Adjunct - Art Appreciation

To advance the colleges mission vision principles values and strategic initiatives through continuous improvement decisions.

Pay is $1304 per credit hour.

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

Kirkwood Community Colleges Arts & Humanities Department seeks a skilled enthusiastic individual to join our faculty to teach face to face at the Cedar Rapids main campus for Fall 2025. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge base in their discipline and teaching experience at the college level is desirable. Primary duties will include teaching the assigned class ART101 Art Appreciation and communicating with department staff students and faculty.

Meeting times for this Fall term class are M T W Th 12:20pm 1:15pm September 22nd December 12^th 2025. THIS IS A FACE TO FACE CLASS on Kirkwoods main campus in Cedar Rapids Iowa.

UNIVERSAL CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Advocate for Continual Improvement empowering each other to identify opportunities for excellence.
• Collaborate with Mutual Accountability working together with a willingness to take ownership and account for our actions.
• Champion Service anticipating needs and create a welcoming diverse and inclusive environment.
• Perseverance commitment to excellence even in the face of adversity or delay in achieving success.
• Lead regardless of title through positive influence.

• Provide instruction in discipline.
• Work with other faculty members to develop a course syllabus and consistent assessments.
• Communicate with department staff students and faculty on a regular basis.
• Perform other related work duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

• Be able and willing to represent the college in the most positive manner with prospective former and current students clients suppliers and the community we serve.
• Welcome value and nurture people of all backgrounds perspectives and experiences as well as promote an environment that embraces differences supports inclusion and mitigates equity gaps.
• Possess the ability to organize and present various concepts to a wide range of students with varying backgrounds and abilities and adjust teaching techniques accordingly.
• Prepare for attend and facilitate all classes and finals as scheduled.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with students colleagues staff administrators and the public.
• Send or submit your course syllabi to the office staff at the beginning of each semester.
• Check rosters to ensure that students in your section are registered for your section.
• Respond to students and to their work in a civil and timely fashion.
• Report midterm grades and final grades accurately and by the published deadlines.
• Respond to staff and administrative communications about individual students.
• Respond with data for the department assessment projects.
• Attend to your Kirkwood email each weekday.

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the essential job duties/responsibilities and performance expectations of the job which should not be considered an allinclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned.

Position involves sitting and/or standing most of the time in a studio setting. Frequent (3466%) repetitive motion stooping crouching pushing puling carrying and exerting up to 10 pounds. Also frequent (3466%) reaching standing walking lifting grasping. Constant (67100%) talking hearing and viewing various types of close work.

• Masters degree (MA or MFA) with 12 graduate credits in art must include at least one art history survey course.
• College Teaching Experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSLICENSES CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS:

• Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree.
• Ability to demonstrate successful teaching in a variety of styles.
• Outstanding leadership organizational and communication skills.