Location : Youngstown, Ohio
Job Type: Part-time Faculty
Job Number:
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Art
Opening Date: 07/24/2026
Bargaining Unit Status: Excluded from Any Bargaining Unit
Salary Grade: PF
Summary of Position
Teaches studio art classes in one or more of the following areas: foundations, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, digital media, photography. Provides high-quality instruction that focuses on student success. Must be available to meet with students outside of class contact times. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, and positions will be filled as needed. Must be able to provide regular in-person instruction as assigned.
Position Information
Plans, organizes, teaches, and provides feedback to promote and direct student success. Responds to students in a timely manner. Communicates with students, departments, and university officials via university provided tools and resources.
An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives.
As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University's mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures, and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU's culture of enrichment flourishes in our intellectually diverse, accessible, and quality education.
Work Schedule: Typically, Monday through Friday. Teaching assignments may be remote or at various locations.
Primary Location: Youngstown
Qualifications and Competencies
Required Certifications, Training, and/or Licensures: None.
Sponsorship and/or Work Authorization Status: Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Minimum Qualifications: At least a master's degree in any visual art discipline; must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience at the University level.
Physical Requirements: In accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor physical demands strength ratings, this position will perform sedentary work.
Sedentary: work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs may be defined as Sedentary when walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other Sedentary criteria are met.
Supplemental Information
Include PDF examples of student work with application.
Please upload all transcripts as one PDF file.
At time of hire, all candidates must provide official transcripts. Official transcripts must be provided in an unopened, sealed envelope and must bear the embossed or raised college seal, date and Registrar's signature.
This position is not eligible for benefits.
01
Do you have at least a master's degree in any visual art discipline?
02
What is the highest level of education that you have attained?
03
Please describe your related experience, including information describing how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Required Question
Job Type: Part-time Faculty
Job Number:
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Art
Opening Date: 07/24/2026
Bargaining Unit Status: Excluded from Any Bargaining Unit
Salary Grade: PF
Summary of Position
Teaches studio art classes in one or more of the following areas: foundations, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, digital media, photography. Provides high-quality instruction that focuses on student success. Must be available to meet with students outside of class contact times. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, and positions will be filled as needed. Must be able to provide regular in-person instruction as assigned.
Position Information
Plans, organizes, teaches, and provides feedback to promote and direct student success. Responds to students in a timely manner. Communicates with students, departments, and university officials via university provided tools and resources.
An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives.
As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University's mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures, and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU's culture of enrichment flourishes in our intellectually diverse, accessible, and quality education.
Work Schedule: Typically, Monday through Friday. Teaching assignments may be remote or at various locations.
Primary Location: Youngstown
Qualifications and Competencies
Required Certifications, Training, and/or Licensures: None.
Sponsorship and/or Work Authorization Status: Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Minimum Qualifications: At least a master's degree in any visual art discipline; must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience at the University level.
Physical Requirements: In accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor physical demands strength ratings, this position will perform sedentary work.
Sedentary: work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs may be defined as Sedentary when walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other Sedentary criteria are met.
Supplemental Information
Include PDF examples of student work with application.
Please upload all transcripts as one PDF file.
At time of hire, all candidates must provide official transcripts. Official transcripts must be provided in an unopened, sealed envelope and must bear the embossed or raised college seal, date and Registrar's signature.
This position is not eligible for benefits.
01
Do you have at least a master's degree in any visual art discipline?
- Yes
- No
02
What is the highest level of education that you have attained?
- Did not complete high school.
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent
- Some college
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctoral degree
- Post doctoral degree
- Juris doctor degree
03
Please describe your related experience, including information describing how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Required Question