Design Assistant Jobs

Radford University is hiring a tenure-track Associate or Assistant Professor to teach in its completely online MFA in Design Thinking program, with some undergraduate teaching in the in-person Design or Fashion Merchandising program. The role is a 12-month appointment. Teaching areas may include Environment Behavior, Design Thinking, Advanced Design Studios, Teaming, Design Management, Innovation and Creativity, and Master’s Thesis Instruction. The successful candidate will demonstrate innovative approaches to teaching design thinking online and take one or two in-person undergraduate teaching assignments. Non-teaching duties include program recruitment; developing and delivering workshops; creating sponsored studios and corporate collaborations; and national and international marketing and promotion of the MFA and certificate programs. Responsibilities will increase as the program develops. Travel is expected for recruitment and professional development. The position requires on-campus interactions and availability three times per week; on-campus responsibilities can be accommodated within a three-day-a-week schedule. The Design Thinking Program offers a 15-credit certificate and a 60-credit terminal MFA. The interdisciplinary online degree is intended for designers and non-designers and covers the creative process, creative cognition, environment behavior theories, team development, design management, interactive methodologies, and research methodologies. Radford University provides state-of-the-art computer labs and maker spaces. Applicants must have a terminal degree and/or an MFA, MArch, or PhD in a relevant discipline. A master’s degree in a related field combined with professional experience or licensure that the university handbook recognizes as equivalent to a terminal degree is also acceptable. Design practice experience, documented online teaching expertise, and professional certification and/or scholarship in the candidate’s area of expertise and professional practice are preferred or desirable. Design merchandising experience and fashion business ownership are also preferred.