[Hiring] Art History - Online Adjunct I School of Communication and the Arts @Liberty University

Role Description

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engaging in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.

The candidate will be capable of teaching a broad range of online undergraduate and graduate Studio and Digital Arts courses, including, but not limited to:

• Art history
• Traditional survey courses
• Animation
• Graphic design
• The histories of animation and graphic design

Responsibilities:

• Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate students within the online Art History curriculum.
• Managing and supporting developed lectures, discussions, and course assignments with current industry standard practices.
• Providing regular and timely feedback to students to improve their thinking and execution as well as to supervisors to promote student success.
• Evaluating student work and providing detailed critiques and submitting grades in a timely manner.
• Staying current with industry trends, software, and technologies.

Qualifications

• MA in Art History for undergraduate level teaching.
• PhD in Art History for graduate level teaching.
• Strong record of professional achievement.
• Ability to teach a wide range of art historical subjects.
• History of publication in academic or trade journals.
• Established research agenda.

Requirements

• Preferred: PhD in Art History with three years or more of online teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Experience with online course development is essential.
• Faculty members are expected to maintain professional and creative development.

Benefits

• Part-time position.
• Remote location.
• Pay rate: Courses are typically paid at $800 per load hour.