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Position Summary:
South Seattle College (main campus) is seeking a full-time, tenure track Art faculty member invested in developing dynamic, anti-bias anti-racist (ABAR)-centric curricula and cultivating authentic student engagement and self-reflection in a campus culture that centers student success and multicultural understanding.
Our Division embraces dynamic instruction, inclusivity, and student empowerment where students are encouraged to bring their lived experiences, knowledges, and whole selves to the classroom. An ideal candidate would be open to learning from and engaging with students and colleagues to create a welcoming, collaborative learning environment.
The instructor in this position will be part of a tenure cohort of 7 new faculty members in the AHSS area, which presents opportunities for community building and innovation. They will help shape the direction of the 2D Art curriculum, working cooperatively with Art faculty, faculty in related disciplines, students, and community partners to revise current curriculum. There is also opportunity to develop new 2D Art courses while centering community engaged art practices, global/marginalized perspectives, and public art and installation.
The candidate should be interested and energized by interdisciplinary projects, curriculum development, and serving a culturally diverse population of students of various ages, languages, and backgrounds at a two-year college.
The successful candidate will teach classes in the 2D Arts and general Fine Arts curriculum: Design/ Graphics, Photography, Digital & Graphic Art, Art Appreciation, Painting, Drawing, and new Art courses guided by the candidate’s expertise and campus need.
This position is governed by a collective bargaining agreement with representation by American Federation of Teachers.
Compensation for this role is $74,067 per year.
Application Procedures:
Per CBA guidelines, this position will be posted for 30 days. To receive the best candidate pool possible, a first review will occur around the 30-day mark. The hiring manager has the right to contact candidates at any time during the posting timeframe. The position will remain open until filled.
What you’ll be doing:
Curriculum & Department Vision
The successful candidate:
Pedagogy & Classroom Expectations
The successful candidate:
Communication & Collaboration
The successful candidate:
What you’ll bring:
(Any Equivalent Combination of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education and Experience)
About South Seattle College and the division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences:
Celebrating over 50 years, South Seattle College is one of three colleges in the Seattle Colleges District serving approximately 15,000 students each year. South Seattle College’s main campus is located on the traditional land of the Duwamish people in West Seattle, with satellite campuses at Georgetown, the New Holly Learning Center, and the Harbor Island Training Center.
Our broad array of programs includes over 25 professional and technical career training programs, Basic and Transitional Studies, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Business degrees to prepare students for transfer to four-year colleges and universities, in addition to three B.A.S. (Bachelor of Applied Science) degrees. We also serve students concurrently enrolled in high school as well as English Language Learners, and we offer continuing education classes.
At South Seattle College, equity, diversity, inclusion, and community are central to the education of our students and the thriving of all members of our faculty, staff, and the larger community. We aspire to be an actively anti-bias and anti-racist learning institution. This aspiration is ongoing, evolving and institution-wide, and it requires deep personal and collective commitment and accountability. We proudly support our first-generation students, immigrants, refugees, undocumented students, LGBTQIA+ students, veterans, international students, Running Start students, and students of all abilities through innovative resources. We empower the campus community to explore, engage, and celebrate intersectional equity.
The Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS) embraces dynamic instruction, inclusivity, and student empowerment as essential to our mission. Faculty are deeply invested in growing our instructional community with values rooted in using teaching as a tool to dismantle the systemic racism, colonialism, and imperialism implicit to higher education.
Physical Requirements:
Notice of Non-discrimination Statement
Seattle Colleges is committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity for all its students, employees, and applicants in education, employment, services and contracts, and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, color, age, national origin, religion, creed, marital status, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, status as an honorably discharged veteran or disabled veteran or military status, political affiliation or belief, citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disability. In addition, reasonable accommodations will be made for known physical or mental limitations for all otherwise qualified persons with disabilities. Further, the Seattle Colleges is committed to ensure that all employees and students work and learn in an environment that fosters mutual respect and professionalism, free from all forms of “bullying” behaviors, including “cyber bullying”.
Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the college’s Director of Legal Compliance:
1500 Harvard Avenue Seattle, WA 98122-3803
(206) 934-3873
Seattle Colleges is committed to recruiting dedicated faculty and employees who together create a welcoming academic climate that reflects the diverse backgrounds of our community, including ethnicity, national origin, religion, race, gender, gender identity, age, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, disability, political status, and sexual orientation.
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