Assistant Professor of Practice in Integrated Design
- Employer
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Oct 8, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Design & Graphic Arts
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Department of Design and the Center for Integrated Design in
the School of Design and Creative Technologies at The University of
Texas at Austin (UT) seeks a faculty colleague with a focus in
Integrated Design. We are seeking skills in human-centered design,
design strategy, design thinking, design research, and expertise in
the traditional crafts of design. We encourage applications from
both academics and seasoned practitioners eager to join a team of
whole-hearted collaborators in reinventing design education for the
twenty-first century. This is a non-tenure track position with the
intention of recurring annual contracts at the initial rank of
Assistant Professor of Practice. Earliest start date: January 2022.
The position requires relocation to Austin, TX.
As part of the School of Design and Creative Technologies (SDCT),
the Design Department proudly boasts curricular offerings which
align with shifts in the creative economy, including design
coursework for non-majors offered largely through the Center for
Integrated Design (CID). CID provides design-based learning
experiences for any student at UT Austin, and believes in the power
of design to amplify and strengthen the creative work of all
students regardless of discipline. Integrated Design is based on
traditional and emerging practices of design: human-centered
design, design thinking, user-research, co-design, equity design,
and participatory design, to name a few. This set of practices is
one of the most innovative and in-demand skills for students
entering the workforce, regardless of major.
Course development and teaching responsibilities in our
fast-growing programs may include the following:
- introductory courses in Design Thinking and other forms of Design skills courses for both design majors and curious non-majors from engineering, business, computer science, medicine, and other fields
- introductory, intermediate, and advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Human-Centered Design
- senior capstone project for the Bridging Disciplines Certificate in Design Strategies
- thematic/special topics courses in your area of expertise at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
- interdisciplinary team-taught courses that enroll students from multiple design specializations and/or university departments
- graduate thesis supervision
In addition to teaching, the full-time faculty in Integrated Design will participate in administrative, committee, and student service activities, including development of new curricula, and strategic development of the Center. Non-tenure-track faculty are encouraged to maintain an active agenda of creative and/or professional practice
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