Employment at PNCA
PNCA is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and whose mission is to provide an education that prepares students for sustained creative achievement in the fine and design arts and throughout their lives. It seeks to strengthen student’s ability to interpret the conditions and events shaping the world and prepare them to engage that world and its cultures with understanding, enthusiasm, and integrity.
Pacific Northwest College of Art posts employment opportunities on the website as they become available.
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Continuing Education Instructor - App Development for iOS
Pacific Northwest College of Art seeks applicants for part-time, temporary teaching positions in our Continuing Education Program in App Development for iOS. The successful candidate will be scheduled up to one course a term. To apply, send a letter of application, resume, names and phone numbers of three professional references, a URL of professional work, plus a paragraph describing proposed class projects. Deadline May 25
Posted: Apr 30, 2012Continuing Education Instructor - Physical Computing w/ Arduino
Pacific Northwest College of Art seeks applicants for part-time, temporary teaching positions in our Continuing Education Program teaching Physical Computing with Arduino. The successful candidate will be scheduled up to one course a term. To apply, send a letter of application, resume, names and phone numbers of three professional references, a URL of professional work, plus a paragraph describing proposed class projects with Arduino. Deadline May 25
Posted: Apr 30, 2012Full-Time Faculty Liberal Arts - Internal Candidates Only
Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) seeks an Assistant/Associate Professor to teach research and writing focused on Art and Design and to direct PNCA’s Academic Center for
Excellence (ACE). The successful candidate will teach up to a total of four courses per academic year within the Liberal Arts, Foundation, and Thesis Departments. Such a load is likely to include, annually, two courses in Liberal Arts, one Liberal Arts course at the Foundation level, and one course of Thesis Research and Writing.
Chief Financial Officer
PNCA seeks an experienced, results-oriented CFO for the strategic fiscal and operational management and services of the College, assuring fiscal soundness, workplace effectiveness, and mission-centric services to the campus community. The CFO is responsible for all financial matters of the College and its affiliate, the Museum of Contemporary Craft; as such, s/he will be a central strategist in formulating plans for PNCA’s continued dynamic growth over the next decade. The position reports to the College President, oversees a staff of 14, and directs a budget of approximately $13 million. The CFO works closely with the College’s Board of Governors and serves as a member of the senior leadership team.
Posted: Mar 12, 2012Continuing Education Instructor
Pacific Northwest College of Art seeks applicants for possible part-time, temporary teaching positions in our Continuing Education Program. Qualified individuals are invited to submit proposals or to apply for consideration when temporary positions arise in the following areas: drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, illustration, book arts, fiber arts, animation, photography, communication arts, graphic design and youth programs.
Posted: Feb 01, 2012Full-Time Faculty Position in MFA, Collaborative Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) seeks an Assistant/Associate Professor for the Master of Fine Arts in Collaborative Design. The successful candidate will be responsible for a full-time teaching load while also participating in departmental and college initiatives in Portland, the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The candidate will work with the department chair and college faculty to implement and refine the Collaborative Design program over time, and help make this program a national exemplar. The candidate should be prepared to serve on faculty and administrative committees, mentor students in MFA/BFA programs and support our local community.
Posted: Dec 16, 2011



