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Lecturer in Graphic Design

Employer
University of Kentucky
Location
Lexington, KY

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job Title:

Lecturer in Graphic Design

Requisition Number:

FE02633

Department Name:

8X100:School of Art and Visual Studies

Work Location:

Lexington, KY

Type of Position:

Faculty

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Tenure Track Status:

Non-Tenure Track

Required Education:

MFA or equivalent terminal degree in the area of design by the beginning of academic appointment

Required Related Experience:

Demonstrated experience using industry standard technologies and processes in both layout and typography. A portfolio of quality design/creative work, which may feature professional commissions and/or personal investigations. Evidence of successful student work in art and design, if available.

Required License/Registration/Certification:

NA

Job Summary:

The School of Art and Visual Studies at the University of Kentucky invites applicants for a Lecturer in Graphic Design to begin August 2021. Initial appointment is one year, with possibility of renewal. The successful candidate will teach three courses per semester (3/3 teaching load).

To complement and expand our growing graphic design area within our interdisciplinary program, we seek an engaged and collaborative colleague demonstrating the ability to teach undergraduate studio courses in layout and typography, with a focus on print and screen applications. Capacity to teach knowledge of contemporary design practices—including use of industry-standard software, methodologies, and production methods— is required. A successful candidate balances expertise of typography and composition alongside knowledge of cultural context of visual communication. Additional knowledge or experience in areas of way finding or design thinking would be beneficial. This position serves the Digital Media Design major, a multidisciplinary major blending practices of digital design and studio art. The faculty in the School of Art and Visual Studies recognize and embrace a broad approach to creative approaches, engaging and challenging the conceptual, technical, and pedagogical aspects of Graphic Design in relation to other studio practices.

Job responsibilities include teaching courses in layout and typography. The faculty member may also be expected to teach digital foundations in studio practices and is expected to contribute appropriate service to the school, college, university and public.

When prompted in the employment system, applicants will submit the following materials: cover letter; curriculum vitae; research statement and teaching methods, including a list of courses taught (upload under Specific Request 1); PDF portfolio of personal work up to 20 at 9 MB max (upload under Specific Request 2); PDF portfolio of student work up to 20 at 9 MB max (upload under Specific Request 3). Please also include the names and contact information for three additional references when prompted in the application. This information may be used to solicit reference letters within the employment system. Applications received by May 28, 2021 will be assured full consideration. However, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

More information about the School of Art & Visual Studies can be found at: https://finearts.uky.edu/savs

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

No

Open Until Filled:

Yes

University Community of Inclusion:

The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

Organization

Fast Facts

Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman

About the University

Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.

Mission

The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.

Our Guiding Principles

The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.

Employment/Benefits

As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.

Research

In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.

Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.

In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.

UK HealthCare

UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.

Living in the Bluegrass

Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.

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