Assistant Professor in Professional Practice - Visual Communication Design
Company: Nazareth College
Location: Rochester
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Assistant Professor in Professional Practice - Visual Communication
Design
Title
Benefits Summary
Tenure Track
Non-Tenure Track Position
Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary
Nazareth College seeks candidates for a full-time, Professional
Practice position of assistant professor of Visual Communication
Design, beginning fall 2022. The successful candidate will have
significant experience both as a design professional and as a
design educator, with technical and critical expertise, and a
capacity to steer curricular and pedagogical change in the areas of
design criticism and professional preparation.
The candidate will teach two or three courses per semester that may
include, but not be limited to, introductory and advanced graphic
design courses in design professional practices and processes,
typography, semiotics, branding and identity, contemporary design
criticism and design history, publication and layout design,
advertising, and web design. All faculty are expected to
participate in undergraduate advising, effectively collaborate with
department faculty and faculty across disciplines, mentor students
and supervise student-related activities, and participate in
committee service within the department, and college.
Nazareth College, an independent, comprehensive institution with
2300 undergraduate and 700 graduate students, prepares its
graduates to serve local and global communities through a wide
range of liberal arts and professional programs. Nazareth seeks to
hire teacher-scholars with a demonstrated commitment to teaching
excellence, student success, and civic engagement, and an
understanding of the educational benefits and importance of
diversity, equity and inclusion as articulated in our Diversity
Statement. The college is located minutes from downtown Rochester,
New York, a city noted for its rich arts and cultural community and
its international businesses and industry. Applications from
candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged. EOE
Required Education
A BFA degree in Graphic Design (or equivalent professional degree
and/or experience)
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Preferred: a minimum of two years of teaching experience at the
college level and two years of professional experience in the
field. Industry experience is strongly desirable.
Applicants should present evidence of leadership ability and the
potential to make significant contributions in their field of
practice. They should have a strong commitment to design education
and a keen interest in and ability with design-related
technologies; knowledge of contemporary design issues and the
history of design; competency with Macintosh platform and
appropriate software applications for both interactive and print
communications.
Preferred Qualifications
Master of Fine Arts equivalent advanced degree in
graphic/communication design and/or significant experience in the
field. Candidate should demonstrate a commitment to remain current
in contemporary issues in technology and theory and should foster
critical and comparative thinking in a liberal arts
environment.
Special Requirements
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
10/10/2022
Close Date
12/31/2022
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions for this Posting
Interested candidates should submit the following:
* A formal letter of application
* A brief statement of teaching philosophy highlighting areas of
pedagogic concentration
* A curriculum vitae
* A digital portfolio of professional work
* Course syllabi and student work
* Student evaluations of recent courses taught at the college
level.
* Three names of reference, including contact information
Keywords: Nazareth College, Rochester , Assistant Professor in Professional Practice - Visual Communication Design, Education / Teaching , Rochester, New York
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