Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice, Graphic Design
- Employer
- The University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Location
- Lincoln, NE
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- Position Type
- Assistant Professor
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The School of Art, Art History & Design seeks a dynamic and innovative individual for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice position to teach a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum in an undergraduate Graphic Design program that includes print, web, interactive and emerging media with an expected start date of either January 6, 2020 or August 17, 2020.
The Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice position is a full-time, non-tenure leading, three year academic position with a renewable appointment. This candidate should have a record of creative and professional achievement in the field of Graphic Design. This individual must demonstrate college teaching effectiveness including innovative use of instructional technology. This individual must have expertise in one or more of the following: interaction design, user experience design, typography, branding, package design, design history, information design, creative coding, social design, publication design, or motion graphics.
The School of Art, Art History & Design values diversity and believes that it is critical to our success. We envision an individual that will serve an increasingly diverse student body. To that end, we seek a diverse pool of candidates committed to recruiting and advising a diverse student body.
Duties and Responsibilities
•Teach lower and upper-division courses in Graphic Design
•Develop curriculum and programs in collaboration with the Graphic Design faculty
•Develop and maintain a teaching and service practice consistent with School criteria (Professor of Practice Position 90% Teaching and 10% service.)
Minimum Qualifications
•Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design, illustration, visual communication, interactive design, advertising, or related discipline plus 3-5 years of related professional experience
•Demonstrable record of creative and professional achievement in the field of Graphic Design
•Knowledge of traditional, current, emerging, and innovative practices and technologies in design curriculum.
•Expertise in one or more of the following: interaction design, user experience design, typography, branding, package design, design history, information design, creative coding, social design, publication design, or motion graphics
•Broad-based knowledge of modern and contemporary issues design
•Excellent writing and communication skills
Preferred qualifications:
•An MFA in Art/Design or related discipline
•Three years successful university-level teaching experience or equivalent professional experience.
•A nationally established and active professional art/design practice
•Experience teaching and mentoring students
Click on “Apply to this job.” Complete the form and attach the following required documents:
•Cover letter addressing qualifications specific to this job description
•Complete curriculum vitae with names and contacts information of three references
•Teaching Philosophy (attach as Other Document)
•PDF file or link with 10-20 samples of student work from Graphic Design courses including assignment information and 10-20 samples of creative work and artist statement (attach as Online Portfolio; PDF must be less than 9 MB)
Finalists will be invited to campus for interviews and teaching demonstrations in November 2019.
As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contactFrancisco Souto, Director
fsouto@unl.edu
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Other Document
- Online Portfolio
Organization
Working at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
For 150 Years, A Leader in Higher Education
Always a place of high ambition, University of Nebraska was one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees - the first was granted in 1896. The University of Nebraska established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th century American art.
Today, Nebraska is one of the nation's leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the sciences and humanities. Nebraska is also a land-grant university and a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Benefits
The University of Nebraska offers an extensive benefits package that includes health, life, disability and long term care insurance; retirement accounts; tuition reimbursement for employees and their spouses and dependent children; and reimbursement accounts for health care and dependent day care. Leave policies are designed to help employees deal with personal or family events or crises.
Diversity and Inclusion
In the spirit of the phrase "Every Interaction Matters", UNL has an enacted commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence for our faculty, staff, and students. On our campus, diversity and inclusion are important priorities. Examples include: Husker Dialogues, which is an event that helps first-year students focus on diversity and inclusion and practice handling difficult conversations around difference; three Chancellor's Diversity Commissions that are charged with informing and advising the Chancellor and addressing issues of constituent campus communities; and the establishment of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion whose leader operates at the Vice Chancellor level. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, we strive for excellence in all that we do. True excellence requires that each individual be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires each of us to continuously ensure our interactions are respectful, protect free speech, and inspire academic freedom.
About Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 300,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community. The Pinnacle Bank Arena, opened in 2013, routinely hosts major touring acts. A buzzing entertainment district, the Railyard, connects the arena area to the Historic Haymarket. Cuisines from all continents provide the entree to dynamic urban nightlife and a wide variety of ways to enjoy time with friends. Nebraska's City Campus is one with Lincoln's city center, as it has been since the university was founded.Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and all but a handful of U.S. cities. The well-manicured Pioneers Park, the native woods of Wilderness Park and the open grassland of Nine-Mile Prairie are each within a 10-minute trip from campus. Connecting many of these parks is an extensive trails network.
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