Job: Assistant/Associate Professor of Art - Graphic Design

Jobing Description

Responsibilities include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the graphic design area, faculty generally teach five courses per academic year; maintaining an active creative research practice; participating in curriculum development and student advising as well as perfoming service to the department, college, and university.

Unique Duties

Qualifications

The department seeks candidates who possess the following required qualifications: an appropriate terminal degree (e.g., MFA, MGD, MDes) in graphic design or visual communication; web-design, motion graphics, and multi-media experience in addition to other graphic design skills and software competencies; Macintosh platform experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Interest in a particular aspect of graphic design, such as information, environmental, or interactive, is preferred; three or more years of college-level teaching experience and evidence of significant professional activity/practice are also preferrred.

Testing Requirements

Not Applicable

Test Scheduling

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Category

Faculty and Academic Staff

Duration of Posting

Fiscal Year of Job Open Date

2012

Job Open Date
(When job is posted in the system)

10-05-2011

Job Close Date
(or until suitable candidate is found)

Until Suitable Candidate is Found

Is this position reposted?

No

Reposting Reason:

None (New Posting)

Application Information

Instructions for submitting your application:

The cover letter, curriculum vita, and a list of three references with complete contact information must be submitted electronically as attachments through our Online Hiring system. A separate portfolio of creative work and student work (20 digital images of each on cd as a PDF, and/or dvd of time-based work of no more than 15 minutes in length) must be submitted to:
Jeffrey Abt, Chair, Search Committee
Department of Art and Art History
150 Art Building
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2980
Include an SASE if return of materials is desired. Official transcripts and signed, original letters of reference will be required of finalists at a later date and should not be submitted with other application materials. Reveiw of applications will begin December 9, 2011. The search will remain open until the position is fillled. Representatives from the department will be available at the College Art Association conference to provide information on our program.

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Is Position Bump Ineligible?
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