Assistant Professor Rhetoric Composition Jobs in Utah

Salary : $59,152.80 - $61,913.76 Annually
Location : Various SLCC locations, UT
Job Type: Faculty Full Time
Job Number: 202500846
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Visual Arts & Design
Opening Date: 05/28/2026
Closing Date: 5/28/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.
Job Summary
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah. Newly hired employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within thirty (30) days of their start date.
All full-time faculty are responsible for teaching assigned courses in accordance with the SLCC Full-Time Faculty Handbook for Compensation and Workload, as well as the Academic Freedom, Professional Responsibility, and Tenure Policy, while upholding the mission, vision, and values of Salt Lake Community College.
Tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to actively engage in professional development, departmental collaboration, and service to the college community.
Faculty are expected to maintain a meaningful on-campus presence that fosters connection, collaboration, and engaging student learning experiences.
All employees are required to maintain appropriate professional boundaries in their interactions with SLCC students.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Under general supervision, the faculty member will prepare and teach courses across a variety of instructional modalities. A strong commitment to teaching excellence, student success, and creative inquiry is essential.
Responsibilities include the ability to develop and deliver instruction in the following areas:

• Beginning through advanced-level photography courses
• Industry-standard software applications including Adobe Creative Cloud programs such as Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Capture One Pro
• Analog and digital photography processes including camera operation, image capture, digital workflow, printing, and traditional darkroom practices
• Beginning through advanced-level studio lighting techniques and equipment
• Multiple camera formats including DSLR, mirrorless, medium-format, and large-format systems
• Color theory and its application within photographic practice and visual storytelling
• A variety of instructional methods and teaching technologies in face-to-face, hybrid, online, studio, and lab learning environments

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to introduce students to both the artistic and technical foundations of photography in an engaging, supportive, and inspiring manner.
• Advanced knowledge and ability to teach all levels of digital and analog photography.
• Ability to teach photography theory, history, visual culture, and critical thinking as they relate to contemporary photographic practices.
• Experience with digital workflow processes including file management, image output, printing, and color management.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with professional lighting equipment, including both electronic flash and continuous lighting systems.
• Experience teaching media ethics, project development, professional business practices, copyright law, and responsible visual storytelling within creative industries.
• Ability to contribute knowledge and interdisciplinary collaboration across other areas within Visual Arts & Design.
• Demonstrated understanding of conceptual photography, aesthetics, composition, and contemporary visual communication practices.
• Experience mentoring students in the development of professional portfolios, exhibitions, transfer preparation, and career readiness.
• Experience working with students from diverse academic, cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, and lived backgrounds, including students with disabilities and underserved populations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and cross-cultural collaboration skills that support a positive and inclusive learning environment.
• Bilingual or multilingual abilities are valued.
• Candidates will be required to present a portfolio showcasing recent professional, creative, and/or scholarly photographic work.

Minimum qualifications
Option 1

• Bachelor's degree in photography, Visual Arts, Media Arts, or a related field AND

• Minimum of four (4) years of full-time professional experience in photography, visual arts, advertising, commercial art, assignment photography, or a related media industry field

OR
Option 2

• Associate degree in Photography, Visual Arts, Media Arts, or a related field AND

• Minimum of six (6) years of full-time professional experience in photography, visual arts, advertising, commercial art, assignment photography, or a related media industry field

AND

• Demonstrated teaching, training, or instructional experience in a high school, college, professional industry, certification training, workshop, or comparable learning environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Photography, Visual Arts, Media Arts, or a related field
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Photography, Visual Arts, Media Arts, or a related field
• Five (5) or more years of professional experience within the photography, media, or creative industries
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary or college level
• Experience teaching in online and/or hybrid learning environments
• Experience with curriculum development, course design, and program improvement initiatives
• Experience integrating emerging technologies, multimedia practices, digital media, and/or AI-related concepts into creative coursework
• Demonstrated commitment to equity-minded teaching practices and strategies supporting student access, belonging, retention, and success

SLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College is Utah's largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah's fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students' lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.
This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.

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Do you have at least a bachelors degree in photography, visual arts, media arts, or related field?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have at least four years of full time professional experience in photography, visual arts, advertising, commercial art, assignment photography, or a related media industry field?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have demonstrated teaching, training, or instructional experience in a high school, college, professional industry, certification training, workshop, or comparable learning environment?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have at least Associate degree in Photography, Visual Arts, Media Arts, or a related field AND Minimum of six (6) years of full-time professional experience in photography, visual arts, advertising, commercial art, assignment photography, or a related media industry field?

• Yes
• No

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