Digital and Photography Area Teaching Assistant for AY 2015/2016
This yearlong position is designed for students who seek advanced experience in digital art and/or photography and have already completed an undergraduate degree (either a BA or BFA in art). These students enter the program with the intent of strengthening their portfolios for application to graduate school or to refine their skills and qualifications for other professional positions. Assistants work under the guidance of a faculty member, participate in departmental critiques, and assist the Department of Art and Design in a number of ways.
The student will have 24/7 access to the studio, as well as many of the materials and equipment needed to complete their work. In exchange for studio space, some materials, and access, the Assistant agrees to contribute on average 20 hours of work a week to the Department. This work can vary from designing layouts for Dept. publicity and media, taking care of digital equipment, to installing student art. Additionally, the student will assist a professor with one class per semester (this time commitment will vary from week to week, and not count towards the 20 hours).
Additionally for AY 2015, there is a stipend of $1500 per semester for each Assistant, as well as campus housing that will be provided.
List of jobs and responsibilities
Application Process
To apply to be a Teaching Assistant at Adrian College, please visit the Department of Art and Design Art Blog at www.adrianartblog.com.
You will need to submit a letter of interest, a current resume or CV, contact information for 3 references, and 5 images of recent work to Prof. Zach Dunn at zsdunn@adrian.edu.
Applications are due May 31.
Any questions, please contact Prof. Zach Dunn zsdunn@adrian.edu
Facilities
The Adrian College facilities includes:
· Mac lab with 20 iMacs
· 8 digital scanners
· slide scanner
· 2 photo printers
· dark room for black and white photography, 8 enlarger stations,
· a variety of film cameras available to sign out
· fully stocked matting and framing facility
Additionally, the Department of Art and Design has a wood shop, sculpture, printmaking, painting, dark room, ceramics, photography, and drawing studios.
This yearlong position is designed for students who seek advanced experience in digital art and/or photography and have already completed an undergraduate degree (either a BA or BFA in art). These students enter the program with the intent of strengthening their portfolios for application to graduate school or to refine their skills and qualifications for other professional positions. Assistants work under the guidance of a faculty member, participate in departmental critiques, and assist the Department of Art and Design in a number of ways.
The student will have 24/7 access to the studio, as well as many of the materials and equipment needed to complete their work. In exchange for studio space, some materials, and access, the Assistant agrees to contribute on average 20 hours of work a week to the Department. This work can vary from designing layouts for Dept. publicity and media, taking care of digital equipment, to installing student art. Additionally, the student will assist a professor with one class per semester (this time commitment will vary from week to week, and not count towards the 20 hours).
Additionally for AY 2015, there is a stipend of $1500 per semester for each Assistant, as well as campus housing that will be provided.
List of jobs and responsibilities
- Meet with Art Professors weekly at a mutually agreed upon time.
- Supervise and instruct underclass student workers (and interns, if appropriate) in design/digital projects. Includes teaching Mac and PC Lab workers skills and Adobe applications including building and updating a list of tutorials they are to work through. Help to oversee Mac Lab workers so that they are on task (not doing homework) on their shifts.
- Coordinate with Art Faculty and Gallery Director in teaching Gallery Workers to do departmental tasks on the computer during their shifts.
- Assist professors/instructors whose classes are using technology. The TA will teach digital 2D Deisgn projects in the lab while the course instructor works with the half of the students in the 2D studio.
- Design (or art direct student designers) in projects for the Art & Design Department, such as flyers and posters for events, gallery cards, student show prospectuses, and a variety of both print and digital publications and publicity.
- Work with Art Faculty to maintain an up-to-date department blog.
- Assist or lead special projects related to Departmental functions, determined at weekly meetings. These could include helping with gallery exhibitions, picking up or delivering student work to off-campus venues, helping with scholarship/recruitment days, and others.
- Present an exhibition that demonstrates your artistic progress.
- Work with Gallery Director to keep up artlist@adrian.edu.
- Assist Gallery Director in designing large-scale posters for Gallery Events.
- Occasionally assist professors with technology for their own projects.
- In concert with Departmental Assistant, help to organize, train, and oversee the student Digital Team.
Application Process
To apply to be a Teaching Assistant at Adrian College, please visit the Department of Art and Design Art Blog at www.adrianartblog.com.
You will need to submit a letter of interest, a current resume or CV, contact information for 3 references, and 5 images of recent work to Prof. Zach Dunn at zsdunn@adrian.edu.
Applications are due May 31.
Any questions, please contact Prof. Zach Dunn zsdunn@adrian.edu
Facilities
The Adrian College facilities includes:
· Mac lab with 20 iMacs
· 8 digital scanners
· slide scanner
· 2 photo printers
· dark room for black and white photography, 8 enlarger stations,
· a variety of film cameras available to sign out
· fully stocked matting and framing facility
Additionally, the Department of Art and Design has a wood shop, sculpture, printmaking, painting, dark room, ceramics, photography, and drawing studios.
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