Adjunct Faculty - Graphics Design - School of the Arts & Design-Visual Arts

Adjunct Faculty - School of the Arts & Design-Visual Arts

TWU Visual Arts is seeking adjunct faculty to teach courses in Graphic Design.
Applicants should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: animation, typography, publication design, web and app design, social media and advertising, packaging design, video production, motion graphics, digital art foundations, character design, narrative illustration, digital illustration, and scientific illustration.

We are interested in student-centered instructors with experience in community-focused design and/or driven by a pedagogical interest in social justice and feminist issues. Experience in illustration is welcomed to support our illustration track.
The Visual Arts Division at TWU seeks applications on a rolling basis, to create a pool of potential adjuncts. If you choose to submit materials, please do so with the understanding that we have no specific deadlines related to this pool, and will only reach out for more information in cases where a need arises. If you don't hear back, please do not consider that a rejection. Applicants are welcome to submit updated materials, however, we prefer that you do so no more than twice a year (with exceptions if you need to correct an error).

Please provide the following documents, in PDF format (please include your name in the file title of any documents you submit), and preferably as a single document.

- A cover letter that includes a list of the topics and courses for which you are qualified and interested in teaching. Please state in that letter whether you have at least 18 graduate hours in the discipline.
- A current curriculum vitae that includes your educational background and teaching experience.
- A list of three references, including phone numbers and email addresses.
- An unofficial transcript from the highest degree that aligns with the discipline in which you would like to teach.
- 10 samples of professional work in graphic design and 10 samples of student work from courses where you were the instructor of record.

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TWU is committed to equal opportunity in employment and education and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, veteran's status, genetic information, or against qualified disabled persons.

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