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Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,500 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing arts, media, and communications, in a liberal arts setting.

The Art + Design Department is currently seeking qualified Part-Time Adjunct Faculty to teach in our Graphic Design, Illustration, and Advertising Art Direction programs. Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis.

Columbia College Chicago encourages female, GLBT, disabled, international and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. No phone calls, please.

For consideration, please submit cover letter, CV or resume, artist or designer statement, teaching philosophy, syllabi or project assignments, three references, as well as samples/images of your work and your students’ work. Submission of images on CD or DVD is encouraged. Include an SASE (if you would like any of the materials returned to you). Please send all materials to:

Art + Design Department
Part-Time Adjunct Faculty Graphic Design Search
Columbia College Chicago
600 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Date Posted: July 15 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,500 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing arts, media, and communications, in a liberal arts setting.

The Art + Design Department is currently seeking qualified Part-Time Adjunct Faculty to teach in our Art History program. M.A. or Ph.D. required; teaching experience preferred. Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis.

Columbia College Chicago encourages female, GLBT, disabled, international and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. No phone calls, please.

For consideration, please submit cover letter, CV or resume, teaching philosophy, syllabi or project assignments, writing sample, and three references. Include an SASE (if you would like any of the materials returned to you). Please send all materials to:

Art + Design Department
PT Adjunct Faculty Art History Search
Columbia College Chicago
600 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Date Posted: July 15 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,500 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing arts, media, and communications, in a liberal arts setting.

The Art + Design Department is currently seeking qualified Part-Time Adjunct Faculty to teach Building Information Modeling and VIZ/3D in the BFA Interior Architecture program. BIM methodology is based on the concept of Parametric Modeling: assigning information to 3 dimensional objects, which is automatically updated as the model changes and evolves. Utilizing BIM students generate orthographic drawings and, additionally, specifications, scheduling, managing cost, etc. 3-D Studio VIZ is a program used to quickly create professional-quality 3 dimensional models, photo-realistic still images, and film-quality animation on the PC.

Industry and/or teaching experience is required; NCIDQ desired for studio instructors; LEED-AP especially encouraged. Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis.

Columbia College Chicago encourages female, GLBT, disabled, international and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. No phone calls, please.

For consideration, please submit cover letter, CV or resume, artist or designer statement, teaching philosophy, syllabi or project assignments, three references, as well as samples/images of your work and your students’ work. Submission of images on CD or DVD is encouraged. Include an SASE (if you would like any of the materials returned to you). Please send all materials to:

Art + Design Department
Part-Time Adjunct Faculty Interior Architecture Search
Columbia College Chicago
600 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Date Posted: August 28 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing arts, media, and communications in a liberal arts setting. The Art + Design Department is currently seeking a skilled part-time Network Technician who will be responsible for assisting in the maintenance and improvement of the Art + Design Department’s computer infrastructure. This includes the physical layer of switches and cables as well as system configuration and administration. While the primary focus of the position is network and server maintenance, workstation configuration and troubleshooting will also be required.

Qualified candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience. The work of the technician demands considerable technical knowledge of Mac and PC computers (Mac OS 10.5, Windows XP, Vista); experience with Mac OS X Server support and administration; experience with firewall, router and switch configuration; strong troubleshooting skills; ability to work in and support a cross platform environment; working knowledge of network systems, wireless systems, and printing server software; experience working with directory services (Active Directory, Open Directory, LDAP), and ability to learn new technologies quickly.

The network technician must possess excellent documentation skills; a high level of organization, efficiency and attention to detail; and excellent communication skills needed to assist students, work aids, faculty and staff. Experience with command line tools and scripting is preferred, and experience with software license management is a plus.

Columbia College Chicago encourages female, GLBT, disabled, and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. For consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references (names and contact information) to:

PTNetworkTech@colum.edu
www.colum.edu

Date Posted: September 21 2009

Columbia College is seeking a faculty member to serve as Chair of its nationally and internationally prominent Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (AEMM) Department. Rank for the position is open, with strong preference for a senior faculty member with a record suitable for appointment with tenure.

AEMM is a highly successful and vibrant department that has experienced rapid growth in its enrollment over the past five years. With a diverse student body of over 1,400 undergraduate majors and more than 150 graduate students, the department is one of the largest arts management departments in the world. Students concentrate in arts entrepreneurship/small business, arts in youth and community development, fashion retail management, media management, music business, performing arts management, sports management, or visual arts management. The department offers a Bachelors and a Master of Arts Management degree.

The Chair will provide intellectual leadership to the faculty and programs, as well as ensure the department’s continued alignment with emerging trends in the arts fields. The faculty is comprised of 17 full-time members with an array of research, practitioner, and active performance portfolios, and more than 100 adjunct faculty who teach courses embedded in state of the art practice. The Department is characterized by collegial and engaged interactions among faculty, staff, and students. The Chair will hold a full time faculty appointment with an initial three year Chair’s term, with the expectation of two or more terms to be served as Chair.

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution with over 12,500 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing arts, media, and communications in a liberal education setting with a policy of generous admissions at the undergraduate level and selective admissions at the graduate level.

Requirements:
• History of intellectual thought leadership sufficient to guide department faculty and programs.
• Record of scholarship, practitioner experience, and/or leadership in arts, entertainment and media, with a focus on understanding the process of educating managers and future leaders.
• Excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, or experience in related activities that suggests strong likelihood of success in the classroom.
• Proven knowledge of and/or administrative experience in arts, entertainment, or media fields.
• Terminal degree in related field, waived in the exceptional case of a candidate with a professional career of national or international stature who also demonstrates ability to provide academic leadership.

Expectations:
• Ability to conceptualize and lead further development of a comprehensive and forward-looking curriculum.
• Success in working collaboratively with students or other young professionals from a diverse set of backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, evaluate, and develop tenured, tenure-track, and adjunct faculty, as well as experience in managing administrative and support staff.
• Ability to teach in one or more fields related to department, as well as in at least one area of the department’s core courses.
• Experience in convening ongoing, directed dialogue among internal and external constituents in setting group aims and goals.
• Understanding of how arts management interfaces with society at large, with a particular commitment to forging new partnerships with local and regional social, educational, business and arts organizations, as well as a commitment to coalition building with other arts and media institutions nationally and internationally.
• Interest in generating and nurturing collegial and sustained interdepartmental relationships and collaborations within the College.
• Commitment to developing new programs and, in conjunction with Dean, fundraising to support department initiatives.

The position is available on June 1, 2010, with the option of an August 1, 2010 start date. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled.

Columbia College Chicago offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. The College encourages female, GLBT, disabled, and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions.

For consideration, applicants should send electronically a letter of application, a complete curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information, including e-mail addresses, of three (3) references to:

Email: ChairSFPA690@colum.edu

School of Fine and Performing Arts
AEMM Chair Search
Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

More information on Columbia College can be obtained by going to www.colum.edu.
Information on the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Department can be obtained by going to www.colum.edu/Academics/AEMM

Date Posted: September 1 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students emphasizing arts, media, and communications in a liberal arts setting. The Department of Arts, Entertainment and Media Management (AEMM) at Columbia College Chicago is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position, rank open, in the department’s core management areas (strategy, economics, finance) beginning August 16, 2010.

Responsibilities include teaching, advising students, and participating in curriculum development and committee service at the department and college level. Use of active teaching and learning approaches is expected, as well as demonstrated ability to embed course concepts in real world application. The applicant is also expected to continue active research, creative endeavor, or professional practice and professional development in his/her field.

Qualifications include an advanced or terminal degree in a related field, established research and scholarship record, and demonstrated competence in interdisciplinary approaches. This faculty position requires a track record of excellence and innovation in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level in the arts, entertainment, and media or experience in related activities that suggests strong likelihood of success in the classroom. A background in the arts and professional experience in one of the department’s seven concentrations (music business, fashion/retail, visual arts, performing arts, media arts, small business/entrepreneurship, and sports management) is also preferred.
The Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management department is a vibrant mix of full-time and part-time faculty preparing students for careers managing cultural institutions and businesses. AEMM students learn to appreciate the value of the arts; to understand the economic, social and political climate in which they operate; and to anticipate the challenges and opportunities of the future.

Columbia College Chicago encourages female, LGBTQ, disabled, international, and minority individuals to apply for all positions. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Position is contingent on funding. Applications should include a letter of application, C.V., teaching philosophy, sample syllabi, and the names and contact information of three references. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled. Please send application materials to: AEMM531@colum.edu

www.colum.edu/Academics/AEMM

Date Posted: November 4 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students emphasizing arts, media, and communications in a liberal arts setting. Tenure-Track Faculty report to the Chair of the Audio Arts & Acoustics Department and Associate Chair, Program Directors and/or Area/Class Coordinators as appropriate. Tenure is granted to those Tenure-Track Faculty who have successfully met the criteria set forth in the Audio Arts & Acoustics Department Criteria for Tenure and the Columbia College Chicago Tenure Document.

Principal duties
● Teach and mentor undergraduates in live sound reinforcement theory and practice across a range of applications and venues. Courses taught within a typical semester include up to three among those listed on page 17 of our Student Handbook, available at http://tinyurl.com/aaa-student-handbook.
● Serve on college and departmental committees.
● Advise students within the major.
● Direct and supervise sound reinforcement for college events if/as needed.
● Engage, with distinction, in creative and/or scholarly activities in the field, as appropriate for a tenure-track faculty appointment.

Qualifications / Experience
● Advanced (required) or terminal (preferred) degree in a field relevant to the position. Alternatively, candidates must have commensurate professional experience within the live sound reinforcement industry and be able to demonstrate broad knowledge of relevant theory and practice. Significant depth, appropriate to research or creative endeavor, is expected in at least one focused area, supported by successful completion of relevant academic courses. Recent graduates must demonstrate exceptional promise, as assessed by the search committee, in lieu of extensive professional and teaching experience.
● Extensive experience in live sound reinforcement for a variety of musical styles and contexts (e.g. small- and large-scale musical, theater, corporate, or other events that include an audio component).
● Substantial familiarity with analogue and (ideally) digital live-sound reinforcement systems, including array, RF, and monitor system configurations.
● Demonstrated record of teaching on topics relevant to the position.

Columbia College Chicago encourages qualified female, LGBTQ, disabled, international, and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. The position is contingent on funding. No phone calls or hard-copy materials. For consideration, please email a letter of interest including qualifications, statement of teaching philosophy, a current academic vitae/resume, and three references to: Sound1183@colum.edu

www.COLUM.edu

Date Posted: October 22 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students emphasizing arts, media, and communications in a liberal arts setting. The Department of Dance is seeking applications for a full-time lecturer, one year appointment, to begin August 16, 2010.

This position will teach undergraduate dance majors and participate broadly in our community of students, artists and scholars. The ideal candidate will bring substantial expertise in dance making, dance making in community settings and/or dance as civic engagement. Possible teaching assignments include: dance technique, dancemaking, improvisation, somatic practices, pedagogy, concert production, technology, and/or music for dance. Incumbent will carry a full load of four courses and/or choreography or production oversight assignments each semester. Lecturers also advise students and participate in departmental service. Use of active teaching and learning approaches is expected, as well as demonstrated ability to embed course concepts in real world application.

This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Employment runs from August 16, 2010 to June 1, 2011 encompassing two 15-week semesters, a 5-week semester break and 1-week spring break.

Qualifications include an MFA or PhD (preferred). Candidates should demonstrate broad knowledge and experience in the subjects they would teach. Prior teaching experience at the college/university level and a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates are essential.

Columbia College Chicago’s Dance Center is one of eight departments in the School of Fine and Performing Arts: Art and Design, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Dance, Dance/Movement Therapy, Fiction Writing, Music, Photography, and Theater. The Dance Department emphasizes contemporary dance training in improvisation, composition and modern dance technique, with supporting technique training in classical ballet and various dance styles and forms; along with substantial studies in dance history, cross-cultural perspectives, contemporary trends in dance, pedagogy, somatics and kinesiology, rhythm and music for dancers, performance and choreographic projects, internships, and dance production. The program, with 250 majors, offers both BA and BFA degrees in Dance. Our faculty of eight full-time and 30 part-time teachers is comprised of accomplished dance professionals who are active in the regional and national dance scene. We host guest artist/teachers each semester, recently including Reggie Wilson, Lar Lubovitch, Joe Goode, Wendy Rogers, David Gordon, Simone Forti, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Danny Buraczeski, Millicent Hodson, and Rebecca Lazier. The Dance Center produces an internationally recognized presenting series in our 272-seat, state-of-the-art black box theater. Recent companies and artists include The Merce Cunningham Dance Company, White Oak Dance Project, Chandraleka, Joe Goode Performance Group, Doug Varone and Dancers, Stephen Petronio Company, Susan Marshall and Company, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, Random Dance Company, Australian Dance Theater, and Urban Bush Woman. Our facility includes six dance studios plus a theater, a sound/media lab, two student lounges, a media library, and an experienced support and technical staff.

Columbia College Chicago encourages qualified female, LGBTQ, disabled, international, and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. For consideration, applicants should send a letter of interest that addresses the candidate’s qualifications and highlights contributions the candidate feels they would bring to the department, C.V., teaching philosophy, and the names and contact information of three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until December 1, 2009. Position is contingent on funding. Please send application materials to: Dance867@colum.edu

www.colum.edu/Academics/Dance

Date Posted: November 2 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,500 undergraduate and graduate students emphasizing arts, media, and communications in a liberal arts setting. The Early Childhood Education Program, housed in the Education Department of Columbia College Chicago, invites applications for a full-time lecturer position for the second cohort in their new B.A. completion program for Head Start personnel. Candidates must hold a graduate degree in early childhood education or a closely-related field, in addition to administrative experience in programs for teaching young children. Demonstrable knowledge of child development and the Reggio Emilia Approach required. Position entails teaching in a seminar format and extensive field supervision. Start date is January 11, 2010. Position contingent on funding.

Columbia College Chicago encourages female, GLBT, disabled, and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. No phone calls, please. To ensure full consideration, complete applications will include a letter of application, a statement of teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae, a graduate transcript, and three letters of reference. Materials will be accepted (only electronically, as Word or PDF documents) through December 1, 2009.

LecturerHeadStartECE@colum.edu
www.COLUM.edu

Date Posted: September 21 2009

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,500 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing arts, media, and communication in a liberal arts setting. The English Department at Columbia College Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position in post-colonial literature beginning August 2010. Secondary interest in world literature or other fields desirable. Ph.D. required. Candidates should demonstrate experience in and strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and a commitment to research.

Review of applications to begin on November 1, 2009. Interviews at MLA. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Columbia College Chicago encourages qualified female, LGBTQ, disabled, international, and minority classified individuals to apply for all positions. The position is contingent on funding. Please send letter of application, C.V., writing sample (15-20 pages), and 3 letters of recommendation as Word or PDF documents to:

PostColLit1125@colum.edu
WWW.COLUM.EDU

Date Posted: September 22 2009