Assistant Professor Industrial Design
About The Position
The Department of Applied Design offers three NASAD accredited undergraduate majors with nearly 500 students: Apparel Design and Merchandising, Industrial Design with concentrations in Furniture and Product Design and Interior Design. Given faculty retirements and increased student enrollment, the department of Applied Design is hiring several tenure-track positions to fill these needs. The department includes design studios, 12,000 square feet of prototyping space, computer labs and designated classrooms. The Industrial Design program challenges students through industry collaborations and studio projects to develop a comprehensive knowledge base and skill set to succeed professionally. App State IND students' work has been recognized in both national and international venues including WantedDesign, SaloneSatellite in Milan, Designboom Mart Copenhagen, ICFF in New York, Dwell on Design in Los Angeles and the High Point Furniture Market. Additionally, the program has recently conducted sponsored studios with US Forestry Service, Kikkerland, Davis Furniture, GreenLifeTech, Reebok, WestRock Packaging, Wilsonart, and Eastman Chemical. The program currently offers international experiences abroad in Belgium and Prague. For more information, please visit our web page at: http://industrialdesign.appstate.edu/
Requirements
- A terminal degree in Industrial Design (Master's or higher) or a related field
Nice To Haves
- Potential for nationally recognized creative and/or scholarly research in their field
- Professional design experience
- Minimum of 3 years teaching experience at the college level
- Strong furniture design, fabrication skills and advanced CAD skills
Responsibilities
- Developing and teaching courses in upper and lower-level studios in both furniture and product design, materials and processes courses, as well as other support courses in the industrial design program area.
- Advising students
- Recruiting
- Maintaining labs/materials
- Program development
- Providing instruction that fosters student's success in their chosen area of study
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
