Faculty, Photography - Austin, TX, United States - Austin Community College

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Faculty, Photography & Visual Media
Austin Community College

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.

We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.

We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Reflects the diversity of our community
Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations.

Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.

Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to our students' diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.

In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values.

This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

Faculty, Photography & Visual Media
Meets professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and procedures.

Founded in 1968, The Department of Photography & Visual Media is an award winning workforce education program in the Arts, Digital Media & Communications division of Austin Community College.

We engage students in top-tier, well-appointed studios and are guided by faculty members who are educators and active contributors to our greater creative community.

Our department extends its reach beyond the classroom, offering robust creative programming opportunities across multiple on-campus galleries, and enriching student experience with real-world studio practices and professional internships.

We are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of visual storytellers.

What we do:
offer degrees, certificates, and courses in the craft and business of photography and visual media.

Why we are here:
to help students define and prepare for a photographic life.

Prepare and teach courses in the field of Photography + Visual Media to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.

Participate actively in departmental responsibilities and departmental governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.

Serve as a mentor to students in the Photography + Visual Media program.

Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.

Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.
Support division and department goals through active and collegial engagement in decision-making and unit-level planning.

Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice chancellor, vice chancellor, executive vice chancellor.

Demonstrated proficiency with industry-standard tools and digital applications, including Capture One and Adobe Creative Cloud, along with a comprehensive understanding of online resources and academic technologies.

Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system, such as Blackboard, for the development and execution of course content, as well as the management of administrative duties—such as updating office hours, syllabi, etc.

Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.
Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.

Required Work Experience and Education
In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Photography or Art (with Photography concentration), or
Bachelor's degree in Communications (with Photography concentration), or
Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Photography, or
Associate degree in Photography and three (3) years non-teaching work experience.

Preferred Work Experience
~ Experience in a leadership role within a creative practice, studio, or related industry setting, alongside a notable record of teaching photography at the post-secondary level.

Qualities of a Successful Candidate

A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.

A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting, including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural classroom and the benefits of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the classroom and the workplace.

Commitment to the comprehensive mission of Austin Community College and to the principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with varied populations from the local community as well as students, staff, faculty, and administration.

Strength in communication media, both verbal and written, as well as listening.

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, including possible multiple campus locations that may vary by semester.

Understanding of what it means to teach in a community college environment that serves often underprepared and underserved students.

Application Requirements
Upload the following documents to your application:
The portfolio should also include a short creative practice statement. Additionally, applicants should include a link to their professional website where further work and statements can be viewed.

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As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes.

If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.