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The Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (VAPAE) in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture offers an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental series of courses designed to introduce undergraduates to the key issues and methodologies in the field of arts education for multiple publics and to a broad range of possible career paths including teaching artistry, K-12 teaching, museum education, socially-engaged arts practice, creative arts therapies, and arts advocacy.

VAPAE is committed to creating a diverse pool of candidates for potential part-time teaching positions during each academic year. VAPAE is now interested in meeting qualified candidates to teach its Arts Ed 101 - Selected Topics in Arts Education elective course.

Applicants may submit course proposals and accompanying syllabi that support any of the below concentrations:

Concentration 1: Strategies and Methods in Teaching the Arts Students focus on the understanding, acquisition, development and implementation of best pedagogical practices in creative arts education.

Concentration 2: Arts in the Community Students look closely at creative models for community cultural development through socially engaged arts education and applied teaching artistry.

Concentration 3: Teaching the Arts in Non-traditional Settings and with Special Populations Students develop specialized skills in arts education to meet the needs of specific student populations, as well as a critical understanding of those particular teaching contexts.

Concentration 4: Social-Emotional Learning in the Arts Students engage with Social-Emotional Learning, both experientially and theoretically, to explore best practices for integrating SEL into arts education.

Concentration 5: Interdisciplinary Arts Teaching Students integrate their understanding and practice of arts education into other academic fields (e.g., human development, health, disabilities studies, or others), looking closely at cross-disciplinary applications and outcomes.

Applicants may submit letters of intent, course proposals and/ or accompanying syllabi that pertain to and/or support the themes and topics as described above.

Minimum Qualifications: MA required, MFA or PhD preferred; relevant professional experience.

Salary: Annual Salary Range $68,247-$192,040. See Table #15 at https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t15.pdf
Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Appointments contingent on availability of funding.

For more information about this program: http://vapae.arts.ucla.edu

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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