Drawing and Printmaking Quarterly Lecturer (Pool)

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$9552 for each 4 or 5 unit course.

Purpose:

The Department of Art and Art History at Santa Clara University a Jesuit Catholic university seeks applicants for Quarterly Lecturer (nontenure track) positions to teach courses in Drawing and Printmaking. Specific assignments will be made according to the academic qualifications of the individual and programmatic need. Santa Clara University is on the quarter system and the quarters are 10 weeks long with an 11th week for final examinations. This is an applicant pool; as such positions are hired as needed. The successful candidate will teach no more than 2 courses in any quarter and no more than four courses over the fall winter and spring quarters. All classes will be presented in person however if the county health and university health conditions deteriorate the successful candidate may be asked to teach part of the course online.

The Fall schedule for this position requires teaching one section of ARTS 36 Ditto! The Technology of Print on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:305:50pm. The Winter schedule requires teaching one section of ARTS 30 Basic Drawing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:306:50pm and one section of ARTS 35 Introduction to Graphic Arts: Printmaking on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 79:20pm. The Spring schedule requires teaching one section of ARTS 30 Basic Drawing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:306:50pm.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Terminal degree (Ph.D./MFA) or a closelyrelated field.
• Applicants who are ABD or possess a Masters degree accompanied by commensurate academic experience in Drawing and Printmaking or a closelyrelated field (57 years of college or professional teaching) will be considered.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching Drawing and Printmaking at the college level.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Successful teaching experience (beyond graduate school) at the university level.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with inclusive pedagogical practices that promote access and academic success for all students.
• Experience teaching and mentoring a diverse population of undergraduate students.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

TEACHING (100%).

Teaching duties will not exceed more than two courses in any quarter and no more than four in any academic year and will include but are not limited to fulfilling all responsibilities associated with assigned courses including:

• Conducting and appearing at all assigned class meetings in a timely and prepared manner that demonstrates a command of the discipline and skill in presenting it effectively;
• Assigning and evaluating assignments that align with the course description and course learning outcomes and providing timely feedback to students;
• Holding regular weekly office hours on campus; Submitting student grades that are appropriate accurate and fair measures of student performance to the Office of the Registrar by the designated deadline;
• Administering numerical and narrative evaluations for all courses;
• Where applicable teaching from an approved syllabus for the University Core courses assigned or Working with the Chair to design an appropriate syllabus for submission for approval from the relevant Faculty Core Curriculum Committee.

SERVICE (0%): This position does not require any service duties. You may be invited but not required to attend department meetings or activities.

REQUESTED APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Interested applicants should submit all of the following documents via online at submit the following documents by the application deadline: January 31 2026

1. A letter of interest including overview of qualifications and how applicants goals teaching or life experiences enrich the diversity within the department and academic community.

2. Brief statement of teaching philosophy.

3. A current CV.

4. A list of three professional references including contact information.

5. 13 pdfs containing evidence of successful teaching such as samples of syllabi past teaching evaluations and other supporting instructional materials. Note: Max file size for each pdf is 5MB.

6. 1020 relevant student work samples labeled with academic term dates (e.g. Spring 2019) and course names (e.g. Intro to Digital Imaging) via a url link to one of the following options:

Option 1: Link to .pdf (10MB or less) of 1020 relevant student work samples on Dropbox or similar file sharing service.

Option 2: Link to a dedicated webpage of 1020 relevant student work samples.

Option 3: Link to student work Google Slide Show of 1020 relevant student work samples (with viewing permissions to ).

Option 4: Link to 1020 relevant student work samples on Adobe Spark (with viewing permissions to ).

7. 510 representative samples of professional art/design work via a url link to one of the following options:

Option 1: Link to .pdf (10MB or less) of 510 samples of professional art/design work on Dropbox or similar file sharing service.

Option 2: Link to a webpage with 510 samples of professional art/design work.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE APPLICANT:

Applicants will upload all of their information into Workday with the exception of confidential letters of reference. Those letters must be emailed to the Department Chair Takeshi Moro at . Contact Takeshi Moro at for all inquiries related to the job description.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Please note that your employment is subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 (Local 1021; see Statement

The health and safety of the University community is a top priority. The University strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID19 as the vaccination and boosters are safe effective tools that significantly minimize the chances of serious illness and hospitalization. Please contact Human Resources if you have any questions.

Telecommute

Santa Clara University is registered to do business in the following states: California Nevada Oregon Washington Arizona and Illinois. Employees approved to telecommute are required to perform their work within one of these states.

Work Authorization:

SCU does not sponsor any applicants for work visas for this position. The successful candidate must be able to provide evidence of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity/Notice of Nondiscrimination

Santa Clara University is an equal opportunity employer.For a complete copy of Santa Clara Universitys equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies see IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

Santa Clara University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender and prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internally or externally. Information about Title IX can be found at Information about Section 504 and the ADA Coordinator can be found at (408). Inquiries can also be made to the Assistant Secretary of Education within the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Americans with Disabilities Act

Santa Clara University affirms its commitment to employ qualified individuals with disabilities within the workplace and to comply with the Americans with Disability Act. All applicants desiring an accommodation should contact the Department of Human Resources andand request to speak to Indu Ahluwalia by phone ator by email at