University of Central Missouri
Assistant Professor - Illustration - Tenure Track Job at University of Central M
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO, United States, 64093
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : UCMO - Warrensburg, MO
Job Type: Faculty Full Time
Job Number: 998359
Division: Art, Design, and Photography
Opening Date: 10/14/2024
Description
Faculty within the College of Arts. Humanities, and Social Sciences at University of Central Missouri support the university's mission of providing student-centered, quality education and are committed to the success of students. This includes quality teaching, advising, collegiality and communication. In addition, faculty provide service to their program, department and university, engage in research, scholarship, and professional development activities. During contractual employment, faculty members are expected to be available to assist, engage, and respond to students, colleagues, departmental, college, and institutional needs.
Examples of Duties
Teaching - The primary responsibility of the faculty is quality teaching in their respective content areas, regardless of delivery format. This entails adequate preparation for courses, effective course design and instruction, and fair and timely evaluation/feedback of student progress. To ensure quality teaching, faculty must be committed to the success of students as well as ongoing assessment of curriculum and of student learning.
Typical Qualifications
Required Qualifications: MFA by appointment date, relevant professional experience in contemporary illustration, graphic design, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications: The candidate will demonstrate an ability to teach relevant issues in professional illustration through production and theory, in both artistic and technological terms.
Supplemental Information
The Division of Art & Design at the University of Central Missouri invites applications for a full-time, tenure track, Assistant Professor in Illustration, to begin August 2025 . The University of Central Missouri (UCM), located 40 miles east of the Kansas City Metropolitan area, is a comprehensive university providing a small-college learning environment coupled with large-university opportunities. UCM has been continuously accredited by NASAD since 1986. The programs in the Department of Art & Design total approximately 250 majors.
As a tenure-track faculty member it is expected that they will demonstrate excellence in college-level teaching, service, and professional/creative scholarship. The ideal candidate will offer experience in both traditional and digital illustration techniques. In addition to teaching the studio art illustration curriculum, there may be opportunities to teach courses within the candidate's research interests.
For priority review, completed applications must be received by January 1, 2025. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The University of Central Missouri utilizes an online application system. Please follow the link http://schooljobs.com/careers/ucmo to register and apply. Interested candidates will upload the following: cover letter, curriculum vitae, a portfolio of 15-20 images of personal creative work and 15-20 images of students' work in a digital format or a link to online portfolios, a teaching philosophy statement, a list of three references with contact information, and unofficial transcripts. Candidates selected for an interview will supply three letters of recommendation including contact information and official transcripts. Materials should be addressed to Dr. Rahila Weed, Search Committee Chair, University of Central Missouri, Division of Art & Design, 120 Art Center, Warrensburg, MO 64093. If you have questions regarding the position please contact Dr. Rahila Weed at or call 660-543-4289.
Special Instructions:
Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.
Our faculty and staff are the university's most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.
Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:
Location : UCMO - Warrensburg, MO
Job Type: Faculty Full Time
Job Number: 998359
Division: Art, Design, and Photography
Opening Date: 10/14/2024
Description
Faculty within the College of Arts. Humanities, and Social Sciences at University of Central Missouri support the university's mission of providing student-centered, quality education and are committed to the success of students. This includes quality teaching, advising, collegiality and communication. In addition, faculty provide service to their program, department and university, engage in research, scholarship, and professional development activities. During contractual employment, faculty members are expected to be available to assist, engage, and respond to students, colleagues, departmental, college, and institutional needs.
Examples of Duties
Teaching - The primary responsibility of the faculty is quality teaching in their respective content areas, regardless of delivery format. This entails adequate preparation for courses, effective course design and instruction, and fair and timely evaluation/feedback of student progress. To ensure quality teaching, faculty must be committed to the success of students as well as ongoing assessment of curriculum and of student learning.
- Keep current in your discipline.
- Organize courses to facilitate quality student engagement and high impact practices.
- Assist department/school chairs with scheduling of classes that meet the needs of students.
- Comply with departmental, college, and university standards concerning the academic quality and integrity of their classes.
- Keep current in their use of technology by attending university training sessions and other professional development opportunities.
- Be available to meet students outside the classroom by being available before or after classes by scheduling office hours both in a physical and electronic format to include in person and virtual office hours.
- Assist with department and college assessment and be proactive with modifications to curriculum based on assessment feedback.
- Authoring academic writings.
- Presentation of work at local/state/regional/national conferences.
- Active membership and/or office holding in professional organizations at the local/state/regional/national level.
- Attending department/college/university meetings
- Engaging in committee work that will advance the department/college/institution.
- Assisting with student recruitment.
- Participating in graduation and convocation ceremonies.
- Be knowledgeable of the requirements of their degree programs as stated in the appropriate catalog(s).
- Meet/advise students on academic and non-academic matters (e.g. curriculum mapping, internships, graduate/professional school options and career preparation).
- Provide leadership and promote excellence in student organizations.
- Cultivate a collegial atmosphere when interacting with other faculty/staff within their own department, the college and the university.
- Be responsive and timely. Respond to student phone calls and email messages within university guidelines.
Typical Qualifications
Required Qualifications: MFA by appointment date, relevant professional experience in contemporary illustration, graphic design, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications: The candidate will demonstrate an ability to teach relevant issues in professional illustration through production and theory, in both artistic and technological terms.
Supplemental Information
The Division of Art & Design at the University of Central Missouri invites applications for a full-time, tenure track, Assistant Professor in Illustration, to begin August 2025 . The University of Central Missouri (UCM), located 40 miles east of the Kansas City Metropolitan area, is a comprehensive university providing a small-college learning environment coupled with large-university opportunities. UCM has been continuously accredited by NASAD since 1986. The programs in the Department of Art & Design total approximately 250 majors.
As a tenure-track faculty member it is expected that they will demonstrate excellence in college-level teaching, service, and professional/creative scholarship. The ideal candidate will offer experience in both traditional and digital illustration techniques. In addition to teaching the studio art illustration curriculum, there may be opportunities to teach courses within the candidate's research interests.
For priority review, completed applications must be received by January 1, 2025. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The University of Central Missouri utilizes an online application system. Please follow the link http://schooljobs.com/careers/ucmo to register and apply. Interested candidates will upload the following: cover letter, curriculum vitae, a portfolio of 15-20 images of personal creative work and 15-20 images of students' work in a digital format or a link to online portfolios, a teaching philosophy statement, a list of three references with contact information, and unofficial transcripts. Candidates selected for an interview will supply three letters of recommendation including contact information and official transcripts. Materials should be addressed to Dr. Rahila Weed, Search Committee Chair, University of Central Missouri, Division of Art & Design, 120 Art Center, Warrensburg, MO 64093. If you have questions regarding the position please contact Dr. Rahila Weed at or call 660-543-4289.
Special Instructions:
Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women, minorities, veteran status, and people with disabilities.
Our faculty and staff are the university's most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.
Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:
- 28.75% (staff) and 6% (faculty) defined retirement contribution, paid by the university;
- Voluntary Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) programs (403(b) and 457(b)) that allow eligible employees to make additional pre-tax contributions to a retirement plan;
- Employees can earn up to full tuition (15 credit hours) for themselves per academic year. Full-time employees are also eligible for up to $175 towards non-credit courses each fiscal year. Employees can earn up to full tuition for their dependents;
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans that begin on the first of the month following your date of hire. Basic dental and vision insurance paid at 100% by the university;
- Available Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts;
- University-paid basic life insurance (including accidental death and dismemberment) and short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage;
- Generous leave accruals that begin accruing on your start date, plus 14 paid holidays per year.
- The UCM Childcare Center on the Warrensburg campus can provide faculty, staff, and students quality care for their children ages six weeks to 10 years.
- The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is free for all employees and is located on the Warrensburg campus.
- An Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees and their immediate family members to help assist with personal challenges you may face in your daily life;
- UCM offers an Employee Discount Program through Working Advantage.