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Herron announces 3 new faculty job openings in Visual Communication Design

Appointments begin August 2006

Indiana University
Herron School of Art and Design
Indianapolis, Indiana

Participate in the academic life of our institution as a dedicated scholar
who integrates teaching, research, and professional service in communication
design with a commitment to advancing civic goals through design thinking.
Teach communication design courses that integrate collaborative
cross-disciplinary approaches to design thinking and creative problem
solving, user-centered design, information design, experience design,
interactive and motion design, typographic fluency, image literacy PLUS
visual culture understanding, design history and design writing & research.

These job posting can be found on AIGA Jobs website:
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1
Assistant / Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design
Full-time Tenure-track Faculty Position
http://www.aigadesignjobs.org/job.asp?id=6888&p=y

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2
Lecturer Position on Visual Communication Design Faculty
Full-time Faculty Position
Lecturer status with multi-year contract in University
http://www.aigadesignjobs.org/job.asp?id=6890&p=y

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3
Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
RENEWABLE One-year Full-time Faculty Position
with potential to lead to Tenure-track Assistant Professor position
http://www.aigadesignjobs.org/job.asp?id=6889&p=y

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About the Department
The Department of Visual Communication Design includes seven full time
faculty members who teach 130 design majors in a ³residential² studio
context. Our undergraduate and graduate design programs are focused on
preparing leaders who can proactively manage processes for change and
innovation to improve the experiences of businesses, institutions,
organizations, communities and individuals. We advocate designing as a
collaborative process for identifying root problems and facilitating
meaningful solutions to complex issues. We seek to harness the power of
design to clarify, humanize and energize the issues that are central to life
in a pluralistic society.
 
About the School
Herron School of Art and Design, a 103-year-old professional school, enrolls
800+ students including 108 undergraduate majors in visual communication
design. The school occupies a new 170,000 square foot building opened in
summer 2005. For more information about Herron, visit:
http://www.herron.iupui.edu.
 
About the University and Campus
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is located in the
heart of a metropolitan area of 1.7 million people and home to a vital and
growing museum and cultural community. With 29,000 students and the largest
number of degree programs in the state, the campus is earning national
recognition as a model for urban higher education for the twenty-first
century, committed to serving the needs of both non-traditional and
traditional students. For more information about IUPUI, visit:
http://www.iupui.edu.

Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, names and contacts of
three professional references, a statement of your views on relevant,
contemporary design practices, a statement of your philosophy of design
education, and a portfolio documenting your professional practice in
communication design. If available, please send sample course syllabi,
teaching evaluations, and samples of student work from courses you have
taught. Send all materials to be received by January 6, 2006 to:
 
Christopher Vice
Chair, Department of Visual Communication Design
Indiana University Herron School of Art and Design
Eskenazi Hall 
735 New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5944
 
Screening begins January 9, 2006 and continues until position is filled.
IUPUI is an 
AA/EOE employer.