Job Description

OCAD University (OCAD U) acknowledges the ancestral territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishnaabeg and the Huron-Wendat, who are the original owners and custodians of the land on which we gather and create.

OCAD University invites applicants to one (1) teaching stream (TS) position at the rank of Lecturer in the program of Illustration, with a focus observational and experimental drawing and painting. To address OCAD U's historical under-representation, this position is open only to candidates who self-identify as Indigenous to Turtle Island and/or as racialized peoples, which includes individuals who identify as Black of African descent, who identify as of South Asian, Chinese, Filipino, Arab, Latin American, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean, and/or Japanese descent. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

OCAD University (OCAD U), Canada's university of the imagination, provides a vibrant and stimulating environment for its faculty and students. It is an exciting time to join the OCAD U community as the University continues to fulfil and expand upon its commitment to decolonization, indigenization, diversity, and equity.

The Faculty of Design is the largest of OCAD U's three faculties. Under an ethos of Respectful Design, it boasts six undergraduate programs: Advertising, Environmental Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, and Material Art & Design (i.e. textiles and jewelry). The design-related Graduate Programs include Inclusive Design, Design for Health, Strategic Foresight and Innovation, Interdisciplinary Art, Media, and Design; and Digital Futures.

The Illustration program focuses on developing individual artistic expressions to critically reflect on society by centring knowledge and skills that create effective, communicative and artful images that function as a complement to the written word.

The Faculty of Design seeks candidates who can demonstrate how their lived experiences and community connections inform their work and whose theoretical and technical expertise in the drawing & painting of illustrative images inform their teaching. Applications should demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following areas of focus: * Advanced and broad ranges of both observational and experimental drawing & painting that engages in the critical representation of Indigenous communities and\or cultures,

• Advanced and broad ranges of both observational and experimental drawing & painting

Summary of Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Teach across multiple year levels, but with a focus on the upper years drawing & painting courses, in the Illustration undergraduate program, with potential opportunity to teach across other undergraduate and graduate programs;
• Commit to outreach with local and regional Indigenous and/or racialized communities and the mentorship of Indigenous and/or racialized students and youth;
• Assume a key role in contributing to student success at OCAD U through the ongoing development, decolonization, and bringing of diverse knowledges into the undergraduate/graduate curriculum, policies and promotion through participation in Faculty and Program meetings and initiatives;
• Perform course outline development, studio preparation, and course delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews, including responsibility for health & safety and meeting academic and curricular requirements and deadlines;
• Maintain an active creative community activism, research program, professional practice and/or scholarship within illustrative drawing & painting;
• Provide service to the faculty and University-wide governance system, as well as participate in building the University community and promoting the quality of student life and University culture

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least thirteen years (without academic degrees) to four years (with a Bachelor's degree) of peer recognized career achievement in observational illustration. A Master's degree, or PhD will be considered an asset;
• Three to four years of demonstrated ability to help a highly diverse range of students find their own creative expression and visual paths and the potential to teach and develop innovative curriculum on illustrative drawing & painting at the post-secondary level. Previous experience teaching in the post-secondary sector, interdisciplinary programs, and/or experience teaching and supervising graduate students will be considered assets;
• A proven record of creative community activism, professional practice, and/or research relevant to qualifications and experience in illustrative drawing & painting;
• Experience proactively advancing decolonization, equity and sustainability in teaching and creative/professional/community activities. Post-secondary curriculum development in these areas will be considered an asset;
• Demonstrated understanding of the ways in which diversity, equity, inclusion, sustainability, and decolonization are fundamental to the quality of the student experience, to innovative knowledge sharing, and to illustrative production;
• A proven record of promoting a respectful and inclusive work environment across diverse ages and positions. Record of promotion within learning environments for students, staff, and faculty will be considered an asset;

Remuneration

Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications with access to full benefits, and pension contribution after one year of service.

Application Requirements and Deadline

Applications should include:

• A letter of intent stating the candidate's interests in (a) the area of drawing & painting teaching related to OCAD U's undergraduate illustration program, (b) community activism/research/professional practice related to the one of the two listed areas of need, and (c) service to Faculty- and University-wide governance;
• A detailed resume or curriculum vitae;
• A statement of teaching philosophy that responds to the profile of the position;
• A statement of approach to decolonizing design praxis
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as sample assignments, youth feedback on knowledge transfers, or any form of teaching evaluation)
• A digital portfolio of recent work/publications; and
• The names and contact information of three referees.

Interested applicants are invited to submit their application in confidence, addressed to Chair, Illustration Design Teaching Stream Search Committee, Faculty of Design online by clicking the "Apply Now" button below.

The review of applications will begin on Monday, January 10, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled.

As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and related scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to and enrich the institution's core mission and vision as an art and design university with a local and global scope.

As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

We encourage members of designated equity-seeking groups to self-identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire.

In order to alleviate the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous faculty , priority in hiring will be given to qualified racialized and Indigenous persons who self-identify as such in the application process. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

OCAD U is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please People & Culture for more information or refer to

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.