Description:

Responsibilities:

Experience, interests, or qualifications that might help develop the college are essential, as are the attributes that help to build a healthy culture. Candidates who are robust, and who embrace change and momentum are required. KyCAD seeks someone with the drive and interest to work with a small team of faculty and staff to realize a vision for a new Design pathway. An annual workload planning process will reflect the institution's changing needs. The baseline distribution for Teaching, Scholarship, and Service is 60:20:20. A 60% teaching load is 6 courses per year split between Fall and Spring semesters.
Teaching and Teaching Related Administration:

• Teach no more than six courses per academic year, including foundational courses, electives, and junior and senior capstone courses.
• Create and maintain syllabi for all courses taught.
• Collaborate with other faculty to create a holistic approach to teaching and learning.
• Provide mentoring and academic advising to students through appointments and office hours.

• Coordinate guest speakers as required or beneficial to student learning and development.
• Lead off-campus study visits that enhance student learning and assist in fulfilling course requirements.
• Engage in studio critiques of student art at all levels.
• Together with College staff and administration, assist in building collaborative community and industry opportunities for students to extend their learning.

• Embrace and enhance the college's culture to help ensure continued engagement, motivation and drive.

• Other duties as assigned.

Service:

• Oversee and assist in maintaining studio facilities in relation to classes taught.
• Work on special projects on behalf of the institution as needed.
• Participate in committee, community and faculty meetings.
• Work with the KyCAD team to develop and complete our accreditation process.
• Attend conferences for institutional development.
• Engage in course and program assessment, including planning, implementation, and learning outcomes development.
• Assist in the collaborative design and continuous improvement of an art and design curriculum that focuses on innovative new models of delivery.
• Act as an ambassador for the institution at local, national, and international conferences and events.
• Participate in the College-wide recruitment, admissions, and scholarship processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Scholarship/Research/Practice:

• Actively pursue a self-designed Practice/Research/Scholarship program of continuous professional and creative development that informs teaching, maintains a current understanding of subjects of interest and contributes to contemporary dialogue in the field.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An MFA or related terminal degree in teaching discipline or a master's degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline), or equivalent professional experience or expertise in a Design- related field.
• Three academic years of teaching experience in a higher education environment preferred.
• Proficiency using the Adobe Creative Suite on a Macintosh platform.