Ringling College of Art and Design

Adjunct Faculty Pool Search 

Liberal Arts (LA) courses:

Fall Semester Starts August 2013
Spring Semester Starts January 2014

Posting updated on 3/13/2013

Ringling College of Art and Design is recruiting a pool of applicants for teaching in the following LA course/s:

ARTH 111 - Development of Art & Ideas  

This one semester course presents a chronological, introductory art historical survey of important global works of art and their cultural contexts, from the Prehistoric period to the present. Click here to apply  

ARTH 124 - History of Game Art 
 This course surveys the chronological landmarks in the history of computer games in the technical, design, and aesthetic fields. Beginning with the oldest known games, the course will cover the development of game culture and traditions. Emphasis will be placed upon the development of computer games from 1950 to the present. A required course for all Game Art majors. Satisfies one of the four Art History courses required.  Click here to apply   

CA 270 - Arts in Context: Comparing the Arts

Multimedia exploration of the arts as expressive languages reflecting themes of human experience and/or cultural and intellectual ideas. Recommended for students interested in enriching their backgrounds in the mutual illumination of the arts. Satisfies the Comparative Arts or elective requirement for Liberal Arts. Click here to apply  

EN 270 - Professional Communication & Presentation  

This course is an introduction to oral and written modes of communication, with a focus on public presentation skills that are most commonly required in professional settings. Students learn about the principles of communication, the styles and types of presentation, and effective use of traditional and multimedia tools through exercises that emphasize the ability to deliver messages to a wide variety of audiences. Click here to apply   

EN 282 - Literature & Media Studies

The core course in the Liberal Arts that introduces students to literary study and to thinking critically about media. Click here to apply    

ENGL 110 - Writing for Design I 

Writing for Design I is part one of a two-semester course that introduces design students to the demands of academic and professional writing by emphasizing Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing; Processes; and Conventions. Through integrating topics relevant to design artists, students focus on writing and composing skills, content and style relative to their own identity, the audiences they are writing for, and the subject matter within their professional disciplines. This course has been designed to work in conjunction with Contemporary Design Culture. ENGL 110 is required of all Design Arts students who do not transfer in an English Composition course. Click here to apply   

ENGL 111 - Thinking & Writing Space

Thinking & Writing Space introduces students to the demands of academic and professional writing by emphasizing Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing; Processes; and Conventions. Through integrating topics relevant to studio artists, students focus on writing and composing skills, content and style relative to their own identity, the audiences they are writing for, and the subject matter within their professional disciplines. Click here to apply    

ENGL 112 - Writing for Media Arts

Writing for Media Arts introduces students to the demands of academic and professional writing by emphasizing Rhetorical Knowledge; Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing; Processes; and Conventions. Through integrating topics relevant to media artists, students focus on writing and composing skills, content and style relative to their own identity, the audiences they are writing for, and the subject matter within their professional disciplines. Click here to apply    

ES 200 - Environmental Science  

Ecological systems and current environmental issues are reviewed in terms of their ecological impact and their political and economic considerations. Click here to apply     

HD 260 - Strengths of Differences
 Explores various viewpoints and practices in understanding how the varieties of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic class, physical and mental challenges, and efforts toward community on campus, nation and world may contribute to growth and creativity or tensions and conflict. Click here to apply    

LIBA 111 - Contemporary Design Culture

This course is a Freshman Gateway Kernel Course, required for all first-year Advertising Design, Business of Art and Design, Graphic and Interactive Communication, and Motion Design students. It introduces students to the evolution of contemporary design culture by acquainting them with some of the milestones of design in context with the intellectual, aesthetic, technological, and economic developments that have shaped them. Using a case study method, the course shows how the interplay of artists, designers, and thinkers with technological and economic forces has created the look and feel of the objects and practices that continue to shape our culture today.  The first part of the course examines the prevalent forces and components of the 19th and 20th centuries that are the basis of design culture today. The latter part consists of case studies, such as IKEA and Disney. In this way, the course combines a study of pop culture and recent design history with an investigation of philosophical, sociological, psychological, and technological issues. Click here to apply 

LIBA 112 - Film & Narrative

This course introduces students to the visual techniques and language of film, exploring how they are used to define character and communicate narrative and theme. By focusing on editing, mise-en-scene, and the elements of narrative, this course reveals the connection between visual design and storytelling. The principals of this course apply across the board to other visually driven disciplines. Click here to apply 
 
 

Required qualifications for the positions include evidence of: 

• A master’s degree in the teaching discipline or a master’s degree with a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline)
• A repertoire of engaging teaching techniques that reaches out to a variety of learning styles
• Familiarity with digital technologies in teaching

Preferred qualifications include evidence of: 

• PhD or other terminal degree in a relevant subject area.
• College level teaching experience
• Strong interest or background in an art and design school environment

Deadline:   

Review of materials will begin immediately. Applications to this pool will be reviewed throughout the year as positions become available and until all vacancies are filled. Courses may be added as needed – please check for revisions.  

Ringling College of Art and Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer