Description
Assistant Teaching Professor/Assistant Professor of Practice,
Visual Communication
Location: School of Communication
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 606159
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Workplace Culture
NAU is a community devoted to student success and sustained by an
unshakable commitment to our shared mission, vision, and values. We—faculty,
staff, and administrators—thrive by combining our efforts and working side by
side to further NAU's culture of excellence.
https://nau.edu/strategic-plan-2025/
Special Information
This is a full-time position and will be hired at the rank of
either Assistant Teaching Professor OR Assistant Professor of Practice
beginning August 2022. This position is teaching focused, non-tenure eligible,
and is renewable with potential for promotion. Renewal is contingent upon
successful completion of a probationary year, effective performance, continued
funding, and departmental needs.
Thehttp://nau.edu/sbs/communication/ is located in a $14.5 million
state-of-the-art facility that includes five computer labs, digital imaging
labs, a student media complex, editing bays, television broadcast studios and
modern electronic classrooms and seminar rooms. Other highlights include a Visual
Design Lab (VDL), Visual Communication Print Lab and an Advanced Media Lab
(AML).
NAU and the School of Communication are committed to hiring and
developing a diverse faculty, and we encourage candidates from underrepresented
groups as well as individuals who have experience working with diverse
communities.
The NAU Visual Communication program offers a creative and
intellectually stimulating environment, with a history of over seventy-five
years. We nurture our students to focus on their role as designers and their
use of visual communication techniques, methods and processes. The program's
pedagogical approach is centered on a strong design foundation, based in
theory, innovation, experiential learning, and comprehensive studio practice
that leads to well-rounded and successful designers.
Immigration Suppt/Sponsorship
NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship
for this position.
Job Description
The School of Communication at Northern Arizona University invites
applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor or Assistant Professor of
Practice to teach courses in the Visual Communication major. The successful
applicant will teach courses from among the following areas: graphic design,
typography, UX design, motion design, or other courses as required by the
Visual Communication degree curriculum. The major has two emphases, Graphic
Design and Motion Design / Animation. The successful applicant will focus on
foundation courses and the Graphic Design emphasis, and may also teach
introductory courses in Motion Design / Animation. Applicants with no prior
experience teaching are welcome to apply.
Your application should refelct your ability or potential to
successfully teach courses such as: design history, design software, graphic
design, motion design, animation and typography.
• Support and promote the college and school missions centered on
excellence in teaching and learning through quality instruction, curriculum
enhancement, and service.
• Collaborate with director, faculty, and peers to evaluate,
revise, and develop curriculum to cultivate the mastery of course content.
• Provide students with frequent, timely assessment of and clear
feedback regarding academic performance.
Teaching stream faculty will (a) make broad contributions across
our curricula and to critically-important student mentorship activities (e.g.,
capstone, independent study, and undergraduate and graduate student research)
and (b) achieve curricular excellence through adoption and advancement of
evidence-based pedagogical best-practices (e.g., active learning, experiential
learning, multi-contextual learning), providing broad benefits to all students
and especially supporting the learning needs of underserved students.
Effectively advancing curricular excellence requires teaching stream faculty to
apply pedagogical expertise in line with disciplinary understandings of
effective instruction, including scholarly perspectives, and sustain this
expertise through continued engagement in professional development.
The proposed workload will be the equivalent of four courses per
semester. School of Communication faculty have responsibilities in advising,
mentoring and contributing service to the school, university and the
discipline. The position begins in August 2022.
Minimum Qualifications
Assistant Teaching Professor candidates must have:
• A terminal degree in studio practice, such as MFA, MAD, MDes,
MGraph, or related areas completed by Aug. 15, 2022
• A complete Application Package as indicated below
Assistant Professor of Practice candidates must have:
• A bachelor's degree in studio practice, such as an Art and
Design BFA, BA or BS with a major in Visual Communication, Graphic Design,
Motion Design, Digital Media or closely related field.
• Five years of established professional practice in Graphic
Design, Motion Design, or closely related field as described in the resume or
CV.
• A complete Application Package as indicated below.
Preferred Qualifications
The following qualifications will add strength to candidacy:
• University or college teaching experience.
• Professional or creative practice in Graphic Design, Motion
Design, or closely related field, as described in the resume or CV.
• A high-quality portfolio of professional, scholarly and/or
creative work.
• A high-quality portfolio of students' design work or animation
studio work.
• Evidence of teaching experience and effectiveness of graphic
design and/or motion design studio courses or promise of teaching
effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to diversity, equity and
inclusion goals of the college and University, as evidenced by the diversity
statement included in the application.
General Information
Northern Arizona University has a student population of 29,569,
including approximately 21,000 on its main campus in Flagstaff and the remainder
at more than 20 locations statewide and online.
Committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment,
NAU has earned a solid reputation as a university with all the features of a
large institution but with a personal touch, with a faculty and staff dedicated
to each student's success. All faculty members are expected to promote student
learning and help students achieve academic outcomes.
While our emphasis is undergraduate education, we offer a wide
range of graduate programs and research. Our institution has carefully
integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues
for students to earn degrees.
Flagstaff has a population of about 70,000, rich in cultural
diversity. Located at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff
is 140 miles north of Phoenix at intersection of Interstate 17 and Interstate
40.
For information about diversity, access and equity at NAU, see the
http://nau.edu/Center-for-University-Access-and-Inclusion/.
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
As of 12/10/21, the Safer Federal Workforce employee vaccination
requirement is currently suspended pending the outcome of a federal
court-issued injunction. This injunction has suspended the recent executive
order issued by President Biden requiring all employees of federal contractors
to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. For current status of the vaccine requirement
and/or questions, please visit
https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/faqs-for-employee-vaccination-requirement-2/.
Background Information
Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the
following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history
verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You
may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally,
as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the
federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees'
right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona
University releases an https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/.
The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report
includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed
calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to
keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other
emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the
https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/
is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain
Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire
safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and
statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a
free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at
(928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in
Flagstaff.
Salary
Commensurate with experience.
Benefits
This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit
package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation
in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement
Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition
reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on
benefits at NAU is available at the NAU
https://nau.edu/Human-Resources/Benefits/. Faculty are hired on a contract
basis, renewable according to terms of the
http://nau.edu/Provost/Resources-Policies/. Employees offered a position will
be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). Employees will
have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will
then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed
enrollment. If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System
(ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term
disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay
period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to
participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS
plan) will begin to participate on the first day of employment. The long-term
disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay
period following 90 days of employment. More information about NAU benefits is
available at the NAU https://nau.edu/Human-Resources/Benefits/.
Submission Deadline
This vacancy will be open until filled or closed. Review of
applications will begin on April 21, 2022; with weekly review thereafter.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply"
button at the end of the job description if viewing this position through the
NAU HR website. Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to
http://nau.jobs, follow the 'Faculty and Administrator Openings' link, locate
vacancy 606159 and then "Apply" at the bottom of the page.
Application must include: (1) Letter of application explaining
which position you are applying for, and how you meet the minimum and preferred
qualifications; (2) A separate .pdf expressing your teaching philosophy as it
relates to design education; (3) A separate .pdf about your commitment to
equity-based pedagogy and the infusion of diverse perspectives into
undergraduate curriculum; (4) A current Curriculum Vitae or Resume; (5) A
separate .pdf with 10 - 15 samples of professional, scholarly and/or creative
work; (6) If teaching experience available then submit: previously taught
courses at the college or university level; a separate portfolio of student
work with 10-15 samples delivered as a pdf and/or video reel; and syllabi; note
printed samples will not be accepted; (7) List of three references with names,
title, addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers. The committee may
request additional information at a later date. Save all items as PDF and/or
Word documents.
If you need assistance completing your application there are
instructions available on the
https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/employment-application-instructions/ or in
person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU
Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.
If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable
accommodation to participate in the hiring process please contact the Office of
Equity and Access at: 928-523-3312/TDD - 928-523-1006 or PO Box 4083, Flagstaff
AZ 86011.
FLSA Status
This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory
time for additional time worked.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the
needs of dual career couples.
https://in.nau.edu/Human-Resources/Posters-Required-by-Law/
NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps,
and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.
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