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Assistant Professor Graphic Design/Graphic Arts Management

Employer
Ball State University
Location
Indiana, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Nov 29, 2022

Job Details

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title

Assistant Professor Graphic Design/Graphic Arts Management

About this Opportunity

The School of Art at Ball State University welcomes applications a tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant Professor of Art in Graphic Design / Graphics Arts Management to begin August, 2023.

Ball State University and Our Pledge for the Future

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• We pledge to provide a premier educational experience for every student.
• We pledge to partner with the community to improve the lives of our neighbors.
• We are dedicated to having a lifelong presence in the lives of our alumni.
And when we complement these promises with our commitment to our enduring values , we define that which makes our University and its culture distinctive.

Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one’s home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.

Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.

Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.

Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 120 undergraduate programs. We offer more than 140 master’s, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees, with many of them ranking among the best in the nation. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world.

Inclusive Excellence Statement

At Ball State University, inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.

Benefits and Community

Ball State University offers an excellent benefits package for eligible positions. Click here to explore options.
  • Affordable Healthcare
  • Retirement
  • Tuition Remission (For eligible employees, their dependents, and spouse)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Professional Development
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Appointment Type

Tenure-track

Length of Appointment

FT Academic Year

Description

The School of Art at Ball State University welcomes applications a tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant Professor of Art in Graphic Design / Graphics Arts Management to begin August, 2023.

Our dynamic faculty function as collaborative, innovative, inclusive and adaptive members of the College of Fine Arts community, both within and beyond the home unit, serving as quality teachers, productive in creative and/or scholarly work, engaged in public service activities, and contributing to the Ball State and Muncie communities and beyond. Additionally, lifelong learning at Ball State University extends educational engagement beyond the classroom and includes learning for professional development, personal enrichment, or other goals throughout one’s lifetime. Faculty will be expected to participate in the department’s, college’s, and university’s lifelong learning opportunities when available and may be assigned teaching responsibility in this area as part of their overall responsibilities.
  • Teaching undergraduate BFA Visual Communication/Graphic Design courses
  • Specific courses include, but are not limited to:
    • ADS 200 Design: Computer for Visual Communication/Graphic Design
    • ADS 241 Design: Introduction to Typography and Tools
    • ADS 242 Design: Introduction to Design Systems and Practices
    • ADS 301 Web Design: Coding for Designers
    • ADS 302 Motion Graphics for Visual Communication
    • ADS 341 Design: Advanced Practices 1
    • ADS 342 Design: Advanced Practices 2
    • ADS 441 Design: Research and Professional Practices
    • ADS 442 Design: Senior Project and Portfolio
  • Engaging in professional practice, research, and activities related to the discipline commensurate with the requirements for tenure
  • Contributing to curriculum development and departmental service
  • The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to and participate in the life and development of the department, advise students, serve on committees, and participate in the broader university and disciplinary communities
  • Other teaching duties based on programmatic need and the expertise of the faculty hired individual may be assigned
  • Contribute to development of partnerships between the BFA in Graphic Design and BS Graphic Arts Management majors
Minimum Qualifications
  • An MFA or other relevant terminal degree (MDes, MAxGD, etc.) from an accredited institution in graphic design, visual communication or related area, with an interactive design emphasis OR: Equivalent professional experience of a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience working in the design industry.
  • Apple platform expertise
  • Evidence of appropriate professional and/or creative activity in design as demonstrated by portfolio samples of professional work.
  • Understanding of design history and methodology, conceptual approaches as evidenced in teaching philosophy and artist’s statement.
Authorization to work in the US

Employer will consider sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Documented teaching experience at the college or university level beyond graduate assistantship
  • Understanding of the critical, historical, and theoretical aspects of graphic and interactive design.
  • Broad knowledge of contemporary issues in visual culture with the capacity for forward thinking about the role of graphic design in the 21st century.
  • Expertise with current Adobe Creative Suite, strong skills in typography, brand/identity, web design, Interactive design (UI/UX), and Motion Graphics.
  • Web design skills and a command of current technologies and software.
  • Evidence of working successfully in a collaborative team approach to teaching, collaborate with faculty to add to the program’s current strengths with new and innovative courses.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
  • A strong research practice that engages new schools of thought that intersect with traditional graphic design.
Required Certifications/Licensures

None

Pre-Employment Screening

Requires successful completion of a background check and education verification.

Position Title(s) Supervised

None

EEO Statement

Ball State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Department

School of Art:600020

College/Department Information

The College of Fine Arts empowers our community to be creative thinkers, citizens, and problem solvers. Students experience a distinctive education with nationally recognized faculty members and staff, high-profile alumni, and curricula and programming that focuses on collaboration, empathy, inclusion and hard work. We prepare them for many futures and multiple career paths in, around, and beyond the arts.

The School of Art at Ball State includes exceptional facilities and faculty. Our art-making facilities are competitive with the best in the country, and our faculty and staff are active nationally and internationally as artists, creators, scholars and designers.

Salary and benefit packages for this position are competitive, with salaries for this opportunity beginning at $53,000 annually.

Department Email or Phone Number

5-5838

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

202201025F

Number of Vacancies

1

Desired Start Date

08/18/2023

Position End Date

Posting Date

11/29/2022

Applications Accepted Through Date

Open Until Filled

Yes

Consideration Date: to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by the date indicated here. (Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.)

01/09/2023

Information regarding transcripts

The option to upload transcripts is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earned is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted.

Special Instructions Summary

Required Applicant documents:
  1. Cover letter
  2. Curriculum vitae
  3. Portfolio of 20 images of applicant’s work (saved as a single .pdf with links to time-based work samples), 20 images of student design projects (saved as a single .pdf). If document size exceeds 10 MB, a link to portfolio may be provided
  4. URL of Applicant’s portfolio website under the “Other” document in the Applicant Documents section
  5. List of courses taught
  6. Artist’s statement
  7. Teaching Philosophy Statement
  8. An inclusive excellence statement describing how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Ball State University through your teaching, research, and/or service. Please include examples of your contributions when possible. Word limit 500.

    Additionally, contact information with email addresses for three professional references is required in the application.



Search Committee Chair Name and Contact Information

Shantanu Suman – ssuman@bsu.edu – 5-2510

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Portfolio
  4. Other
  5. List of Courses Taught
  6. Artist's Statement
  7. Teaching Philosophy Statement
  8. Inclusive Excellence Statement
Optional Documents
  1. Undergraduate Transcripts
  2. Master's Transcripts


Company

Ball State

Founded in 1918 in Muncie, Indiana, the public research university has grown to more than 22500 students

Spirited and motivated, we learn, grow, and take flight. Our faculty and staff—everyone in our community—embrace students as learning partners from day one. In classrooms and labs, in immersive learning projects, on the sports fields—with creativity and determination—Cardinals Fly. We are grounded in our values, lifted by our knowledge, and go confidently upward toward ever greater opportunities. Ours is a simple promise: to challenge each other to excel. And with Beneficence as our guide—We Fly.

 

We are committed to excellence through a talented and diverse faculty and staff. Inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world. We are excited that you want to join us in these endeavors!

The university offers excellent benefits, including health care and retirement plans, tuition assistance for employees and dependents, and generous time off with pay. 

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