Temp Parttime Faculty- Art

The College of Fine Arts Main Campus anticipates hiring Adjunct Faculty to teach in the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters in the DEPARTMENT OF ART.

Anticipated openings include the following subjects:   Art Studio, Art Education, and Art History

Positions are contingent upon need each semester as determined by student enrollment levels, current course offering matrix, and demand driven by graduation requirements.  Positions may be filled or eliminated each semester up to the deadline for students to drop or add courses. Candidates who are selected for these positions will report to Department Chair, Susanne Anderson-Riedel.

For best consideration, please apply by this date:

May 01, 2024 for Fall semester 2024

November 01, 2024 for Spring semester 2024

To apply, please submit the following materials:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. OFFICIAL Transcript(s) sufficient to assess minimum qualifications
3. Cover Letter indicating which courses and/or disciplines you are interested in teaching; the days/times you are available to teach; and how your education and/or experience satisfies the minimum qualifications criteria.
4. Three (3) professional references who can speak to your directly relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
5. Sample syllabus(i) from courses you have taught.
6. Area Specific Requests:
For studio instruction consideration, please provide portfolio images of current artwork.
For art history instruction consideration, please provide a writing sample.

Minimum Qualifications-to teach or develop courses in the field or subfield for which you are applying are determined by Higher Learning Commission’s accreditation requirements for faculty, and must be met by one of these ways:

          1) Master’s degree or terminal degree in the discipline or subfield.

Preferred Qualifications:

          1)  Successful teaching experience in a post-secondary institution.
          For Art Education specifically, experience in secondary art education is preferred

         2)  A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.