Assistant Professor, Interior Design

Assistant Professor, Interior Design Salt Lake Community College... Position Title: Assistant Professor, Interior Design Open Internally or Externally: External If faculty, tenure track status: Tenure Track Reports to (title): Shelley Bodily Department: Visual Art & Design Requisition Number: F23TT17 Position Type: New position Job Category: Faculty FT/PT: Full-time Initial Work Location: South City Campus Starting Salary: $55,000 - $66,590/Academic Yr. Job Open Date: 10/27/2023 Job Close Date: Open Until Filled: Yes Priority Review Date: 02/22/2024 Job Summary: Salt Lake Community College is located in the Salt Lake Valley, nestled in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. SLCC proudly serves Utah’s most diverse student population, providing education to more than 60,000 students across multiple campuses. We strive to be a model for inclusive and transformative education. Therefore, the Interior Design department seeks to hire an active and engaged faculty member who combines disciplinary expertise with excellence in teaching and demonstrates a capacity for inclusive, collaborative, and innovative instruction.The Interior Design program is committed to excellence in educating students to work in the interior design profession. The selected candidate will work as a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in the Interior Design department. The successful applicant will join a robust department where faculty members are reflective practitioners and knowledgeable instructors in interior design. Faculty members at Salt Lake Community College support students seeking to enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year college or university by developing and maintaining high-quality, industry-standard curricula that provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in future careers. Essential Responsibilities and Duties: TEACHING: Under general supervision, the faculty member will prepare and teach a combination of traditional lecture/lab, hybrid (on-campus/online), remote broadcast, and/or fully online courses as assigned by the department. This position will include the development and teaching of foundational Interior Design courses that support all Interior Design program students. The faculty member will teach an average of 15 instructional units per semester (approximately 18 hours of in-class time per week during Fall and Spring semesters) in the Interior Design department at Salt Lake Community College. Regular full-time faculty members teach assigned day, evening, and weekend classes in accordance with established guidelines and policies. SLCC faculty participate in advising, committee assignments, academic and institutional support activities, and other duties as assigned. The assigned teaching load may consist of introductory courses, general education courses, and concurrent enrollment courses which require coordination of course curriculum paperwork, general education 5-year reviews, and adjunct training. Additional duties will include participation in Interior Design program curriculum development, annual program assessments, and periodic program reviews in collaboration with other program faculty. PROFESSIONAL: Becomes familiar with and abides by all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the college. • Maintains professional etiquette in communication with students, staff, faculty, and administrators. • Works closely with department peers and administrators to understand processes and procedures leading to success as a contributing teacher and member of the academic unit. • Maintains necessary education, credentials, professional skills, and demonstrated teaching competencies consistent with department standards. • Solicits feedback and implements suggestions from students and peers, when appropriate. • Expands knowledge in discipline and teaching craft on an ongoing basis. • Promotes professional development of peers/colleagues through recognized professional activities (in‐service activities and the presentation of conference papers and/or publications, and other methodologies appropriate to the teaching field), as approved by the department. • Participates in the collegial mentoring relationship, serving as a mentor and/or mentee in the department and college. • Engages in local, state, and/or national professional organizations appropriate to the faculty role. • Serves community partners as content area experts, when needed. • Completes required training and participates in professional development. SERVICE: The faculty member will serve their program, department, school, college, and the larger community by attending both general and discipline-specific forums and meetings. Faculty are expected to serve on college and department committees, community committees, engage with the community in multiple roles, and mentor departmental adjunct faculty. The faculty member will also participate in professional development activities that are applicable to their growth as an artist and an educator.Other duties as assigned. Please see our SLCC Faculty General Description found Appendix 1 Faculty Compensation and Workload Handbook. Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued: Other duties as assigned. Please see our SLCC Faculty General Description found Appendix 1 Faculty Compensation and Workload Handbook. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in interior design. • 3 years full-time Interior Design work experience. Preferred Qualifications: 3 years of post-secondary teaching experience.Degree from a CIDA accredited school.Active NCIDQ certificate Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Exhibit knowledge of current best practices in interior design including interior design industry tools and software.o Manual and digital drawing and rendering.o Revito Adobe Photoshop and InDesigno Autodesk CADo SketchupPresent a strong, proven understanding of all aspects of interior design.Demonstrate teamwork.Communicate effectively through writing and speech.Possess strong management and organizational skills: be self-motivated to make decisions, multi-task, prioritize work and manage deadlines.Demonstrate participation in industry/community relationships.Demonstrate knowledge to teach a variety of courses.Possess and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and abilities to maintain good working relationships across the College. Additionally, exhibit the ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities. Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties: Special Instructions: Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at time of hire.Anticipated Start Date: Spring Semester, January 2024.Priority Review Date: November 10, 2023 : Applications received by the priority review date will receive priority in screening. The screening of applications submitted after the priority review date will be determined by the committee until the position is filled. All applications submitted by the priority review date will be reviewedThe following are requirements to complete the application:A. Cover letterB. Resume/VitaeC. Copies of university/college transcriptsUPON REQUEST, selected finalists for this position will be required to participate in a teaching demonstration and to provide letters of recommendation from individuals who have observed the candidate in a teaching and/or professional work environment.Selected finalists for this position upon request will be required to submit a professional portfolio including student work and teaching material examples.SLCC’s People and Workplace Culture department (human resources) will conduct criminal background checks on the selected finalists. In addition, it is permissible to submit unofficial transcripts when applying for this position. **Official transcripts are required before employment can be offered to the chosen candidate. SLCC offers a comprehensive benefits package for FT Faculty members. Please visit: SLCC Employee Benefits Page.SLCC Faculty General Description found Appendix 1 Faculty Compensation and Workload Handbook. SLCC Highlights: Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education. FLSA: Exempt SLCC Information: Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check. 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