Job Description

Suffolk County Community College is an open admissions institution committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs. It is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 21,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as a Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center in Riverhead.

SUNY Suffolk is searching for a full-time (10-month), tenure-track faculty Instructor/Assistant Professor of Visual Arts beginning in the Spring of 2025 at the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood, New York. 

This position requires expertise in the expanded two-dimensional field of Visual Arts with preference given to applicants with a background in drawing and painting.  SUNY Suffolk is a comprehensive community college committed to open access, equity, and student success, and candidates for faculty positions should be prepared to demonstrate their commitment to these values.  Faculty are scheduled to teach based on the needs of students and their department and may have the option to teach in different course preps in more than one modality.  

This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the College.

Responsibilities:

• Planning and delivering high-quality student-centered instruction appropriate to an open-access community college.
• Participating in curricular development, assessment, and revision at the course, discipline, and program levels, including assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Engaging in assessment of college-wide learning outcomes and demonstrating the use of the results of these assessments in courses.
• Ensuring that principles of equity and inclusion are integrated in curriculum and instructional practice.
• Ensuring that student knowledge, skills and abilities are aligned with current academic and workforce best practices.
• Incorporating engaging and appropriate academic technology into all modes of instructional delivery.
• Maintaining a commitment to ongoing and research-based professional development in pedagogy and subject matter.
• Teaching assigned Visual Arts and Art Appreciation courses in accordance with description published in the college catalog and the approved course outline.
• Provides academic advising and actively participates in collegewide recruitment, student engagement and retention strategies (e.g. early alerts).
• Scheduling required time to meet with students outside of class.
• Active participation in departmental, campus and college committees/meetings.
• Participating actively in the life of their department, home campus, and the college.
• Fulfilling all contractual requirements related to faculty.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum

• Master's degree in Fine Arts or in a related Arts field
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience teaching in a college setting
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity and student success
• Familiarity with a learning management system and/or willingness to use the college’s LMS (i.e. Brightspace) 

Preferred

• Ph.D. in Fine Arts or in related Arts field
• Active contemporary art practice and exhibition record
• Expertise in analog media beyond drawing and painting
• Experience teaching and creating digital works
• Community college teaching experience
• Experience teaching face-to-face, online, hybrid, and/or blended learning

Candidates interested in applying must submit a CV containing three references, cover letter, teaching philosophy, and one PDF file including 10 examples of the applicant’s work and 10 examples of their student work.

About Suffolk County Community College

Suffolk County Community College is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system and primarily serves an audience of more than 1.5 million residents of Suffolk County. The region benefits from an exceptionally high quality of life, with access to world-class arts, sports, New York City, and the natural resources of Long Island.

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