Job Description

Interested in a career at Langara College?

Our employees exemplify Langara's values of excellence, collegiality, innovation and integrity. If you think this position fits your qualifications, we encourage you to apply!

Langara College is located in Vancouver, B.C.: applicants to postings must be located in BC or willing to move to BC to accept work with Langara College. Exceptions to this will be clearly outlined in the event Langara College requires work (or positions to be based) to be performed outside BC or Canada.

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Job Title: Instructor, Advanced Sculpture II

Employee Group: LFA

Employee Type: Term

Start Date: Friday, December 1 2023

End Date: Tuesday, April 30 2024

: The qualified candidate should have:

Experience working with the following materials to create sculpture: wood, metal, plaster, resin, wax, stone, soft materials and found objects/materials. Experience with materials not listed will be considered an additional asset.

Some experience with or knowledge of the following processes: woodworking, metal working, stone carving, plaster casting and direct building methods, resin casting, wax casting and modelling, mould-making. Experience with methods of fabrication not listed will be considered an asset.

Some experience with the following tools/equipment and their applications: workshop woodworking tools including saws and lathe, welders, torches, grinders, sanders, and foundry furnace. Experience with other tools and their applications will be considered an asset.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The work includes:

• Four hours of class time per week

• Lectures, demonstrations and providing guidance as students work on projects

• Leading critique, one-on-one feedback, evaluation of projects

• Weekly office hours

• Participating in departmental activities

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Fine Arts or related field or demonstrated and recognized mastery within traditional and/or contemporary Indigenous studio practice.

• Minimum of 2 years teaching at post-secondary level or equivalent

• Professional practice in sculpture. Please indicate in your CV your history of public presentations of your work in a professional context, including any grants, awards, publications and a bibliography of critical reviews

• Contact information for three professional references

• Portfolio of related independent body of work (15 images)

Length of appointment: January 1st 2024 - April 30 2024

The successful candidate, if new to the LFA (instructional), may be appointed up to one month in advance for the purpose of course preparation.

Salary Range: Salary placement is on Langara instructors salary scale in accordance with qualifications and experience.

Closing Date: Thursday, October 5 2023

People and Culture is committed to embracing, honoring, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace. We remain dedicated to focusing our efforts on creating an inclusive employee community that fosters a sense of safety and belonging for everyone. We humbly acknowledge that we are just beginning our journey, which includes engaging in our own internal learning and creating a data-driven action plan that supports the integration of EDI practice into the work of People and Culture and the work we do with employees and leaders. Langara College welcomes applications from everyone including people from groups that are experiencing inequity including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If there are any barriers that you are experiencing or an accommodation that we can provide to support you through the application process, please us.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide proof of educational and professional credentials noted on their resume. In addition, those shortlisted with international credentials must have their education credentials evaluated through WES (World Education Services) and provide Langara College, People & Culture document evaluation access for employment purposes.

We thank you for your interest in Langara College and for taking the time to complete an application. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to the number of applications received.

Langara is committed to enhancing our diverse workforce.

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