Oferta de trabajo: Assistant/Associate Professor of Photography (Tenure-track)

Position Title:

Assistant/Associate Professor of Photography (Tenure-track)

Location:

Grand Rapids (Kendall)

Department:

92240 - KCAD Photography

Advertised Salary:

$58,000 (for Assistant rank) plus an excellent, comprehensive benefit package (health care, retirement, etc.)

FLSA:

Exempt

*Temporary/Continuing: *

Continuing

Part-Time/Full-Time:

Full-Time

Union Group:

Kendall Faculty Association (MEA-NEA)

Term of Position:

9 Month

At Will/Just Cause:

Just Cause

Summary of Position:

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) in Grand Rapids, MI prepares artists and designers to have impact through practice. Fulltime faculty members at KCAD teach 18 semester credit hours per academic year, typically 3 courses each fall and spring semester. As a KCAD faculty member, you will engage in three kinds of professional development: continuous improvement in teaching effectiveness, creative and/or scholarly contribution within your discipline, and a college service commitment that includes committee work and community engagement for the advancement of KCAD's mission. You will actively advise students regarding their academic plan and progress as well as their co-curricular and post-graduation opportunities. The Photography Program challenges students to express ideas, investigate conditions, and communicate specifically and effectively with lens-based imagery. A course of study emphasizing the history, technique, production and critique of photography prepares graduates for a wide variety of opportunities in photography including the fine arts, advertising, commercial, documentary work, and graduate studies. Teaching assignments within the BFA Photography Program include a full range of technical, aesthetic, and theoretical subjects from beginning camera and darkroom usage, lighting and digital applications, to the senior thesis project. Teaching assignments may include courses outside of the Phot