Description
Laguna College of Art +
Design, is seeking a full-time experienced Illustration Department Chairperson. The College is located in an internationally
recognized arts colony in Laguna Beach, California and offers a diversity of
majors in Animation, Graphic Design and Digital Media, Fine Art, Game Art, Illustration
and Entertainment Design.
Position
Summary:
The Illustration
Department Chair teaches courses in illustration ranging from beginning to
advanced classes including digital media and foundations; contributes to development
and oversight of the illustration and entertainment design curricula; serves as
chair to maintain a quality four-year degree program
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Summary of Teaching Duties:
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Teaches (6 units) each semester, with emphasis in
illustration and entertainment design (lower- and upper-division courses)
·
Helps create illustration and entertainment design
curricula and maintain a four-year degree program
·
Instructs, manages, and supervises students in classrooms
through demonstrations, discussions, visual aids, field trips, individualized
instruction, and lectures
·
Plans, prepares, and follows an approved course of study
with measurable objectives for each course taught
·
Establishes and maintains office hours and advises
students as needed
·
Attends faculty senate meetings; serves on committees as
assigned
Summary of
Chair Duties Include:
·
Organize departmental meetings, reviews and committees to
ensure educational effectiveness; develop and assesses program mission and
learning outcomes; implement annual and long-term assessment reviews and action
plans.
·
Perform transfer portfolio reviews for incoming transfer
students throughout the academic year and during the summer.
·
Effectively manage full and part-time faculty, conduct
annual faculty performance reviews and evaluations, encourages
faculty in their teaching duties and mentoring faculty.
·
Advise and mentor students, address student grievances, grade
appeals, department related scholarships, and competitions and/or other academic
concerns.
·
Assist Admissions in recruitment of undergraduate students
by attending NASAD and LCAD Portfolio Days, priority registration, LCAD Open
House and New Student Day events.
·
Conduct Student Advancement Reviews twice per year.
Please note this job
description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of
activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for
this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with
or without notice.
Position
Requirements, Experience and Education
Qualifications to perform
this job successfully: An individual must be able
to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. The successful candidate must possess a user-centered
attitude and a desire to work in a team-oriented environment that serves a
diverse population.
- Masters
of Fine Art degree preferred
- Department
Chair experience and/or supervisory experience preferred
- Five+
years of college level teaching experience, (college
level drawing, figure drawing, and painting, illustration, entertainment
design and foundations)
- Broad
art experience in a range of drawing and painting and digital media with
demonstrated ability to teach advanced illustration
- Demonstrated
use of drawing and painting as a primary core media in applied artistic
practice
- Successful
experience teaching college level illustrative applied arts and
foundations classes
- Evidence
of ability to bring expertise of professional practice to the position;
ability to make connections within a range of media in teaching
- Self-motivated,
focused, positive attitude and proactive
- Ability
to multi-task and work in fast-paced, demanding environment
- Excellent
verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability
to develop strong relationships with all levels of employees, management,
students, industry open house participants and community members
- Ability
to manage effectively faculty member direct reports
- Ability
to work independently as well as part of a team
- Strong
organizational skills
- Proficiency in
Adobe CS, Microsoft Excel, Relevant 3-D and digital software
Physical Essential Functions
Siting, standing, keyboarding, may lift up to 20 lbs. without
assistance, grasping, pulling, pushing, reaching, and moving from one place to
another. This position takes place indoors in a classroom environment and
in an office setting and may include sitting at a desk, standing for long
periods of time and occasionally working in front of a computer. Occasional
bending, stooping, and squatting.
Full time position; salary
commensurate with experience. Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit a
cover letter, current curriculum vitae, artist/teaching statement, CD of 20
jpeg examples of personal work and 20 examples of student work in PDF or jpeg
format, and representative syllabi examples and salary requirements when you apply.
Review of applications
will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.