Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Transdisciplinary Design Posting 
Number: 06070352 
Position Type: Faculty Position 
Status: Full-Time 
Department: PSD/ Methods 

Faculty Responsibilities: 
Parsons The New School for Design is seeking a full-time, principal 
faculty member at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to take part 
in the development of Transdisciplinary Design and Design Studies across 
the University, as well as to teach graduate and undergraduate studios and 
related subjects in these areas. 

Parsons has been a pioneer in art and design education since it's founding 
in 1896. One of the most highly regarded art and design schools in the 
world, Parsons today enrolls over 3,500 students in more than 20 
undergraduate and graduate degree programs and boasts a faculty of 130 
fulltime and more than 1000 part time members made of professional design 
practitioners and scholars. Parsons hosts a truly international student 
body in its diverse, rigorous and progressive programs characterized by 
curricular innovation, pioneering uses of technology, highly collaborative 
and interdisciplinary approaches, a strong emphasis on social 
responsibility, and a global perspective. Parsons and The New School are 
embarking on an ambitious expansion of graduate programs, and central to 
this effort is the development of a suite of transdisciplinary graduate 
design programs. As part of The New School's commitment to project-
centered learning, these new programs will enable faculty and students to 
address complex social, technological, and environmental challenges from 
radically new perspectives, unbound from the constraints of traditional 
disciplinary approaches. 

The successful applicant is expected to make significant contributions to 
developing the new graduate programs, as well as to teaching 
Transdisciplinary Design in undergraduate and graduate programs across 
Parsons and the New School at large. In that respect, there is a broad 
range of areas that the successful applicant could teach into that may 
include but are not limited to: critical design practices, design and 
social research, participatory and community design, sustainable design, 
design and social entrepreneurship, design research methods, emerging 
technologies and their social implications, spatial and urban design, 
service and systems design, media ecosystems and social networking, design 
and globalization, design and international affairs, designing health care 
systems, designing for security and risk management systems, and design 
and humanitarian organizations and networks, and design pedagogy. The 
applicant selected will teach in dynamic and vibrant, collaborative 
programs involving students and faculty from across the design and art 
fields (media arts, product design, fine arts, communication design, 
design and technology, architecture, interior design, urban and 
environmental design, etc.) as well as in liberal arts (including graduate 
programs in the Social Sciences, Media Studies, and International 
Affairs), and potentially performance. The successful candidate will be 
able to communicate and work with students and faculty from across the 
University in the process of teaching Transdisciplinary Design. 

Qualifications: 
The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong record of excellence in 
teaching undergraduate and graduate level design studios as well as 
lectures and seminars, preferably with experience in teaching in 
international settings and will have a demonstrable commitment to 
curricular innovation and experience with its implementation, as well as a 
strong record of developing successful collaborative opportunities with 
industry partners, non-profit organizations, NGOs, and other external 
entities. Candidates with strong international experience in 
crossdisciplinary, studio-based projects and/or design research 
experience, and those who can provide leadership in fostering excellence 
in design research and scholarship will be given priority. Applicants must 
hold a professional/terminal degree in relevant fields. 

This is a principal faculty position. The position will start in July 
2008. Applicants who envision building an academic career at the New 
School around professional/creative practice are expected to have an 
ongoing, recognized, professional transdisciplinary design and/or 
consulting practice; applicants who envision building an academic career 
around research and scholarship must have a Ph.D. degree and demonstrate a 
strong record of scholarly excellence and commitment to publishing in 
their respective fields. Applicants who combine the above into an 
integrative, research-driven practice committed to advancing critical 
social and environmental issues are especially encouraged to apply. 

Job Family: Parsons The New School for Design 
Special Instructions to Applicants: To be given full consideration 
application materials should be submitted online by January 15, 2008 @ 
https://careers.newschool.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp? 
time=1200255769633 
Posting Date: 12-06-2007 
Closing Date: Open Until Filled