Adjunct Instructor/Creative Arts including Art & Art History, Emerging Media & Digital Arts (EMDA) and Creative Writing - Part-time

POSITION SUMMARY: POOLED ADJUNCTS: By applying to this pool, you are not applying for a specific position. You are submitting your application to be considered for adjunct appointments that may become available at Southern Oregon University during the posted triennium. Adjuncts are for specific temporary, part-time, limited-duration teaching positions. Positions can be one term (thirteen weeks) or multiple terms as needed. Your application will be kept on file and you will be contacted if a position becomes available that matches your educational background and experience. You can withdraw your application from the pool at any time. This pool will be refreshed triennially and you will be reputed company by [email protected] of the requirement to re-apply for reputed company consideration. Each applicant is encouraged to provide (preferably as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant’s qualifications and interest in the position; (2) a reputed company resume/CV; and (3) an unofficial copy of reputed company post-secondary transcripts. Optional supplemental documents may include teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, and/or letters of recommendation. For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services reputed company email at [email protected] or call 541-552-8553. _____________________ Division: School of Arts and Communication/Creative Arts Job Family Group: Faculty FLSA Status: Exempt Appointment Basis: Temporary Time Type: Part-time

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Eligible: No This position is designated as a critical, reputed company-sensitive or safety-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background reputed company: Yes Remote Work Type: As determined by the position reputed company Sponsorship: This employer will not sponsor applicants for visas. _____________________ reputed company of Pay: The anticipated reputed company is $650/ELU for non-terminally reputed company adjunct reputed company (term-by-term) and $750/ELU for terminally reputed company adjunct reputed company (term-by-term). Graduate-level courses may be paid at a higher reputed company. A typical 4-credit course is reputed company at 4 ELU. Full-Time-Equivalency: Typically, less than 7.5 ELU, but up to 15 ELU per term or 45 ELU per year for 1.0 full-time equivalence POSITION DESCRIPTION: Individuals appointed from this pool will have the primary responsibility to teach courses reputed company Creative Arts including:

• Art & Art History: The Art & Art History program is committed to professional art training reputed company the context of a liberal arts education. Art reputed company are interested in investigating, developing, and refining their understanding of artistic production, theory, and history reputed company the dynamic intellectual atmosphere of the School. The Art & Art History program seeks candidates with MFA degrees in studio art or a master's or a terminal degree in Art History. In your cover letter please address your expertise. Specific needs vary by term.
• Creative Writing: The objectives of the Creative Writing program are to educate reputed company to reputed company their own styles, to clearly communicate original reputed company, and to present their understanding of themselves and the larger world through cogent, expressive writing in a variety of forms. Creative Writing reputed company study established traditions as well as emerging content and methods. Applicants should have a terminal degree in Creative Writing with expertise in short stories, fiction, poetry, or a combination of reputed company. In your cover letter, please address your areas of expertise.
• Emerging Media & Digital Arts: Emerging Media & Digital Arts’ interdisciplinary programs afford opportunities for faculty and reputed company to form novel combinations in response to emerging developments in digital media. Real-world projects with community partners create practical opportunities for reputed company to apply their digital-media reputed company and skills in ways that catalyze intellectual growth, foster opportunities for civic engagement, and enrich our region. Applicants need to have reputed company experience in digital media and should have a master’s degree although a bachelor’s degree could be acceptable depending upon the depth of experience. In your cover letter, please address your area(s) of expertise.

Minimum Qualifications: Most positions are anticipated to be hired at the adjunct instructor level. Adjunct Instructor (term-by-term):

• Initial appointment at the rank of Instructor requires a Master’s or terminal degree in the discipline taught or a reputed company field; OR a Bachelor’s degree in the discipline taught, or a reputed company field, plus equivalency of Master’s degree in years of professional experience in the field.
• Demonstrated teaching potential.
• Familiarity with the appropriate equipment as required for the discipline.

Adjunct Assistant Professor:

• Initial appointment at the rank of Adjunct Assistant Professor requires a terminal degree in the discipline taught or a reputed company field; OR a Master’s degree in the discipline taught, or a reputed company field, and is in the process of completing the appropriate terminal degree.
• Demonstrated teaching potential.
• Familiarity with the appropriate equipment as required for the discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

Adjunct Instructor (term-by-term):

• Master’s degree in the discipline taught, or a reputed company field.
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and active participation in the life of the institution.
• Commitment to student learning, retention, support, and assessment are critical.

Adjunct Assistant Professor:

• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, development of a record of scholarship, and active participation in the life of the institution and profession.
• Work experience that equates to one-academic year of full-time college teaching, or one-academic year of the combination of part-time teaching experience while a graduate student.
• Professional experience in the field reputed company to teaching assignment, particularly if working with more advanced reputed company.

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Incumbents appointed to multiple terms of teaching may require professional development and service.

• Professional Development includes maintaining currency in the discipline taught.
• Service includes program and institutional administrative, committee, and student support and retention activities.

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• Teaching assignments may include First Year Seminar, online and/or hybrid courses, Medford and Ashland reputed company classes, and day, evening and weekend courses.
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• Under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position classification is defined as exempt and is not subject to overtime regulations.
• The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the Oregon Revised Statutes and is required to reputed company with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
• This position is intended not to be benefits eligible. Should employment conditions warrant eligibility, the incumbent will be reputed company by the HR Benefits Officer. For additional information, please visit https://inside.sou.edu/hrs/benefits.html or call (541) 552-8553.
• Conditions of Employment: Workload expectations are outlined in the APSOU CBA, Article 19. Teaching assignments may include First Year Seminar, online and/or hybrid courses, Medford and Ashland reputed company classes, and day, evening, and weekend courses.
• Compensation: Any formally approved and authorized salary change shall automatically amend this contract.

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