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Temporary Design Lab for K - 12 Education Weekend Workshop Instructor

Job Description

Posting Number

PG194618TM

Position Number

12APL11

Position Type

Temporary

Essential Job Duties

The Design Lab for K-12 Education at NC State University College of Design is hiring a temporary, part time, weekend workshop instructors to teach Saturday workshops, with an Industrial Design or Media Arts, Design & Technology disciplinary focus, to middle school and high school aged students. Weekend Workshops will be held over the course of the 2024 Fall and 2025 Spring semesters.

Job duties include:
  • Attending planning meetings with Design Lab staff and program facilitators as needed.
  • Planning & Developing, and Implementing Workshops that:
    • Introduce students to design thinking and the design process through challenge-based activities that address the experience of environments, objects, and communication.
    • Engage students in the critical evaluation of the designed world.
    • Guide students in identifying real-world problems that they can help solve through design.
    • Integrate content and skills from a variety of school subject areas in the solution of design challenges to demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of problem solving in design.
    • Guide students through a design review.
    • If applicable, acquaint students with design precedents (environments, objects, and communication) and how design addresses the physical, cognitive, social/cultural, and/or technological demands of context.
    • If applicable, acculturate students to the studio environment and its collaborative and evaluative practices.


Is Time Limited

Yes

If Yes, Appointment Length

10 - 12 months

Job City & State

Raleigh, NC

Department

College of Design

Classification Title

Temporary-Skilled Trades

Working Title

Temporary Design Lab for K - 12 Education Weekend Workshop Instructor

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday, Saturday (hours vary during the week), Weekend Workshops will be held on Saturdays, 8:15 am - 5:00pm

Minimum Experience/Education

  • Applicants must have 1-2 years experience teaching or working with high school and middle school aged students
  • Graduate of an NC State College of Design Graduate Program

Department Required Skills

  • Strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • A high degree of initiative and aptitude to work collaboratively as well as independently
  • Ability to take and follow direction, while also having a creative eye for improvements
  • Ability and willingness to be flexible and adapt to work changes

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

  • Experience and demonstrated success planning and implementing design projects
  • Strong classroom management skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience with photo documentation (of projects and events)
  • Interest in design education for K-12 students

Required License or Certification

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required?

Yes

Commercial Driver's License Required?

No

Anticipated Hiring Range

$25/hr

Job Open Date

08/20/2024

Quick Link

https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/207870

AA/EEO

NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-515-3148 to speak with a representative at the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity.

If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.

NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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