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Position Title: MPS Subject Matter Expert

Division: Open Studies

Reports to: Director of Graduate Programming Administration

Subject Matter Expert
General purpose: MICA’s online Master of Professional Studies (MPS) programs are designed to provide aspiring professionals with specialized, industry-specific skills in a concentrated time frame. Due to the unique nature of these programs, curriculum must remain relevant and aligned with best practices in their respective industries.  Consequently, MICA is seeking subject matter experts for the Business of Art and Design, Data Analytics and Visualization, Product Management, and UX Design programs. Subject matter experts will assist the college with ensuring that programming prepares students with current industry skills that meet the needs of professional landscapes and employers. The subject matter role is consultative and does not have any faculty managing duties or student facing responsibilities.

Summary of Essential Functions: This position reports to the Open Studies director of graduate program administration.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Periodically reviewing program courses, outcomes, and sequence in relationship to defined program outcomes and industry standards.

• Providing research-based input on tools and software relevant to degree subject matter.

• Regularly gauging students' feedback on program content and assessment of courses, outcomes, and sequence in response to student needs.

• Regularly engaging (every quarter) the program industry advisory panel (a small group of experts with insight into professional fields associated with the curriculum) to review program goals and outcomes in order to assure that topics and instruction are current and aligned with industry best practices.

• Work with program leadership to expand the MICA network within the field of study for the purpose of raising the program profile and building a reservoir of potential faculty, guests to the program, and establishing industry partners.

• Reporting (via document preparation and sharing at faculty meetings) on program assessment, networking efforts, and recommendations for revisions and improvements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  Knowledge of programmatic industry focus.  Research and analysis for the purpose of curriculum improvement.  Ability to collaborate, meet deadlines, communicate to a range of stakeholders (students, faculty, administration).
 

Minimum qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field

• ​Experience: 2+ years of professional experience related to or within the industry that the program curriculum is focused on and 1+ years teaching

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in a related field

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience related to or within the industry that the program curriculum is focused on and 2+ years teaching

Conditions of Employment:  Satisfactory Background Check

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

• Maryland Institute College of Art is committed to its policy of providing equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status (disabled, Vietnam-era, or otherwise). Furthermore, the College does not tolerate any form of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment or sexual violence. This policy applies to all programs, facilities, and activities provided by Maryland Institute College of Art, including but not limited to admission, educational programs, and employment.

• Applicants must apply online for each job in which they are interested. You will not be considered for any job for which you have not specifically applied. We do not accept applications via email, U.S. mail, or fax. Successful candidates for any staff or faculty positions will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

• MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.

Maryland Institute College of Art is committed to its policy of providing equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status (disabled, Vietnam-era, or otherwise). Furthermore, the College does not tolerate any form of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment or sexual violence. This policy applies to all programs, facilities, and activities provided by Maryland Institute College of Art, including but not limited to admission, educational programs, and employment.

Applicants must apply online for each job in which they are interested. You will not be considered for any job for which you have not specifically applied. We do not accept applications via email, U.S. mail, or fax. Successful candidates for any staff or faculty positions will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.

About Maryland Institute College of Art

Founded in 1826, MICA is among the top visual arts colleges in the nation. The college enrolls 1,863 undergraduate and 306 graduate students from 48 states and 54 foreign countries, offering programs of study leading to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.), master of arts (M.A.), master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees, and master of professional studies degrees (M.P.S), as well as post-baccalaureate certificate programs and a full slate of credit and noncredit courses for adults, college-bound students, and children. MICA is recognized as an important cultural resource for the Baltimore/Washington region, sponsoring many public and community-outreach programs-including more than 100 exhibitions by students, faculty, and nationally and internationally known artists annually-as well as artists' residencies, film series, lectures, readings, and performances.

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