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- Location: Remote
- Position: Looking For FY24 – Graphic Design Instructor
- Compensation: a competitive salary
- Company: Los Angeles, CA
- Start Date: Immediate openings available
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Job title: FY24 – Graphic Design Instructor Company: Los Angeles Community College District Job description : LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE GRAPHIC DESIGN INSTRUCTOR Position Announcement Full-time, probationary (tenure-track) Deadline to File: September 6, 2023 Issue Date: August 2, 2023 Begin: 2023 Fall Semester INTRODUCTION: The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) announces an opening for a Graphic Design instructor at Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC). LAVC is a two-year community college located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley and is one of nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). With an enrollment of more than 24,000 students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, LAVC provides strong transfer, transitional, and career educational programs and is committed to student success. The College works closely with local secondary institutions to assist high school students in their transition to higher education and maintains strong ties to the business community by providing highly respected job training programs that meet the direct needs of local employers. The college offers 75 associate degree programs, 26 associate degrees for transfer, 83 certificate programs, and continuing education, noncredit, and job training programs. Today, it has more than 200 full-time faculty and more than 400 part-time instructors. LAVC is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and is a Hispanic-Serving Institution. DEPARTMENT: The Department of Art at LAVC consists of 5 full-time faculty members and approximately 18 adjunct faculty. We have a strong commitment to our program and our students. LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE’S COMMITMENT STATEMENT: As our nation confronts the challenges of systemic racism and the status quo of social injustice, LAVC recognizes that by virtue of our position as an institution of higher education and our role in the community, we have the opportunity and the obligation to be an agent of change in addressing these issues. In response to the uprising and racial reckoning of summer 2020, LAVC began its journey towards being an antiracist institution and reaffirmed our dedication to working towards equity and social change. Beyond this initial step, we recognize that being antiracist is an ongoing process. We affirm our commitment to consistent action to bring about change. We join in the LACCD commitment: “As an organization founded on educational excellence, opportunity and access, and dedicated to the principles of equity, justice and community, the LACCD must lead by example and make structural and permanent change to root out the ill effects of racism and bias from our classrooms and our workplace.” JOB DESCRIPTION: In accordance with its mission as a community college, instruction at LAVC focuses on creating pathways for certificates, degrees, and transfer. Faculty members at LAVC are expected to create a learning-centered environment that supports students in fulfilling their educational goals. All instructors are required to teach fifteen hours per week. Evening, online, and/or split assignments, may be included in this assignment, as well as dual enrollment assignments, which are college classes taught to high school students. This is a ten-month appointment; however, additional summer and winter assignments may be available. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: · Teaching the regular load of 30 hours per academic year of Graphic Design courses and holding regular office hours; · Planning, developing, and implementing course curricula, as well as updating course materials and the course outlines of record; · Contributing to the development and assessment of student learning outcomes; · Completing and submitting required documents in a timely manner; · Participating in mandated projects, such as Program Review; · Participating in department and campus committees and activities; · Performing other academic duties and responsibilities as assigned. REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements below as described in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty in the California Community Colleges Handbook for teaching a Graphic Design course: · Bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience; OR · Associate’s degree and six years of professional experience. · AND a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Professional experience is required even when the applicant possesses a master’s degree. The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member’s teaching assignment. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT COVID 19 VACCINATION: Health: A medical certificate indicating fitness to instruct or associate with students is required at the applicant’s expense after selection from an eligible list and prior to employment. Pursuant to LACCD Board of Trustee’s Policy 2900, all students and employees must be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption. LACCD employees are required to provide their vaccination status in compliance with the LACCD Board of Trustees’ policy. Newly hired employees will be required to provide their vaccination status prior to starting a position or, at the latest, by their position start date. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: · An earned master’s degree or higher in Graphic Design and/or a Studio Art discipline. · Experience in art-oriented motion graphics, web design and animation, for internet and game design. · Commitment to maintaining a current knowledge of recent developments in Graphic Design. · Experience teaching Graphic Design in a community college or other college setting. · Demonstration of professional activity through exhibitions, presentations, publications or other digital media applications. · Experience or interest in web enhancing and/or teaching online courses and ability to use technology. · Commitment to execute extracurricular responsibilities within the department and college. · Ability to set specific learning outcomes and objectives and measure achieved results. · Success at initiating, executing and following-up of projects in a timely manner. · Commitment to a career in a diverse, student-centered department and college. · Knowledge of equity-centered educational research on best practices to support the success of Latinx, Black, Indigenous, and other students of color. · Ability to create a safe and welcoming environment for all students, including those with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. · Experience with best practices in tutoring and teaching related to student success and equity. · Excellent oral and written communication skills. · Excellent organizational skills. · Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with various academic departments and service areas at the college. · Other duties as assigned. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: The current starting range is from $66,200 – $113,100 for the ten-month academic year depending on education and experience. The Ph.D. differential is $4,180 per academic year. The district provides an excellent benefits package including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance to the employee and eligible dependents. See for more information. FILING AN APPLICATION: Applicants will be required to file the application using web-based software by creating an applicant’s profile account, allowing documents to be saved and uploaded as attachments. Please go to to file the application. All interested persons must submit: 1. A current resume 2. A cover letter, (no more than two pages), including a statement of teaching philosophy 3. Portfolio of ten images of your work and ten images of your students’ work. (PDF or hyperlinks are acceptable) 4. Transcripts of all college work. (Unofficial copies are acceptable for application. Official transcripts are required upon offer of employment. Employment is contingent upon verification of qualifications. Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation at the time of application.) You may obtain a listing of approved agencies at 5. Three recent signed letters of recommendation (including phone/email contact information). 6. Verification of Experience: Uploaded as an ‘Other Document’-Letter on company letterhead stationery indicating: Dates of employment Position title State if experience was full or part-time (if part-time, please indicate the weekly percentage or hours worked) Name and contact information for employer’s agent authorized to provide employment verification All required documentation must be filed electronically no later than 4:30PM September 6, 2023. Faxed, emailed, or mailed items will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. All application materials will be screened and a limited number of candidates with qualifications most pertinent to the position will be invited to participate in interviews. A teaching demonstration will be part of the interview process. Employment is contingent upon verification of qualifications. Los Angeles Valley College reserves the right to modify and/or withdraw this position at any time. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Tom Aduwo at . If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Eugenia Sumnik-Levins, Chair of Art Department at AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Individuals protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may request an accommodation in the selection/interview process with at least three business days’ prior notice. Documentation of the need for accommodation may be requested. For more information, please visit . EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY: The policy of the Los Angeles Community College District is to implement equal opportunity to all qualified candidates for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, medical condition (cancer related), sexual orientation, or veteran status (LACCD Board Rule 101301 and Title IX, Section 504 – Employer). Positive action will be taken to ensure that this policy is followed in all personnel practices including recruitment, hiring, placement, upgrading, transfer, demotion, and treatment during employment, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, layoff, or termination. A vigorous equal employment opportunity program will be maintained to ensure a diverse work force and to achieve expected representation of qualified members of underrepresented groups through the implementation of specific result-oriented plans and procedures. Los Angeles Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer Expected salary : $66200 – 113100 per year Location : Los Angeles, CA Apply Job!
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