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Post End Date:
March 12, 2026 at 11:59 PMThis job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group)
Title of Course
VISA 1P93 Introduction to Drawing
Fundamental principles of drawing. Analytic, creative and graphic notation.
Lectures, studio work, 8 hours per week in the Spring Term.
Department: Department of Visual Art – Studio Art
Schedule: Spring Term (Duration 3)
Days/Times: Monday and Wednesday 1700-2100
Course Dates: May 4, 2026 to June 5, 2026
Delivery Method: face-to-face
Compensation
Effective September 1, 2024 - $7, per half course (195 hours nominally)
Effective September 1, 2024 - $14, per full course (390 hours nominally)
Please note: Instructors who are employed in a 2-hour/week lecture, or the equivalent of a 2-hour/week lecture, are responsible for the first hour of seminar/lab in each course.
Duties
Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article of the Collective Agreement. These include scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time (preparation of lectures, student consultation, marking and grading and course administration, including grade appeals and cases of academic dishonesty).
Qualifications
1. MFA is required.
2. Previous experience teaching drawingat the university level of at least two yearsis required.
3. Knowledgeable with all instructional approaches to drawing from historical and contemporary applications including observational, figurative, gestural and expressive approaches, and knowledge of current theoretical trends required.
4. A record of professional activity and exhibitions with a focus on drawing demonstrative of standing in the arts community required.
5. Evidence of competent and effective teaching experience at the undergraduate university level in the area to be taught ( course evaluations, letters of reference, and/or other components of teaching dossier) is required.