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The Department of Art and Art History, established in 1911, offers BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The department provides award-winning faculty, a strong technical and administrative staff, and facilities for creating, exhibiting, and researching art across media. It emphasizes fostering creative and critical thinking and opportunities to innovate across different media in a friendly and supportive community.

The Department of Art and Art History at San José State University is seeking part-time Pictorial faculty to run rigorous skill-based courses, encourage critical thinking, and support iterative concept development for various levels of course offerings. The appointee will teach a broad range of courses in the Pictorial Art area, including but not limited to:

• Two-Dimensional Design, Color, Beginning and Representational Drawing, Expressive and Advanced Drawing, Beginning through Advanced Painting, and possibly Life Drawing and Figure Painting, as well as some aspects of printmaking.
• Familiarity with digital processes is desirable.
• May share curriculum development and graduate and undergraduate student review responsibilities in addition to regular teaching assignments.
• Show awareness and experience in meeting the needs of a diverse student population through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
• Organize all classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• Offer all classes as scheduled throughout the semester or term in the mode listed (asynchronous, synchronous, bi-chronous, in-person, or hybrid).

• Terminal Degree (MFA).
• Two years of university-level teaching experience in 2-D fundamentals, drawing, painting, or printmaking.
• A pictorial arts background with the ability to teach a wide variety of two-dimensional courses, including dry and wet drawing mediums and oil and watercolor painting.
• Demonstrated ability to teach all levels of 2-D classes with strong visual, analytical, and communication skills.
• Understanding of perceptually based drawing and painting, concerns of process-oriented abstraction, painting and drawing in the expanded field, and familiarity with digital pictorial processes.
• Aware of and sensitive to the educational goals of a multicultural population, as gained through cross-cultural study, training, teaching, or related experience.

• University-level teaching experience with two years of painting and drawing and/or printmaking at the university level.

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. Anticipated salary ranges are listed as follows: L-A Range 2 - $5,507 to $5,959; L-B Range 3 - $6,221 to $7,481; L-C Range 4 - $6,825 to $9,431; L-D Range 5 - $8,593 to $10,347. Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate for full-time AY faculty; part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester. See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• Letter of application indicating courses of interest and a description of relevant experience
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of teaching interests/philosophy
• Contact information for three references
• Images representing 20 examples of the candidate’s original work (or URL of portfolio site)
• Images representing 20 examples of student work

SJSU accepts applications on an ongoing basis for our pool of temporary lecturers.

Faculty employees must complete CSU-required training as assigned based on their role (e.g., preventing discrimination and harassment, gender equity and Title IX, health and safety). The position may be designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) for Clery Act reporting. CSA designation requires reporting Clery incidents and completing Clery Act training as determined by the University Clery Director. Questions regarding CSA designation and training can be directed to the Clery Director at clerycompliance@sjsu.edu.

The presence of safety measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission may be required to protect the core mission and activities of the campus.

The work for this faculty position is located in the State of California and requires commuting to the campus. Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Offers of employment are conditional and may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information or if information is withheld or falsified. Ongoing review may affect continued employment for a currently employed CSU employee who was offered the position. Appointment is contingent upon budget and enrollment considerations and subject to assignment order under the collective bargaining agreement between California State University and the California Faculty Association.

San José State University: Silicon Valley’s Public University

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San José State University is the founding campus of the 23-campus California State University system. It is a national leader in transformative higher education and is committed to diversity and social justice. San José State enrolls more than 36,000 students, including many historically underserved students, with a commitment to diversity among faculty and students.

San José State University prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, caste, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military status, nationality, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sex stereotype, and veteran status. Reasonable accommodations are provided for applicants with disabilities. All employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and the Higher Education Opportunity Act, security and safety-related information is available in the annual security report and fire safety report. A paper copy of the reports is available upon request from the Clery Director or the Housing Office.

Advertised: October 19, 2023 (9:00 AM) Pacific Daylight Time. Applications close: to be announced.