Art History Instructor

Butte Glenn Community College District, United States

Updated: 12 days ago
Location: Oroville, CALIFORNIA
Deadline: 15 Apr 2024


Description

Full-time, Tenure Track (177 Day 10 Month)

$67,300.20- $103,347.82 per year

Probationary (Contract I) Member of Academic Faculty

Tentative First Interview Dates: May 9-10, 2024 (In Person) 


Tentative Second Interview Date: May 20, 2024 (In Person)


Tentative Start Date: August 1, 2024

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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

The Art History program offers a wide range of courses and learning experiences, housed in a specially designed Arts Building that encourages a conservatory atmosphere. The successful applicant will be expected to provide instruction in the full range of Art History. Courses could include Western, Modern, Asian, African, Oceanic, and Native American survey courses, as well as Art Appreciation. The curriculum is intended to serve majors in Art History and Studio Arts, in addition to general education transfer students. Butte College has a strong commitment to the achievement of diversity, equity, and inclusion among its faculty, staff, and students, and values the rich, diverse backgrounds that make up the campus community. A strong candidate for this position will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of and experience with successfully supporting individuals with varying backgrounds. This includes persons with disabilities, various gender identities and sexual orientations, as well as individuals from historically underrepresented communities and other groups.
 
POSITION DUTIES:
Under supervision of the Dean of Instruction, the Art History instructor will develop, prepare,
teach, and assess courses that may include general education Art Appreciation and Art History courses, in addition to courses for Art History and Studio Art majors. A successful candidate will demonstrate strong visual analytical skills, strong knowledge of art historical methodology and historiography, and a broad knowledge of world visual culture. We encourage candidates whose teaching would engage the resources and programs on campus such as the Arts Resource Center and Butte College Art Gallery, while possessing the competence and energy required to join a vibrant Art History program; contributing to department initiatives; providing direction, organization, and outreach/recruitment for the long-range development of the Art History Program.
In addition to the responsibilities of the classification description, the specific position is also responsible for:
  • Teaching the full range of Art History courses.
  • Teaching general education courses such as Art Appreciation.
  • Using a variety of methodologies and modes of instruction including the use of a learning management system to provide online course content and interactions and communication with students.
  • Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evenings, online, or at extended education sites as needed.
  • Working collaboratively within the department and institution to support the needs of the Art History program, participating in curriculum development, program review, leadership in the Art Gallery and Art Resource Center, and in the review and assessment of student learning outcomes and course success rates disaggregated by race/ethnicity and other key demographics to ensure the success of all students.
  • Participating in one’s own professional development as an integral component of the position’s regular responsibilities.
  • Maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position.
  • Maintaining effective relationships with students, peers, staff, and the public.
Butte-Glenn Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Butte-Glenn Community College District will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals. Butte-Glenn Community College District encourages both incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.   


Representative Duties

The full-time college instructor is responsible for effective performance in the following areas:   
A. General Scope of Responsibilities  

  • Excellence in teaching and instruction. 
  • Maintenance of professional growth and academic currency. 
  • Carrying out of area, departmental and/or program responsibilities. 
  • Contribution to the College as a whole in the form of College-wide service. 
  • Development and assessment of student learning outcomes.  
    • B. Teaching and Instruction   
  • Instructor plans for and is continually well prepared to teach. 
  • Instructor provides organized delivery of instruction. 
  • Instructor communicates respectfully to students and encourages contact. 
  • Instruction is consistent with the stated and approved outcomes of the course.
  • Instruction is relevant to the course. 
  • Instructor shows interest in the subject matter and student learning. 
  • Instructor uses strategies designed to foster student engagement with the content. 
  • Instructor uses standards of student evaluation that are clear, fair and followed consistently. 
  • Instructor requires and evaluates levels of student effort sufficient to develop mastery of the subject or skills in the course. 
  • Instructor grades and returns student work, assignments and tests in a reasonable period of time.
  • Instructor makes effective use of teaching aids, instructional methods and materials required of students (e.g., texts, manuals, etc.). 
  • Instructor is an effective teacher. 
  • Instructor prepares complete and timely course syllabi. 
  • Instructor continually evaluates, updates and revises course content and instructional methods and materials. 
  • Instructor coordinates course contents and instructional methods with other teachers in the program/discipline. 
  • Instructor meets and assists students during office hours, by appointment or at other reasonable times. 
  • Instructor initiates and carries through with improvements to course contents and classroom teaching methods.  
    • C. Professional Growth and Currency  
  • Instructor demonstrates examples of activities which show a pattern of academic, professional, and/or technical updating or currency.  
    • D. Area or Departmental Responsibilities  
  • Instructor is knowledgeable about and abides by College, Area and Department policies and procedures.      
  • Instructor meets deadlines and time targets including deadlines for reports, grades and paperwork. 
  • Instructor orders instructional materials, equipment and textbooks with sufficient lead times. 
  • Instructor assists Chair in evaluating and revising course schedules. 
  • Instructor collaborates to determine equitable course assignments.
  • Instructor provides assistance to other full-time, part-time and/or new instructors. 
  • Instructor participates in departmental plans and activities with others. 
  • Instructor helps develop departmental budgets. 
  • Instructor monitors expenditures to keep within authorized budget spending appropriations. 
  • Instructor exercises good judgment in the use of and/or management of facilities, equipment and supplies. 
  • Instructor regularly attends assigned meetings. 
  • Instructor is punctual to assigned meetings. 
  • Instructor works collegially with faculty peers, classified staff and administration. 
  • Instructor performs their fair share of outside-of-class departmental duties and responsibilities, including contributing to unit plan and program review processes. 
  • Instructor initiates and/or participates in overall department-wide program development and curriculum improvements, maintenance, evaluation, revision and/or expansion.  
    • E. College-wide Service-Instructor demonstrates a pattern of College-wide service, including one or more of the following:  
  • Serve on College committees. 
  • Serves on College committees and project teams. 
  • Serves as a sponsor to student clubs and organizations. 
  • Participates in faculty/college governance. 
  • Participates on special project teams or ad hoc committees.         
    • F. DEIA Self-Reflection Statement  
  • Each faculty member will prepare a Self-Reflection statement using the approved format as described in Appendix G2 V. This statement is intended to foster a conversation among colleagues that reflects on how faculty can individually and collectively work to improve student outcomes for historically under-represented and disproportionately impacted populations. The self-reflection statement should be used to help advance individual professional development and institutional dialogue on change.  
    • G. The education, experience, aptitudes, skills, etc., for instructional positions differ by type of academic or vocational program. Refer to job announcements for specific job specifications.


    Qualifications/Requirements

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Master’s in art history, history of art and architecture or visual culture/visual studies; OR
    • Bachelor’s in art history and master’s in history; OR
    • Master’s in art with a recorded emphasis or concentration in art history; OR
    • Possession of a current California Community College Credential that permits full-time service as an instructor in the applicable discipline. OR 
    • The equivalent  (Download PDF reader)
    (Applicants wishing to be considered for employment under District equivalency standards must submit a detailed statement explaining how you possess the equivalent to the minimum qualifications discussed above.) 
    DIVERSITY AND EQUITY QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Demonstrated understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds that characterize community college students in a manner specific to the position.
    DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
    Teaching experience, preferably at the community college level, is desired. The ideal
    candidate will exhibit the potential for contributing to institutional vitality and
    growth. In addition, the ideal candidate will have the following:
    Knowledge and Experience:
    1. Art Historiographical and subject matter competency.
    2. Culturally responsive pedagogical techniques and effective practices for engaging
    students who are historically underrepresented and underserved in traditional classrooms.
    3. Current assessment methods and materials; motivation and evaluation techniques for student progress.
    4. Experience in working with students of great diversity in socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities.
    5. Experience with educational technology, including online instruction, ideally using Canvas as the learning management system.
    6. Experience in the development and/or review of courses and curriculum.
    7. Knowledge of the community college system, its mission, and goals.
    8. Demonstrated professional and scholarly experiences.

    Ability to:
    1. Ability to teach effectively by demonstrating a working knowledge of learning styles and teaching techniques.
    2. Design and deliver lessons and presentations that effectively use a variety of teaching techniques, including active learning and culturally responsive teaching.
    3. Fairly and effectively evaluate student progress.
    4. Skillfully address issues of equity in the classroom.
    5. Examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support students.
    6. Collaborate with other departments and college staff to recruit students to the Art History Program; advise Art History majors interested in transfer to the university level; serve as liaison to university-level programs.
    7. Maintain effective relationships with students, peers, staff, and the public.
    8. Participate in the shared governance process.
    9. Communicate effectively with students, colleagues, and staff, including with populations who have been historically marginalized in education.
    10. Address cross-cultural situations with sensitivity and compassion.


    Supplemental Information

    PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

  • Education Code § 87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that he or she is free of active tuberculosis.
  • As a condition of employment, the District requires that you provide fingerprints prior to beginning work. You may be fingerprinted at Butte College Human Resources by appointment, or you may be fingerprinted at another agency. Should you be fingerprinted at another agency, the rolling fee charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the fingerprint report is the employee's responsibility at the time of printing. 

    • The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position. The Butte-Glenn Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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    ALL APPLICANTS, INCLUDING CURRENT BUTTE COLLEGE EMPLOYEES, MUST SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
    REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS:
    COVER LETTER: In addition to any information you included with your application materials, please provide an account of how you meet the desired qualifications.
    RESUME OR VITA
    DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT: In addition to any information you included with your application materials, please provide a detailed account of how your skills, life experiences, work experience, education, and/or training have prepared you to effectively meet the needs of students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds. Please include examples of:
    • Teaching or training practices and/or life experiences that have enabled or would enable you to more effectively engage with and support success for diverse populations. 
    • How you have engaged in on-going self-reflection to ensure equity in the workplace and/or classroom. Please include examples of workshops, trainings, and/or life experiences.
    TRANSCRIPTS: You are required to provide transcripts for coursework and/or degrees listed on the application materials you have submitted. The transcripts must include the date the institution granted the degree. Legible unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable at this point in the process.
    • Degree in progress: In order to qualify under this process you must be currently working toward the degree requirement.  In order to complete your application, you are required to submit (1) current transcripts and (2) a letter from your Advisor confirming your academic standing in the program and forecasted completion date.  The completion date must be no later than July 2024.
    • Foreign Transcripts: Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation.  Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for a list of agencies providing this service. Website linked here (Download PDF reader) .
    All offers of employment are contingent upon the submission of official transcripts showing completion of the degree.


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