Continuing Education Online Animation Instructor – Summer Teen Art Institute Temporary

RISD Continuing Education is seeking a practicing art and design educator to join its Summer Teen Art Institute (STAI) hosted in Shanghai, China, and support the growth of aspiring artists seeking a college-level learning experience. The ideal candidate has experience in art education and is prepared to guide students with empathy. Applicants should be ready to teach online while delivering a course to a diverse group of students with various abilities and experiences. We welcome candidates whose teaching experience addresses historically underrepresented communities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and support high school students in an immersive, project-based studio experience.
• Challenge students’ ways of thinking and strengthen their personal visual expression.
• Emphasize exploration and inquiry through demonstrations, assignments, research, and material investigations.
• Guide students as they navigate artistic processes and develop their work.
• Facilitate critiques to help students refine their visual language and ideas.
• Support students in creating a series of visual studies—investigations through sketching and prototyping—to inform portfolio development.
• Provide valuable feedback to enhance students’ understanding of artistic practice.
• Expand students’ awareness of future educational and career opportunities in the arts.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Teaching experience in a collegiate and/or high school setting
• Demonstrated expertise in animation
• Proficiency in Adobe Animate
• Experience developing courses that challenge students creatively and intellectually while maintaining age-appropriate pedagogy
• Demonstrated ability to generate high-caliber student work
• Accept and act upon constructive feedback from course evaluations by students and staff
• Experience leading classes and critiques that model constructive, inclusive discussions in an environment of diverse learners
• Ability to tailor instruction to meet the needs of students with a wide range of pre-existing skills

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Preferred:

• Master of Fine Arts or equivalent in established professional practice in area of study
• Teaching certification/certificate
• Ability to contribute to RISD’s strategic priorities of just societies, sustainability, and creating new knowledge
• Experience developing inclusive curriculum that centers artists of historically underrepresented backgrounds
• Interest in collaborative curriculum planning
• Proficiency with online collaborative tools such as Google Suite
• Proficiency with learning management systems such as Canvas

Course Schedule and Work Modality:

This position teaches online courses through Zoom and Canvas Learning Management System. Animation will meet via Zoom during the following schedule:

July 27 to August 9, 2025, 7:30-10:30pm ET, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays

The instructor is also required to virtually attend an end-of-program exhibition:

Friday, August 8, 2025, evening, exact time TBD

Documents Needed to Apply:

1. Resume
2. Link to your professional portfolio and student work samples

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please upload all required documents here.

The successful candidate will be required to meet our pre-employment background screening requirements.