Position:

Trinity Christian College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Graphic Design, beginning August 2023.

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Design or Art required. Experience in college-level teaching and scholarship is desired.

Trinity seeks faculty candidates who are professing Christians and are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Successful candidates will possess the ability to articulate the relationship between their academic discipline, the vocational preparation of their students, and a vision for human flourishing that emerges from the Christian faith. Successful candidates are also dedicated to personal involvement with students outside of the classroom through advising, social interaction, and informal academic and cultural settings, as well as with professionals who can complement the Trinity experience. Trinity particularly welcomes applications from candidates who have professional or personal narratives that reflect diverse perspectives, as well as those who have engaged with issues relevant to preparing students to work and live with intercultural competence and compassion.

Responsibilities:

This is a 9-month tenure-track faculty role. Primary responsibilities include teaching six art and design courses per year that serve the department and college needs and align with the area of expertise of the successful candidate. Desirable areas of expertise include design foundations, typography, user interface/experience design, and identity work. All faculty participate at Trinity in faculty governance and in student advising and are expected to pursue a healthy scholarly and research agenda. In their first year, new faculty participate in a year-long formation program that begins with a three-day institute in August.

About the Department:

The Art & Design Department offers majors in Graphic Design (BA/BFA), Studio Art (BA/BFA), Art Education, Art Therapy, and Digital Design. In recent years, Trinity Art & Design graduates have been accepted into Masters programs at the following schools (among others): Pratt Institute (NY), Otis College of Art & Design (LA), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Colombia College (Chicago).

The Art & Design Faculty are active and engaged in the field, having published and exhibited their work nationally and internationally. They have research interests in conceptual art, ecology, social practice, the climate crisis, and contemporary painting. More information about the department can be found on the department website: https://www.art.trnty.edu

Timeline:

The committee will begin reviewing applications on February 15, 2023, and continue until the position is filled. The desirable start date is August 16, 2023, with new faculty orientation preceding that date. For further information about the position contact:

Application:

Links to faculty applications may be found on the Trinity website:  https://www.trnty.edu/about-us/careers-at-trinity/.

Only electronic application documents will be accepted. All applications, and supporting application documents, can be uploaded to: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/TRI1019/JobBoard/bd647f8c-5e03-56fc-2f15-83cdd98030de/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=34a34c2a-4e24-48ae-948e-4aa9641f58a5                              

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following during the application process:

• CV
• Portfolio of personal work via website link or PDF
• Portfolio of student work if available
• Transcripts
• Contact information for three references
• Faith Statement
• A reflection on Trinity Christian College’s Mission
• A reflection on  experience working in, and with, diverse populations and environments
• Student Evaluations (if available)

For your review, Trinity Christian College’s Mission and Diversity Statements can be found on our website at: https://www.trnty.edu/about-us/who-we-are/

Trinity Christian College is a four-year liberal arts college located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a suburb twenty miles southwest of Chicago. Since its founding in 1959, Trinity has provided its students with an excellent Christian higher education in the Reformed tradition. The College enrollment in the traditional program is about 1,000 with a vibrant residential program. We offer majors in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as professional programs in accounting and business administration, nursing, education, computer science, criminal justice, and exercise science. Trinity also offers master’s programs in counseling psychology and special education as well as degree completion programs in education, business, and psychology. Trinity Christian College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Trinity is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.