Assistant Professional Specialist in Graphic Design
Job Description
The Department of Art, Art History and Design at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a graphic designer at the rank of Assistant Professional Specialist beginning fall 2013. This is a full-time, nine-month position. An Assistant Professional Specialist is a teaching and administrative position, renewable on a contract basis, with increasing rank possible. Salary and benefits are competitive.
Responsibilities include teaching typography courses (including motion components), an advanced undergraduate course in professional practice, and participation in a team-taught graduate seminar; advising graduate and undergraduate students; and contributing to department activities, including the support of student design groups, visiting speakers, and field trips. Additionally, this faculty member will oversee a newly-formed, on-campus student design firm. The Design Program at Notre Dame is part of an interdisciplinary Department of Art, Art History & Design in the College of Arts & Letters.
Candidate requirements include: Master of Fine Arts or equivalent advanced degree in graphic design/visual communications with a high level of competency in interactive and motion design and strong technical ability; demonstrated expertise with typography; excellent communication and problem-solving skills; competency with creative software applications for both print and interactive communications; industry experience strongly desirable; teaching experience beyond graduate assistant or TA preferred.
Applications should include: cover letter, C.V., teaching philosophy, 20 images of own current work through URL address(es) and/or as PDFs or on a DVD, 20 images of student work (including evidence of design process), and three letters of recommendation. The University of Notre Dame, an international Catholic research university, is an equal opportunity educator and employer with strong institutional and academic commitments to racial, cultural, and gender diversity. The University particularly seeks candidates who demonstrate excellence in teaching. Information about Notre Dame is available at http://www.nd.edu.
Application Deadline: March 15, 2013. Applications should be sent to Robert Sedlack, Search Committee Chairperson, Department of Art, Art History and Design, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
Application Details
Application Deadline: March 15, 2013. Applications should be sent to Robert Sedlack, Search Committee Chairperson, Department of Art, Art History and Design, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
NOTE: International candidates must hold a valid US working permit.