Visiting Faculty Position

2D Art - 2009-10

Visiting Faculty position, full time for fall & winter quarters 2009-2010.

The Evergreen State College seeks applicants for a visiting full-time faculty position for fall and winter quarters 2009/10 teaching studio art.  Candidates should have an MFA or equivalent professional experience in two-dimensional art, a current exhibition record, and prior college teaching experience.  Candidates will be teaching along with a sculptor/architect in a theme-based intermediate level visual and environmental arts program called Studio Projects: Land and Sky. http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2009-10/programs/studioprojectslandandsky.  The curricular theme of this fall and winter quarter program is Landscape.  The program will require the successful candidate to help organize and supervise overnight field trips.  An MFA and experience working in a broad range of materials and approaches is desired. 

The successful candidate will have a genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for teaching and learning in an interdisciplinary environment, as well as a demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching.  

More: Apply for this Position | Faculty Hiring Process | Salary Range and Benefits

Minimum Qualifications:

•   MFA degree or equivalent experience in two-dimensional art.
•   Current exhibition record.

•   Previous college level teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a broad range of materials and approaches.
• Review of complete files starts June 15, 2009.  We will continue to accept applications until finalists are selected.

This is a visiting faculty position for the 2009-10 fall and winter quarters, not eligible for continuing appointment.  All requirements for this position must be completed by the end of academic year 2008-09. Salary for all positions based on experience and degrees, with excellent benefits package, including same-sex domestic partner benefits.  We do not offer relocation expenses for our visiting faculty positions.

To apply, please submit the following information:

• Contact Information
• Work Experience
• Affirmative Action

Submit the following items as an attachment(s) with your email:

• Curriculum Vitae or resume
• A 2 to 3 page letter of interest that addresses your qualifications for the position, reasons for your interest in the position, and your teaching philosophy
• Names of three references include address, telephone number and email address.

To send additional application materials or for questions regarding this position, contact us at:

Faculty Hiring Coordinator
The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway, L-2211
Olympia, WA 98505
(360) 867-6861 voice
(360) 867-6794 fax
(360) 867-6834 TDD
facultyhiring@evergreen.edu

The College reserves the right to extend searches or not offer positions advertised. All position offers are contingent on funding. Persons with disabilities can receive accommodations in the hiring process by contacting the Faculty Hiring Coordinator. The Evergreen State College is an equal opportunity employer.

ABOUT EVERGREEN

Evergreen is a non-traditional public liberal arts college emphasizing intensive interdisciplinary study and collaborative team-teaching throughout the undergraduate curriculum and in three graduate programs. Teaching is the central work of the faculty at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Recognizing cultural diversity as a defining characteristic of the 21st century, the college has intensified its efforts to become a multicultural institution. Substantive experience working across cultural differences is therefore highly desirable for all positions. Committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action, Evergreen is working to build a diverse, broadly trained faculty. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose race, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or physical disability will contribute to our diversity.

Successful teaching at Evergreen requires broad-ranging intellectual curiosity and the ability to formulate interdisciplinary questions with faculty colleagues and students. Faculty membership is unranked with salary determined on a non-competitive, open scale based on earned degrees and years of relevant experience.

Evergreen's fundamental academic commitments are summarized in the Five Foci:

• Interdisciplinary study
• Personal engagement in learning
• Linking theoretical perspectives with practice
• Collaborative/cooperative work
• Teaching across significant differences

The College reserves the right to extend searches or not offer positions advertised. All position offers are contingent on funding. Persons with disabilities can receive accommodations in the hiring process by contacting the Faculty Hiring Coordinator. The Evergreen State College is an equal opportunity employer.