Part-time Faculty, Art

Title: Part-time Faculty, Art 

National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide.  Our three schools and three colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC). We are a federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution. 

Position Summary 

The Department of Arts and Humanities, in the School of Arts, Letters, and Sciences at the National University invites applications for part-time faculty in art who can teach courses in studio art including basic drawing as well as art history. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of, or potential for excellence in, teaching in their field and a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. The successful candidate will have the potential for a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success.  

Essential Job Duties: 

• Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities. 
• Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment. 
• Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.)  
• Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable. 
• Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content. 
• Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services.  

Qualifications: 

• Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art or a related field from a regionally accredited university required. 
• At least 1 year of higher education experience teaching . 

For full consideration, interested candidates should provide the following:  

• A cover letter.

• A curriculum vita.