About: Part-time Faculty Positions

Throughout the year, the School accepts resumes and support materials from professionals seeking part-time teaching positions in various areas. In all correspondence, applicants should specify their area of expertise, and indicate to what department their materials should be forwarded.

Materials are sent to the appropriate department(s), placed on file for reference, and are typically not returned. Department chairs will contact applicants if interested in discussing their qualifications with regard for teaching opportunities.

Specific information on current openings are listed below.

Materials and general inquiries can be sent to the attention of:

Shanna Linn
Office of the Deans and Division Chairs
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
37 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
312.899-7472
slinn@saic.edu

For reference, SAIC departments and programs are as follows:

Studio departments:

• Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects
• Art and Technology Studies
• Ceramics
• Contemporary Practices
• Fashion Design
• Fiber and Material Studies
• Film, Video, New Media, and Animation
• Painting and Drawing
• Performance
• Photography
• Printmedia
• Sculpture
• Sound
• Visual Communication Design
• Writing

Academic departments:

• Arts Administration and Policy
• Art Education
• Art History, Theory, and Criticism
• Art Therapy
• Historic Preservation
• Liberal Arts
• New Arts Journalism
• Visual and Critical Studies
  
  

Current Openings

Part-time Faculty Position? in Beginning Graphic Design and Typography 

The Department of Visual Communication Design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago seeks part-time faculty to teach one or more courses in graphic design and typography to undergraduate students during the 2013–14 academic year. The ideal candidates have a degree in graphic design or visual communication design, professional studio experience, and previous teaching experience. Rank is at the instructor level. The contract is by semester and dependent upon course enrollment.

Preference will be given to applications received by or before Monday, June 17, 2013. Please submit all application materials online through SlideRoom, following the instructions under Application Procedures below. 

Application Procedure?

Please submit materials via SlideRoom. You will be asked to create an account, but there is no charge for submitting an application. The application is a combination of fill-in fields and uploaded documents. Complete the fields for contact information, educational background, and names and contact information of two professional references. Required files to upload include: letter of introduction stating your interests and qualifications, current résumé, and examples of personal work as well as student work if available.