Assistant/Associate Professor - Interior Design

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Job Title
Assistant/Associate Professor - Interior Design

Posting Number
P0930F

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

Position: Assistant/Associate Professor, tenure track, nine-month appointment.

Start Date: Position is available with start date of January 1, 2023, or August 16, 2023.

Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate studio and lecture courses, in at least two of the following areas: design foundations/fundamentals; interior materials (e.g., properties, selection, specification, installation); residential design; commercial design; hospitality design; and healthcare/health design
• Work with program coordinator and faculty team to maintain CIDA -accredited status
• Productively engage in a program of research and/or creative scholarship with output in publications and/or exhibitions of work
• Participate in curriculum development, accreditation, and marketing of undergraduate and graduate programs
• Direct and serve on graduate advising committees
• Seek internal/external grant opportunities
• Provide service to the department, college, and university
• Be actively involved with industry and/or relevant professional associations

Undergraduate Program: The nationally ranked, CIDA -accredited program has approximately 100 pre-majors at freshman level and 140 majors competitively selected for the sophomore to senior sequenced, studio-based program that includes a 10-week professional internship. Students pay an extra professional fee to support specialized program needs and updates, field trips, approved certifications, and the IDFX exam. An industry Advisory Board has provided strong support for 30 years. The INDS Curriculum is also NASAD credited.

Department and University: The Department of Consumer and Design Sciences has 20 faculty positions (16 full-time, tenured/tenure track and 4 lecturers), 630 undergraduates and 30 graduate students. Bachelor of Science programs are Interior Design; Apparel Merchandising, Design and Production Management; and Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies. The graduate program offers master’s and doctoral degrees in Consumer and Design Sciences. Auburn University, a R1 land-grant institution with 31,000 students, is located in the east Alabama city of Auburn, and has consistently been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top 50 public universities in the United States. For more information see http://humsci.auburn.edu/cads/ and http://www.auburn.edu/ . Auburn University is understanding of and sensitive to family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/facultyjobs/ .

Minimum Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Terminal degree (i.e. PhD or MFA ) in Interior Design or related field required; will consider ABD candidates, with appointment at the Instructor level until completion of the doctoral degree within one year of initial hire date.
• Must be able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of the appointment.
• Must be fluent in English and must possess excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

Desired: Previous teaching experience in higher education; previous experience in interior design professional practice; by date of hire, either have passed the NCIDQ exam or meet eligibility requirements to sit for it; WELL AP, NKBA, AAHID, or other relevant certification(s); experience with and competency in relevant industry-standard software (e.g. AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, SketchUp); ability to advance program excellence in the realm of interior design-relevant technologies; candidates with interdisciplinary backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Desired for associate professor-level candidates: evidence of sustained research productivity with a demonstrated record of grantsmanship; experience with CIDA accreditation process.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Application: Apply online using the link: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/32591 . Provide application letter, complete CV, transcripts from all universities attended, portfolio of student and/or own professional work; statement of teaching philosophy; evidence of teaching effectiveness; statement of research/creative scholarship; diversity statement; and three professional references with names, email addresses, and phone numbers. Only complete application materials will be considered. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. For more information, please contact:
Lindsay Tan, Search Committee Chair tan@auburn.edu / 334-844-1331

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1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
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5. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
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7. Statement of Research and/or Goals
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