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Job Description
About This Role:
The Department of Interior Architecture and Industrial Design (IAID) at Kansas State University invites applications for a visiting faculty position for the academic year beginning August 2024. The appointment will be at the rank of visiting assistant professor. Kansas State University is a land grant institution, and candidates should be committed to a tripartite mission of teaching, creative and/or scholarly research, and service. We are searching for a colleague with creative energy, passion, and vision for the future of IAID; who values research, design, and making, has a collaborative spirit, and can contribute at multiple curriculum levels. We aspire to find a colleague who embodies the four core values: versatility, collegiality, coherence, and peer evaluation.
Teaching:
The main emphasis of this position is Industrial Design. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to teach in design studios across the curriculum and integrate contemporary methods into their design studio teaching. The candidate should be able to develop courses and/ or teach in one or more of the following areas in the industrial design program: ID Studio Coursework (various levels), beginning design studies, professional practice, design theory, and 2/3D CAD modeling. Submitted work must show design and/or teaching excellence in one or more of these areas. We are searching for a colleague with creative energy, passion, and vision for the future of IAID; who values research, design, and making, has a collaborative spirit, and can contribute at multiple curriculum levels. We aspire to find a colleague who embodies the four core values: versatility, collegiality, coherence, and peer evaluation.
Why Join Us:
The Interior Architecture and Industrial Design Department is housed in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design alongside the Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Regional Community Planning Departments. This creates a robust environment of creative disciplines ripe with collaborative opportunities and infrastructure. We have also moved into a renovated and newly built building, Seaton Regnier Hall. This new facility has the latest technology and houses a world-class facility with 20,000 sq. ft. of fabrication and research laboratories.
The department offers two Masters degrees, one in Interior Architecture and the other in Industrial Design, which was established in Fall of 2020. Our award-winning Furniture Design curriculum augments both of these degree programs. The active learning environment of IAID provides students with an extraordinary education interweaving multiple design disciplines into two strong programs of study. In our pedagogy, innovation, prototyping, and fabrication intersect with human-centered design in educating our students. To learn more about our unique program visit us at apdesign.k-state.edu/IAID and follow us on Instagram at #kstateIAID.
We Support Diversity and Inclusion:
Kansas State University embraces diversity and inclusion. The university actively seeks individuals who foster a collegial environment and cooperative interactions with coworkers, students, and others. The University is dedicated to promoting the Principles of Community.
Minimum Qualifications:
-Master’s degree or higher in Industrial Design, Product Design, or related field (earned by Fall 2024).
-Ability to teach design studios across the curriculum.
-Ability to develop and teach lectures and seminars in one or more required areas of our curriculum.
-Experience and knowledge of industry standard of 2D and 3D CAD modeling software.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Three or more years of creative and/or professional practice experience in Product Design, Industrial Design, and/or a related field.
-Diverse design background and ability to teach design thinking at multiple scales.
-Established teaching record and/or scholarly/creative agenda.
-Record of service to the academic and/or professional communities.
-Professional ID sketching/rendering skill.
Other Requirements:
-Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.
Application Details
Required to submit the following into one compiled PDF document. Review of applications will begin as submitted and continue until the position is filled.
1. Letter of interest addressing qualifications.
2. Curriculum vita.
3. Personal portfolio.
4. Teaching portfolio, include if taught previously.
5. List of three academic and/or professional references with full contact information.