Part-time Professor

**Job ID**: ACAD-INV-PT-24/25-075
- **Location**:Kingston
- **Deadline**:November 29, 2024
- **Job Type**:Faculty
- **Start Date**: January 6, 2025
- **Department**:School of Arts, Media, and Design
- **Duration**:Part-Time

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St. Lawrence College is seeking experienced and motivated professionals who share St. Lawrence College’s vision to be a globally recognized college, delivering innovative learning opportunities and preparing career-ready graduates to be leaders in their field.

St. Lawrence College is currently seeking qualified Professors on a part-time basis with experience and expertise in the **Arts, Media, and Design program**.

We are seeking individuals experienced in visual arts to teach courses in the following topic areas:

- **Media** - Media arts portfolio creation and curation (MDAI1006); includes personal branding, creation of an online portfolio, and presentation of portfolio
- **Motion Graphics** - Introductory motion graphics (using After Effects) for Graphic Design students (DESI321); includes intro to After Effects (tools and vocabulary), animation techniques, storyboarding, etc.
- **Interaction Design** - various Interaction Design course in Graphic Design program

The responsibilities of St. Lawrence College Professors include, but are not limited to:

- Creating a positive learning environment that accommodates students’ diverse culture and educational backgrounds, experience, and individual learning preferences.
- Effectively use educational and advanced technologies, and digital learning methodologies to enhance the student learning experience.
- Developing curriculum that is appropriately designed and uses evidence-based tools and strategies to support and assess student learning.
- Utilize principles of adult education to actively engage students in the learning process.
- Ensuring that course and program curriculum is current and relevant with a lens on the future.
- Working effectively with learners, colleagues, program, and SLC teams as well as internal and external partners.
- Effectively use the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to build a contemporary and evidenced based practice.

**Qualifications**:
**EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / DESIGNATION**:

- **Education Specific to the position**:A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or technical diploma in Media, Design, Video/film, Broadcasting, Human-computer Interaction.
- **Experience specific to the position**: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in design (Graphic Design), video/film editing or digital animation (Motion Graphics), interaction design/development or media.
- Teaching experience using a Learning Management System and virtual meeting technology system.
- Teaching experience at the post-secondary level or experience in adult instructions techniques and practice using principles of andragogy and curriculum design experience will be required.
- A demonstrated practice supporting a diversity of learners.
- Experience participating in industry-led or community-based applied research will be an asset.
- A proven track record of life-long learning.
- A demonstrated commitment to putting “students first”.
- A global mindset and intercultural knowledge and competence to teach in a global environment including international students is required.
- An understanding of the Ontario college system is preferred.

All Professors will be provided with support by the School of Contemporary Teaching and Learning in their onboarding and orientation to teach at St. Lawrence College. Support and coaching are provided to new faculty to provide a strong theoretical foundation of teaching and learning, and to orient them to the teaching tools and strategies required for teaching in a contemporary and modern learning institution. St. Lawrence College promotes a culture of community in innovative teaching and learning and SLC’s vision of “students first” which provides experiential learning opportunities.

**Salary & Terms**:
**Salary and Terms**: Hourly Salary Range will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- **Start Date**:January 6, 2025
- **Posted** **Date**:November 19, 2024
- **Closing Date**:November 29, 2024 (4:00 p.m.)
- This job opportunity is open to both internal and external applicants. Only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted._