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- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN & INTERACTIVE
DESIGN – DEPARTMENT OF ART – TENURE TRACK
Position
Summary
The
School of Fine and Performing Arts and the Department of
Art at Portland State University invites applications for
an Assistant Professor position in the area of Graphic Design/Interactive
Design.
Responsibilities
would involve: Teaching seven courses (28 credits) per year
as determined by department chair at lower and upper division
undergraduate levels; work with graphic design faculty on
curricular and program development; student advising; departmental
and university service, and community outreach. In addition,
professional activities of a scholarly and creative nature
are expected as well as a willingness to actively pursue
grant opportunities.
The
position is a full-time, 1.0 FTE, tenure track, nine month
position that begins September 16, 2008. This position would
report directly to the Department Chair. Salary would be
commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Qualifications
•
MFA, MA or equivalent terminal degree in
Graphic Design or related field is required.
•
Strong professional accomplishments in the
area of web design and interactive media will be required.
•
All candidates must demonstrate design
and teaching
methodologies that are strong in creative process, research
skills, design theory, creative thinking, and innovative
and strategic problem solving in the area of digital media,
graphic design and web design.
•
Successful candidates will candidate
to have a strong graphic design background that combines
theoretical and practical knowledge in typography, web,
and interactive design.
•
Candidates must also have the ability to
teach lower
and upper division digital media courses that address both
design and software skills. Teaching experience and strong
professional accomplishments in digital and web design and
interactive media is required.
•
Applicants should provide evidence of scholarly
productivity and teaching
effectiveness, as well as demonstrate knowledge of digital/
multimedia applications via an electronic portfolio.
•
Preference will be given to candidates with
teaching experience
at university/college level and an MFA or equivalent terminal
degree in graphic design or related field.
•
In alignment with the university's mission,
preference will be given to candidates with an interest
or experience in community-based education and civic engagement.
•
A background in grant writing is highly desired
but not required.
The
Department of Art
The
department offers a BA degree in Art History, BA & BS
degrees in Drawing/Painting/Printmaking, Graphic Design,
and Sculpture. There are 14 full-time faculty and approximately
60 part-time faculty, 900 declared majors and many non-majors
from other academic areas and the community. The department
is dedicating to the evolving nature of the arts and the
artist. We support this evolution in faculty scholarship,
faculty development and evolving curriculum and programs.
The School of Fine and Performing Arts incorporates the
Departments of Architecture, Art, Music and Theater Arts.
Portland
State University
The
urban university in the Oregon State System of Higher Education,
Portland State University has an established enrollment
of 24,000 students. Located in the center of a vigorous
and beautiful city, the University shares its goals and
talents with the metropolitan area from which it draws the
majority of its students.
To
Apply
Send
letter of interest, CV, e-mail address, names and contact
information for three references, 20 samples of professional
work and 20 samples of student work submitted via URL, CD
or DVD, and statement of teaching
philosophy
by
mail to:
