Assistant Professor of Fundamentals of Design

A terminal degree in apparel, industrial, or interior design, or a related field such as architecture, graphic design, or design-based visual art. The terminal degree must be completed by the start date.

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The Department of Applied Design offers three NASAD accredited undergraduate majors with 500 students: Apparel Design and Merchandising, Industrial Design with concentrations in Furniture and Product Design, and Interior Design. Applied Design includes design studios, 15,000 square feet of prototyping labs, computer labs, and designated classrooms Applied Design's 16 tenure-track and full-time faculty focus on enhancing human experience through design. Students acquire the skills necessary to envision solutions from concept to prototypes through experiential learning. Students in the department frequently win national and international awards. Students are required to complete one internship. Alumni occupy diverse professional positions.

Responsible for leading, developing and teaching introductory classes in the fundamentals of design sequence and for collaborating with other program directors served by the foundation courses. Participate in NASAD and CIDA accreditation. Actively engage in teaching and student development, scholarly and creative endeavors, and academic and professional service. Teaching load: four courses per semester (12 credit hours), with potential for one course release for productive scholarly and creative endeavors. There is also an opportunity to teach summer courses for additional compensation.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

A successful application will include the following:

* It is also recommended that you include a portfolio of scholarly endeavors that can be shared in the "Optional Documents" section under the label "Miscellaneous".

In the case of all of these portfolio documents you can provide a URL or upload a single PDF of up to 9MB.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.