Assistant Professor - Apparel Design & Merchandising
About The Position
Primary responsibilities will include developing and teaching courses in upper and lower-level studios, CAD classes, materials and processes courses, as well as other support courses in the apparel design and merchandising program area. Additional responsibilities will include advising students, recruiting, maintaining labs/materials, program development, providing instruction that fosters students’ success in their chosen area of study, as well as participating actively in departmental governance and performing academic service to the university and college. Maintaining a high level of related scholarly/creative work is required.
Requirements
- Earned terminal degree from an accredited institution in apparel design, merchandising, retail technologies, or a related field.
- ABD considered with degree completion for all doctoral requirements by the start date; if candidate is ABD , the rank will be instructor until doctoral requirements are complete.
- Knowledge of and experience with apparel design and product development (from initial concept to consumer acquisition), merchandising, and marketing of apparel and textile products.
- Ability to teach three or more of the following: Apparel construction Patternmaking by hand Draping Sustainability in the apparel industry Computer aided design (illustration applications, 2D and 3D patterning – Lectra, Browzwear), Adobe Creative Suite. Buying & retail math Visual merchandising Styling History of apparel
- Evidence of or potential for effective curriculum development and commitment to teaching of upper and lower-level studios and classes in a college/university environment.
- Professional industry experience or prior experience teaching at college level.
- Evidence of or potential for productive research/creative scholarship.
- Evidence of or potential for program, department, university, and professional service.
Responsibilities
- Developing and teaching courses in upper and lower-level studios
- Teaching CAD classes
- Teaching materials and processes courses
- Teaching other support courses in the apparel design and merchandising program area
- Advising students
- Recruiting
- Maintaining labs/materials
- Program development
- Providing instruction that fosters students’ success
- Participating actively in departmental governance
- Performing academic service to the university and college
- Maintaining a high level of related scholarly/creative work
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
