Teaching Assistant - College of Fine Arts (CFA) - School of Art | Carnegie Mellon University - Military Veterans

Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts, School of Art, is searching for a Teaching Assistant to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment. You will contribute to the department by providing support by assisting across two courses in Critical Theory and Art History, as well as engage in occasional research tasks for an Art History/Critical Theory professor in the School of Art. Core responsibilities include: Manage & Update Weekly Canvas Course Sites (for 2 seminars) Attend two classes per week: take attendance, keep track of student participation, presentations, and grades keep clear records of all of the above Assist with grading papers across two courses Occasionally preparing digital slides for course sessions Small research tasks, i.e. library research, internet searches for seminar presentations Downloading and running PowerPoint presentations prepared by both students and instructor (sent to you before class) Preparing classroom before class, helping to clean-up after presentations i.e. if furniture needs to be moved or chairs organized, or whiteboard erased, etc. (physical classroom readiness) Co-organize (with instructor) and Participate in final classroom CRITS, as well as helping organize final presentation receptions Attend Special Class Events (TBA) Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within CFA. Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree Requirements: Successful background check Additional Information: This is a part-time (8 hours/week), non-exempt position Course descriptions for both classes are as follows: Ecstatic Experience: Experimental Film and Video History/Theory Tuesdays 7-9:50 pm (CFA 303) - Cash Ragona "An Ecstatic Experience" is the name of Ja'tovia Gary's six-minute film made in 2015 that takes the idea of "ecstasy" and flips it on its head -- implying a radical reversal of pain and suffering into an affirmation of resistance and freedom. This seminar focuses on complex, risky experiments within both historical and contemporary practices of experimental video and filmmaking in which ideas about the ecstatic are explored across filmic and new media materiality, immersion, duration, sound design and mark-making. Reaching back to the kinds of ecstatic models used during the sixties and seventies, fluctuating between feverish dream-states, psychedelic trips, orgiastic burlesques, impassioned revolutionary plans (Nam June Paik, Paul Sharits, Ben Van Meter, Carolee Schneemann, Kenneth Anger, Stan VanDerBeek, Black Audio Film Collective), and racing forward to the legacy of that period, we will view and discuss a vast range of artists, such as New Red Order, Wu Tsang, Peggy Ahwesh, Leslie Thornton, Kevin Jerome Everson, Ja'tovia Gary, Cauleen Smith (just to name a few). Questions we will explore include: What does it mean to experiment? How have temporal, spatial and political parameters shifted? What new models have problematized and replaced earlier ecstatic models of media-inspired social change and experimentation? The Precarious Body in Contemporary Art Wednesdays 7-9:20 pm (CFA 307) - Cash Ragona This seminar will examine images and projects in contemporary art that deal with debates concerning ideas that had already begun brewing in the 1980s and early 90s, that addressed issues of institutional violence circulating under the guise of "discourse," or that delved into ideas of difference and alterity through the notion of "abjection." More recently, the idea of precarity has taken central stage as a way of thinking through, and taking action against, the kinds of structural oppression that deems certain groups of people vulnerable to repeated forms of aggression, poverty, illness, and displacement without protection. We will also explore a seemingly opposite corollary: the SUPERCLEAN -- a trope that exploits the capacity of certain technologies to present hygienic forms of representational violence at the level of the digitally manipulated image. We will read the work of Tung-Hui Hu, Zuzana Kovar, Judith Butler, Claudia Rankine, Pamela Lee, Frantz Fanon, Sarah Ahmed and study the projects generated by artists, such as Lygia Clark, Helio Oiticica, Superflex, Anicka Yi, Mika Rottenberg, Carolyn Lazard, Katherine Behar, Trisha Baga, Hito Steyerl, among others, as a way of interrogating these State mandated structures of material and psychic repression. A major part of the course will examine how contemporary artists responded, acted, and produced--addressing the precarious body as the site for political and aesthetic resistance. Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits available to eligible employees. Those employees who are benefits eligible have the opportunity to experience the full spectrum of advantages from comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance to an enticing retirement savings program offering a generous employer contribution. You can also unlock your potential with tuition benefits and take well-deserved breaks with ample paid time off and observed holidays . Finally, rest easy knowing you are covered by life and accidental death and disability insurance. Other perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass, our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs, fitness center access , and so much more! For a comprehensive overview of the benefits that may be awaiting you, explore our Benefits page . At Carnegie Mellon, we value the whole package when extending offers of employment. Beyond just credentials, we consider the role and responsibilities, your invaluable work experience, and the knowledge gained through education and training. We acknowledge and appreciate your unique skills and the diverse perspective you bring. Your journey with us is about more than just a job; it's about finding the perfect fit for your professional growth and personal aspirations. Are you interested in an exciting opportunity with an exceptional organization?! Apply today! Location Pittsburgh, PA Job Function Teaching Assistants, RA's/CA's Position Type Staff - Fixed Term (Fixed Term) Full Time/Part time Part time Pay Basis Hourly More Information: Please visit " Why Carnegie Mellon " to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world. Click here to view a listing of employee benefits Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran . Statement of Assurance