Scheduled hours per week: 40
Scheduled months per year: 12
Remote work eligibility: Onsite only
Hiring range: $79,500 to $99,400
Position purpose
The Jewelry/Metals Instructor, Director of the Byrne Family Jewelry Studio (BFJS) is one of the Student Workshops at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. The Student Workshops are a mentored makerspace arts and crafts program that is open to all Dartmouth students. The Jewelry Studio Director is responsible for: safety, planning and programming, teaching design and fabrication processes and techniques, assisting/advising students in their design and fabrication efforts, supervising student teaching assistants and other shop staff, maintaining equipment, ordering, receiving, and selling materials and all other aspects or managing the program. Develops the Jewelry Studio facilities and programs to increase the effectiveness of the studio as a college-wide resource.
Key accountabilities
Student Instruction The Jewelry/Metals Instructor and Director of the Byrne Family Jewelry Studio instructs beginner and advanced-level students on an individual basis in creating jewelry and small sculptures of their design and interest. This includes providing guidance on feasibility of design, fabrication needs, materials and processes. This role teaches and demonstrates a full range of metalworking and jewelry-making techniques such as jewelry casting, wax modeling, silver and gold soldering, raising, forging, metal polishing, lapidary work, stone setting, enameling, laser and pulse arc precision welding, 3/D printing, and more.
The instructor teaches in a mentored, makerspace format that can also include team building jewelry-making events for student groups across campus. The program supports academic classes as needed, which can include in-class demonstrations, and assistance with academic assignments.
Facility/Equipment Management The Director/Instructor monitors, assists, and advises students in the safe use of potentially hazardous chemicals, equipment, and processes. In conjunction with the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, establishes standard operating procedures and emergency procedures to be followed in case of accident or injury. This role is responsible for determining facility, equipment, and material requirements. Performs research and purchases tools, equipment, cabochons and gemstones, metals, findings and maintains associated records. Orders, prices, and sells materials to students for their projects.
Supervision
The Director/Instructor supervises a part-time FTE Jewelry/Metals Instructor as well as student teaching assistants. This role maintains a training program to promote competence in technical jewelry processes and teaching skills. The work includes documenting student projects and use of the studio and maintaining professional relationships with instructors in other workshops to facilitate use by students requiring additional equipment, expertise or materials. Often communicates with faculty regarding student projects which are related to coursework.
Fiscal Management This role manages the Jewelry Studio budget. Generates additional income through mark-up and sales of materials used in the shop. In accordance with Dartmouth College and Hopkins Center policies, manages expenditures; reconciles monthly transactions; ensures maintenance of balanced budget and maintains security on precious stones, metals and equipment.
Required qualifications: education and experience
Bachelors plus 3-5 years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
Required qualifications: skills, knowledge and abilities
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metalsmithing or the equivalent combination of education and experience
- Four years of professional jewelry-making and metalsmithing teaching experience
- Four years of professional jewelry-making and metalsmithing experience
- Effective communicator with students, faculty, and staff
Preferred qualifications
- Proficiency with CAD, 3/D printing for jewelry casting
- Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Creative Cloud applications
- Proficiency with jewelry photography and photo editing
- Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry Metalsmithing
- Ten years of professional jewelry-making and metalsmithing experience
- Ten years of professional jewelry-making and metalsmithing teaching experience