Adjunct Faculty Pool - Art Market Studies, School of Graduate Studies

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Company Description: The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites applications for adjunct faculty opportunities in the Art Market Studies department within the School of Graduate Studies. The Graduate School is a community of industry insiders, passionate students, influential faculty, and mentors. We meet as original thinkers and we expand on the college's mission to produce future leaders in global art, design, fashion, business, and marketing. Our programs exemplify FIT's culture of collaboration, innovation, and advanced research, and all catalyze creative activity across disciplines. Working with industries worldwide, we promote entrepreneurship and strategic collaborations. Our New York City location offers exceptional opportunities for students to learn from international executives, scholars, and influential thinkers. Graduates join a global network of highly-placed fellow alumni, and in the process valuably expand their personal and professional horizons. The School of Graduate Studies at FIT prepares future leaders of the global art, design, fashion, business, and marketing industries. Our programs bring students into networks of collaboration with industry and institutions, facilitating innovation and experimental research. We link creative practice and business skills to redefine graduate education, embracing work that is practical and scholarly, modes of study that are collegial and independent, and intellectual inquiry that is interdisciplinary and highly specialized. At FIT, graduate study is founded on principles of balance and focused on personal growth, regardless of field. With close ties to industry, FIT draws faculty from the city's art, business, and design elite, and from the rich academic community of the region. The College continually seeks creative faculty members who are passionate about their field and demonstrate exceptional professional capability in the core competencies of instruction design, learning enrichment, globalism, and use of technology, as well as mastery of established and emerging industry practices. Job Description: The School of Graduate Studies is recruiting a pool of applicants for possible adjunct teaching positions. Successful candidates will teach in one or more of the following courses: Art in a Global Context: Post-1989 (AM 523) Case Study Research (AM 600) Innovation in the Creative Industries (AM 602) Market Structures and Dynamics (AM 533) Marketing for Arts Organizations (AM 531) Postwar and Contemporary Art: 1945-1989 (AM 522) Adjunct instructors deliver relevant course material, assess student performance, provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom, and submit grades in a timely manner. Course descriptions are available in the online catalog and website. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree in a relevant field. Demonstrated professional and/or scholarly achievement. College-level teaching experience or equivalent training experience. Preferred Qualifications: PhD in a relevant field (e.g., art history, cultural/visual studies, economics, management, sociology). Graduate-level teaching and/or extensive art world/market experience (e.g., curatorial, commercial, non-profit development/advancement). Additional Information: This is a part-time position, adjunct teaching position beginning in Summer 2026. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. The department will keep this posting open to create a pool of candidates for potential future adjunct assignments. The department will contact applicants whose qualifications fit our programmatic needs. Compensation The UCE-FIT Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) governs the compensation, benefits, and conditions of employment. $89.98 per hour based on minimum qualifications. The final rate, step and appointment rank are determined by a candidate's ability to demonstrate that they meet the respective school's additional criteria for hiring "above the first step," in accordance with the CBA Adjunct Salary Schedules (pp 88-89). Benefits The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) provides comprehensive employee benefit programs designed to help keep our faculty and staff and their families healthy, safe, happy, and productive. Our programs also include a variety of components to help our employees improve the quality and balance of their work and family lives and to help them prepare for their futures. For a full list of benefits, visit FIT Benefits. Pay Equity by State Employers Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history until the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov. Visa Sponsorship This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship by the Fashion Institute of Technology. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement FIT is firmly committed to creating an environment that will attract and retain people from a range of backgrounds. FIT is firmly committed to creating a learning and working environment that encourages, utilizes, respects, and appreciates the full expression of every individual's ability. The FIT community fosters its mission and grows because of its rich, pluralistic experience. FIT is committed to prohibiting discrimination, whether on the basis of race, color, creed, age, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, partnership status, caregiver status, sexual and

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