Assistant Professor of Practice in Interior Design

Employer: Purdue University Fort Wayne
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Salary: Competitive
Date posted: Nov 5, 2024

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Position Type: Faculty Positions, Arts, Art, Interior Design
Employment Level: Non-Tenured Track
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Public Four-Year Institutions

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The Department of Art and Design invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Practice beginning Fall 2025. This position will teach all levels of undergraduate Interior Design courses, participate in departmental meetings, advise students, and engage with the greater academic and professional communities. This position reports directly to the chair of the Department of Art and Design.

A Master’s or PhD. degree in Interior Design or related field with a minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a college or university setting. Your application should address your industry experience in interior design/architectural practice and NCIDQ certification as well as any professional practice experience, university/college teaching experience, and versatility in studio instruction from foundational to advanced level courses. Please also address communication skills, both written and oral, knowledge and experience with CIDA accreditation, memberships in interior design professional organizations and the ability to work effectively with, and expand, outside constituencies including, but not limited to, alumni, Interior Design Advisory Board, and industry professionals.

Professional knowledge must include design theories, programming, residential and commercial design, building code and building systems. Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in several design software including but not limited to AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit and Photoshop and the ability to teach courses using the design-oriented software. This position will teach in one or more of the following areas: design studio course, interior materials, lighting and color, professional practice, drawing techniques, interior history, and design software. This position will be required to engage with undergraduate students in lecture and studio settings, face-to-face as well as online, providing support and critical feedback in their instruction and evaluation of student work. It is essential that the candidate be willing to learn and adopt University Learning Management System (Brightspace), and to integrate appropriate digital technologies into the teaching and learning process. Position is contingent upon available funding and satisfactory background check.

The Department of Art and Design is a vibrant department of active art professionals and scholars and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Housed in the well-equipped Visual Arts Buildings, students benefit from studying with artistically active faculty who exhibit regionally, nationally, and internationally. The department is staffed by eight tenured, one assistant professor of practice, four senior lecturers, one lecturer, and eight limited-term lecturers. The Department of Art and Design enrolls more than 300 majors in curricula leading to a Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with concentrations in Drawing, Ceramics, Imaging and Photography, Painting, Printmaking, Metalsmithing, Sculpture; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Web Design with elective studies in Information Technology, Bachelor of Arts in Art Education; and a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design.

Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) is the largest university in northeast Indiana, offering 25 graduate and over 100 prestigious Purdue University undergraduate degrees and certificates. More than 10,000 students of diverse ages, races and nationalities belong to the PFW family. The 594‐acre campus in Fort Wayne is home to over 7,000 degree‐seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Through PFW’s partnerships with area high schools, almost 3,000 high school students take dual‐credit courses, simultaneously earning both high school and college credits. PFW is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Learn more about us at PFW.edu.

Review of application materials will start on November 15, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.

Please submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, a 1-2 page teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a website or pdf portfolio of the applicants professional practice (save as a single PDF file with 20 images maximum), and a portfolio of student work (20 images) and contact information for three references to https://careers.purdue.edu/FW/go/FW-Faculty/7720100/. All candidates invited for a campus interview will be expected to do a 45-60 minute instructional student presentation.

Purdue Fort Wayne is an EEO/AA employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Purdue Fort Wayne will not provide visa support for this position.

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Purdue Fort Wayne

Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Indiana’s second-largest city and offers a traditional campus experience within a thriving metropolitan setting. As part of the venerable Purdue University system, students earn undergraduate and graduate degrees from one of the most trusted and prestigious brands in higher education.

With more than 8,000 students and over 300 full-time faculty members, Purdue Fort Wayne is perfectly sized to offer small classes and individualized attention, yet large enough to have all the attributes of a major research university. Students have the opportunity to work alongside faculty to tackle real-world challenges through groundbreaking research, to create exciting new scholarship, and to explore new facets of creative expression.

For more than 50 years, Purdue Fort Wayne has drawn Mastodons from near and far. Our students value the prestigious Purdue name and degree, and they experience the affordability and vibrance of Indiana’s second-largest city, Fort Wayne. We offer a traditional campus experience with perfectly sized classes that allow for individualized attention to help our students thrive. Students also have the opportunity to work alongside faculty to tackle real-world challenges through groundbreaking research and to explore new facets of creative expression.

Purdue Fort Wayne is the only university in the country with a mastodon as a mascot. It’s a distinction that we are proud of, and it represents our unique story.

Mastodons roamed the southern Great Lakes region of North America more than 10,000 years ago. But it was in 1968—four years after the university was founded—that Jack Sunderman, chair of the Department of Geology, identified a leg bone of a mastodon found just south of Angola, Indiana. Sunderman and his team of faculty and students subsequently unearthed the entire mastodon skeleton—along with the skull of a baby mastodon.

Later that year, Steve Pettyjohn, who served as the student body president in 1968–69, wrote a letter to the Communicator, the university newspaper, extolling the virtues of choosing the mastodon as the mascot: “It sounds different, strange. That’s exactly why [we should choose it]. I’m tired of slavishly copying what Bloomington, West Lafayette, and other big schools do. Let’s have the courage to be a little different.”

The following year, a student government committee selected the Mastodon as the university mascot. Don lives on as a fierce representative of Purdue Fort Wayne!

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