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Posted: 03-Nov-24
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Internal Number: 94336
Requisition Number: F_240179
Department: School of Art, Art History & Design-1030
Description of Work:
The School of Art, Art History & Design is seeking a dynamic and innovative individual for an Assistant Professor of Practice in Graphic Design. This full-time, non-tenure track, three-year academic appointment comes with the possibility of renewal. The role involves teaching a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum in an undergraduate Graphic Design program, covering print, web, interactive, motion, and emerging media, with an expected start date of August 18, 2025. The apportionment is 80% teaching, 10% service, and 10% research.
Candidates should have a record of creative and professional achievement in the field of Graphic Design. The successful candidate must demonstrate effective college-level teaching, including innovative applications of instructional technology. Candidates should possess expertise in one or more of the following areas: typography, branding, packaging design, design history, interaction design, user experience design, creative coding, publication design, or motion graphics. The ideal candidate's work will extend across diverse media, incorporating emerging tools, industry knowledge, and entrepreneurial insight, while thoughtfully engaging with critical perspectives on the creative process.
As a Research 1 university, we offer our faculty access to valuable resources that will allow them to flourish in their teaching, research, and creative practice. This dynamic environment fosters cross-disciplinary exploration, promoting innovative and globally informed approaches to visual communication. The School of Art, Art History & Design values diversity and believes it is critical to our success. We envision an individual who will serve an increasingly diverse student body. To that end, we seek a diverse pool of candidates committed to recruiting and mentoring a diverse student body.
About the School
The School of Art, Art History & Design is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) with highly regarded and nationally ranked undergraduate and graduate fine arts programs. Being part of a leading land-grant research university offers our students endless learning opportunities across the humanities and sciences. The diversity of our educational programs, with international activities around the world, provides extraordinary historical and cultural engagement. Our students work closely with nationally and internationally recognized faculty to advance knowledge and culture.
The School of Art, Art History & Design is part of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts that, through its endowment, further supports the art faculty and students by funding a visiting artists and scholars lecture series, scholarships, student and faculty travel, and research/creative activity.
Lincoln, Nebraska is more than a quintessential college community. The University is situated in a dynamic downtown area that includes the state capital and a growing tech industry as well as restaurants, coffee houses, movie theaters, clubs, bike trails, and urban residences. Lincoln has notably excellent public schools and a low cost of living, and it has been nationally recognized for its high quality of life. It is a friendly, creative, intellectual, and vibrant community that loves the arts and is home to the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Sheldon Museum of Art, the International Quilt Museum, the Nebraska State Museum with collections including anthropology, botany, and zoology, and the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, an art house cinema that is part of the College, as well as numerous alternative spaces and venues for visual art and music.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Teach lower and upper-division undergraduate courses in Graphic Design.
- Develop curriculum and programs in collaboration with the Graphic Design faculty.
- Develop and maintain a teaching and service practice consistent with School criteria.
As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, illustration, visual communication, interactive design, advertising, or a related discipline plus 3-5 years of related professional experience.
- Demonstrated record of creative and professional achievement in the field of Graphic Design.
- Knowledge of traditional, current, emerging, and innovative practices and technologies in design curriculum.
- Expertise in one or more of the following: interaction design, user experience design, typography, branding, package design, design history, information design, creative coding, social design, publication design, or motion graphics.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- An MFA in Art/Design or a related discipline.
- Three (3) years of successful university-level teaching experience or equivalent professional experience.
- A nationally established and active professional art/design practice.
- Experience teaching and mentoring students.
- Experience in design-centered entrepreneurship or a demonstrated understanding of how design and entrepreneurship intersect.
Job Type: Full-Time
About University of Nebraska Lincoln
With over 25,000 students, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a diverse educational insitution with international stature. The intellectual center for the state of Nebraska and beyond, we are a land-grant, top tier national research-extensive insitution. Part of the Big Ten conference, Big Ten Academic Alliance, our mission includes growing relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives.
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