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FT/Tenure Track Instructor – Photography

Location: Santa Monica, CA
Posted: October 24, 2018
Application Deadline: February 01, 2019

Contact

Santa Monica College
Human Resources
laura@adclub.com
1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA, 90405
(310) 434-4000
http://www.smc.edu/

Santa Monica College

FT/Tenure Track Instructor – Photography
Salary: $61,183 - $127,482
Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2019

Please click on the link below to review the detailed job bulletin: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/smcacademic/jobs/2242339/ft-tenure-track-instructor-photography?page=2&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
 
Job Duties
• Provide culturally responsive academic instruction through lecture, lab, and/or performance courses
• Teach photographic lighting techniques for various commercial genres including product, portraiture, and fashion; digital capture (still & video); Photoshop; Capture One Pro; Lightroom; and Premiere. The curriculum is based primarily in 35mm and medium format digital capture
• Observe and evaluate student performance in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes through assignments, projects, discussions, and examinations
• Provide feedback in a timely manner to student inquiries in class, online, or during established office hours
• Plan and organize instruction according to approved course outlines and student learning outcomes
• Implement the student performance objectives as listed on the official course outline of record
• Sustain proficient skill level in current photography and pedagogical techniques and trends
• Maintain regular office hours
• Participate in curriculum and program development/maintenance as well as academic and career advisement
• Provide input into the development of student learning outcomes, staff development programs, and departmental and faculty organization activities
• Participate on committees; in department, division, campus, and district meetings; in articulation and matriculation related activities
• Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications
Master's in one of the following:
• Photography
• Fine arts
• Art
OR

• Bachelor's in any of the above

AND

Master's in one of the following:
• Art history
• Humanities
• or the equivalent

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience teaching photography at the community college level
• Demonstrated practical working experience in today's commercial photographic industry with emphasis in product and portraiture
• Proficiency in Capture One Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, color-managed digital output and printing
• Experience with all camera formats commonly used for professional photographic purposes (35mm HDSLRs and medium format)
• Extensive experience with commercial studio lighting and safety procedures.

Additional Information
FT Faculty Application Requirements

A standard application consists of the following:
• Online District Application
• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Transcript
• Two (2) Confidential Letters of Recommendation

Job-specific requirements include the following:
• Please provide a link to a website or a web gallery where the committee can view your work.

PLEASE NOTE: THE E-MAILS TO YOUR REFERENCE WRITERS REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE NOT GENERATED UNTIL THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE. YOU MUST FINISH YOUR APPLICATION AND CLICK SUBMIT FOR THE E-MAILS TO GO OUT. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND AND ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR YOUR REFERENCE WRITERS TO RECEIVE THE REQUEST AND SUBMIT THE LETTERS PRIOR TO THE RECRUITMENT DEADLINE.

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all application materials, including the letters of recommendation, are received prior to the recruitment deadline.

Pay Philosophy
Starting salaries for FT Faculty are based on a combination of experience and educational achievement. Initial placement is within the starting salary range. Further advancements are based on longevity and educational growth.