lectures, discussions, and course assignments with current industry standard practices. · Providing regular and timely feedback to students to improve their thinking and execution as well as to supervisors to promote student success. · Evaluate student work and provide detailed critiques and submit grades in a timely manner . · Stay current with industry trends, software, and technologies. Qualifications We are seeking adjunct faculty who can teach students at the Undergraduate and Graduate level. To teach at the graduate level one will need to possess a PhD in Art History. To teach at the undergraduate level one will need to possess an MA in Art History. Minimum Qualifications: An MA in Art History and a strong record of professional achievement. The applicant should be able to teach a wide range of art historical subjects. - History of Publication in academic or trade journals - Established research agenda. Preferred Qualifications A PhD in Art History with three years or more of online teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels, or equivalent, and a strong record of professional achievement. The applicant should be able to teach a wide range of art historical subjects. Additional experience with online course development is essential. Faculty members are expected to maintain professional and creative development. Time Type Part time Location Remote Location Pay Rate Courses are typically paid at $800 per load hour. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.