Professor, UX Design

Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA
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About The Position

At SCAD, user experience design blends technology, psychology, and creativity to craft intuitive, human-centered solutions for digital and physical spaces. As a professor of UX design, you will join a collaborative, future-forward environment where you'll guide students in designing meaningful, impactful experiences across industries. You'll support both graduate and undergraduate students as they explore the full UX process including user research, information architecture, visual and physical prototyping, usability testing, and pitching solutions. Leveraging the principles and tools of a progressive design platform, you will equip students with the skills to thrive in the evolving field of UX design. Your teaching will foster critical thinking, curiosity, and a deep understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, cognitive human factors, and visual storytelling. In this role, you will foster a strong interdisciplinary design community across SCAD locations, working closely with related programs such as graphic design, industrial design, design management, and design for sustainability. You will also contribute to curriculum development, academic assessment, and university-wide initiatives that promote innovation and inclusion. In this role, you'll also contribute to curriculum development, academic assessment, and university initiatives. You'll participate in admissions events, faculty meetings, exhibitions, and other institutional activities-supporting SCAD's mission, values, and policies.

Requirements

  • Terminal degree (or equivalent) in the discipline or in a relevant field.
  • Experience in user experience design field.
  • Experience as a UI/Visual designer and/or Physical product designer.

Responsibilities

  • Guide students in designing meaningful, impactful experiences across industries.
  • Support both graduate and undergraduate students in the full UX process.
  • Teach user research, information architecture, visual and physical prototyping, usability testing, and pitching solutions.
  • Equip students with skills to thrive in the evolving field of UX design.
  • Foster critical thinking, curiosity, and understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
  • Promote cognitive human factors and visual storytelling.
  • Foster a strong interdisciplinary design community across SCAD locations.
  • Work closely with related programs such as graphic design, industrial design, design management, and design for sustainability.
  • Contribute to curriculum development and academic assessment.
  • Participate in university-wide initiatives that promote innovation and inclusion.
  • Engage in admissions events, faculty meetings, exhibitions, and other institutional activities.
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