Adjunct Instructor

**Position Responsibilities**:
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Qatar (VCUarts, Qatar) Painting & Printmaking is establishing a pool of applicants for possible adjunct teaching positions. The pool of applicants could be drawn upon to provide temporary staffing when needed, particular teaching expertise when needed, and/or to meet special programmatic needs not otherwise provided for within the program. This pool will only be assessed when an adjunct opportunity arises. Possible adjunct options include teaching a course in any area of study offered by Painting & Printmaking. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted if available. Adjunct faculty are expected to be enthusiastic ambassadors for the Painting & Printmaking department. They desire to work with a diverse student population in a collaborative, inclusive, and learning-centered community of other adjunct instructors, students, faculty, and staff.

Please note that we cannot guarantee the availability of adjunct vacancies from semester to semester. However, we invite qualified applicants who are willing to accept part-time teaching work on an as-needed basis to apply.

Position Responsibilities:

- Teaching courses as needed
- Developing course syllabi
- Working with department faculty on course planning
- Working comfortably with Canvas, the University’s Learning Management System
- Holding one office hour per week per course taught
- Providing feedback to students and grading all assessments in a timely manner
- Submitting grades according to University policy

**Required Qualifications**:

- Terminal degree (MFA) in a related field, or BFA with additional training and/or professional experience that equates and/or parallels the artistic development expected in a terminal degree holder.
- Appropriate teaching experience and/or solid oral presentation and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills and demonstrated enthusiasm toward teaching and interacting with students and faculty within a multicultural environment
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as an adjunct faculty member at VCUarts Qatar

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated skills and experience in one or several of the following areas of expertise:

- Sculpture and object making
- Animation
- Illustration
- Photo Theory and practice
- New media printmaking
- Electronic arts

**To Apply**:
Application materials should include the following:

- Current CV
- Portfolio of work - Visual documentation of professional work (20 images), and examples of student work, if available. (20 images max). Due to file size limitations, the portfolio of work should be submitted as an accessible link in a PDF that points to a website or cloud storage (with access instructions) to view all visual work.
- Diversity Statement - As a preeminent national, urban, public research university and academic health center, Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion - an environment where all can thrive in their pursuit of excellence.
- Applicants are asked to submit a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (typically between 150-300 words), providing their career aspirations and contributions toward promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through this statement, you can share how your experiences; and past, present, and future academic and professional activities have or will contribute to VCU’s mission of promoting equity and inclusion.