Art Instructor, Academy Arts

Position: Art Instructor, Academy of the Arts
Location : Main Campus - Homewood, AL
Job Type: Staff Part Time
Job Number: FY2600472
Division: Academic Affairs for Staff
Department: STA-Samford Arts
Opening Date: 07/01/2025
FLSA: Non-Exempt

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Description

AOA Art Instructors teach courses as needed in the Arts area (Art, Photography, Calligraphy, Antiques, Languages, and other courses created for AOA). Classes meet 7 weeks (2 hours per week, one day); workshops scheduled on weekend (length varies). Some classes meet for 1.5 hours per week.
Job Duties

• Preparing syllabus and all materials for classes; providing materials to be copied at least 3 days prior to start date.
• Scheduling field trips as needed (all details).
• Communicating with students through emails and phone calls.
• Instructing students for the course/workshop.
• Communicating with the supervisor prior to, during, and following the course.
• Having students complete class/instructor evaluations at the last class and submitting to supervisor.
• Approving Time Clock hours prior to deadline.

Qualifications

• Evidence of proficiency in the area of instruction (must be included on resume).
• Ability to stand throughout entire class.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an art area, preferred.
• University-level courses completed in arts, preferred.

Certain limited benefits are available for part time employees including the ability to participate in Samford's 403(b) plan with your own earnings (employer contributions are not available for this classification); free tickets to certain performances and/or sports events; bookstore discount and more.
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Do you have evidence of proficiency in the area of instruction?

• Yes
• No

Required Question