Adjunct Instructor Art History

Part-time Starting January 2027
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Priority Screening: November 15, 2026 at 4PM EST


 

Position Summary:

SUNY Ulster, a two-year branch of the State University of New York located ninety miles north of New York City in the Catskill Mountains, is currently accepting applications for part-time teaching assignments for ART 107 Art History I or ART 108 Art History II in the Fine Arts: Visual Arts program at SUNY Ulster for the Spring 2027 semester to be taught in person at Shawangunk Correctional Facility. Shawangunk Correctional Facility requires that the successful candidate complete a background check, mandatory orientation and training, and TB test.

Under the general supervision of the Program Coordinator for the Fine Art/Visual Arts program, the adjunct instructor will provide instruction in accordance with course descriptions, outlines, class schedules, and Governing Board policy; evaluate progress of students concerning educational matters, and perform other instructional related duties as assigned. Candidates should meet the minimum job requirements as specified below and be willing to teach in person.  The successful candidate will receive the approved course syllabus and a course outline, lectures, assignments, readings and assessment materials will need to be developed.
 

Course Description:

ART 107 Art History I

This course presents a beginning survey of art history in western civilizations and other global civilizations, from antiquity through the Middle Ages.  Students are provided with the opportunity to evaluate various art forms as influenced by traditional, cultural, social and religious conditions, technological progress, and industrial civilizations.


ART 108 Art History II

This course is a basic survey of art history of primarily Western art from the beginnings of the Renaissance through the early 20th Century. Because there is a separate course in 20th Century Art History, this course will concentrate on art through the 19th Century, and up through World War I. It will include brief explorations of non-Western Art History, timing our exploration either according to the principle of contemporaneous developments or timing our shift to that study according to the points in time when such art became a part of the consciousness of artists and cultural consumers in the West. For example, Japanese art will be studied in connection with the art of the 19th Century, because such art became very popular in Europe following the opening of Japan in the mid-to-late 1800’s.


Course descriptions may be viewed in the SUNY Ulster catalog.




 

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet each scheduled class and teach or conduct learning exercises for the entire period.
• Contact the appropriate division chair or administrator in advance to make arrangements for unavoidable absences.
• Provide each student at the beginning of the course with written information about the course, to include a full description of the grading system and how the student will be evaluated.
• Accurately keep required class records on attendance, withdrawal, and grading.
• Submit when due, all necessary reports such as attendance and grade reports, roll books, and class information sheets, and certify their accuracy.
• Comply with all institutional policies, procedures, and deadlines.
• Give careful attention to all departmental and administrative communications by checking your SUNY Ulster email frequently.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Arts (MA) in a related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated commitment to active learning and innovative teaching

• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Ability to teach using Brightspace, the College’s learning management system.
• Technological competency sufficient to carry out expectations of the position.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Actively working in desired field of study.
• Evidence of successful teaching at the college or university level.
• An instructor who engages the students, conveys the traditional materials in a dynamic and captivating format and incorporates the applied arts into their curriculum

Salary: $1049.00 per credit

 

Application Process:

The position is open until filled. However, to ensure consideration, application materials should be received via email by November 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm EST to be given priority consideration. Applications received after the deadline are not guaranteed to be reviewed.  SUNY Ulster reserves the right to close, continue, cancel, postpone or restart the recruitment at any time.

Applicants must submit the following materials to be considered for the position: 

• Resume or CV

• Cover letter which discusses your qualifications, interest, and your ability to teach in person at Shawangunk Correctional Facility.

• Contact information for three professional references

We invite you to be part of a dedicated community of learners in an academic department that puts students first. Please go to www.sunyulster.edu for additional campus community information.

SUNY Ulster is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The college encourages applications from all qualified applicants. This position is contingent upon adequate funding. Offer and assignment of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credentials, transcripts, fingerprint check, verification of the right to work in the United States and all other required pre-employment conditions are met.

Applicants who are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act and who, due to a disability, require accommodations for completing the application process, testing (if required for the position), or the interview, should notify the Human Resources Office 10 working days before the accommodation is required.

Neither the smoking of tobacco (nor other substances) nor the use of electronic vaporizers is permitted on the campus grounds.

SUNY Ulster does not reimburse applicants for travel, lodging or any other costs incurred by applicant to attend interviews.  All interviewing costs incurred will be the responsibility of the applicant. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. Internal applicants are not guaranteed an interview.
 

Conditions of Employment

Employment with SUNY Ulster is not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements, and the Board of Trustees has approved. Offer and assignment of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, fingerprint check, verification of the right to work in the United States and all other required pre-employment conditions are met.


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