Dear Friends

I am posting this call for Faculty Recruitment from the Indian Institute 
of Crafts and Design, Jaipur on behalf of their Director, Prof. Sangita 
Shroff. You can get more information about this school of design from 
their website or from my blog post on "Design for India" at the link 
provided below:
<http://design-for-india.blogspot.com/2008/05/indian-institute-of-crafts-and-design.html>
<http://design-for-india.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-education-strategies-and.html>

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Indian Institute of Crafts and Design
Jaipur

Institute Website: <http://www.iicd.ac.in>

The Indian Institute of Crafts and Design (IICD) is an autonomous 
institute of excellence, set up by the Government of Rajasthan in 1995, 
to act as a catalyst for the crafts sector. The Government entered into 
a unique ‘public private partnership’ with Ambuja Educational Institute 
in October 2007 with the central idea that the Institute evolve a 
sustained program of efficient growth and development of both, crafts 
persons and the craft sector in an integrated manner. The Major 
Education programs at IICD are mandated to develop high quality, 
motivated human resource and change agents – young craft designers and 
design managers – who would work in a vibrant climate of experimentation 
and innovation. IICD is currently offering Under Graduate programs in 
Soft Material Application (textiles, leather, paper) and Hard Material 
Application (wood, metal, stone). In the Post Graduate program the 
specializations offered are Furniture Design and Interior Products and 
Home Textiles (floor covering & furnishings).

As a part of our Capacity Building initiative, the Institute is looking 
for dynamic professionals, who want to be part of the ‘Craft Development 
Story’ of India. Design professionals and Design academics with a strong 
emotive and cultural association with the Craft wisdom of this country 
are invited to participate with missionary zeal on the task at hand – to 
train students, do craft development work and research along with 
curriculum development – at the foremost Institute focused on Craft 
Design in India.


We invite design professionals and the positions on offer are:

1. DEAN, POST GRADUATE PROGRAM:

Profile: Senior Academic, with prior experience in professional design 
practice and design academics with skills in Course and Syllabus design, 
pedagogies, ability to network with Industry, Govt. and Non - Govt. 
organizations. The person should have scholastic / research capabilities.

The position is of an Associate professor/ Professor (work experience of 
minimum 15 years and more}. Commensurate package would be on offer.


2. FURNITURE/PRODUCT/ACCESSORY DESIGNER:

Profile: Dynamic young designer with a body of professional work, 
preferably in Craft design and a keen interest in practice as well as 
academics. The person should be strong on form as well as keenly 
interested in materials & technology.

3. TEXTILE DESIGNER:

Profile: A designer with a body of professional work in Print, Weave, 
Embroidery Design, ability to work hands on, with a keen interest in 
color and traditional textile repertoire. S/he should be willing to 
travel and work in rural craft clusters.

4. COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNER / ART HISTORIAN / ANTHROPOLOGIST:

Profile: A communications designer, keenly interested in Design, Craft 
and Art theory, research and ability to do primary theoretical and 
visual research or an Art Historian / Anthropologist interested in 
studies related to Material culture, techniques of making and production 
processes.

The above three positions are for Assistant professor (work experience 
of 3 to 7 years) / Associate professors (work experience of 8 to 12 years).

5. ADJUNCT FACULTY;

Profile: IICD invites senior design practitioners and pedagogues to have 
a sustained association with the Institute. (This could be in a part 
time format or full time). They would teach, help build academic vision 
and be involved in faculty development initiatives. They could also work 
as resident designers, being involved with our other craft development 
initiatives.

Two positions of Adjunct association are possible immediately. IICD 
would offer commensurate package.

Applications may be sent to

Director, IICD
Email: [log in to unmask]
before 10th July 2008.

Or by post
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CRAFTS AND DESIGN
J 8, Jhalana Institutional Area, Near RTO, JAIPUR: 302004

Tel: 0141 2703105
Fax: 0141 2700160
Website: http://www.iicd.ac.in

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With warm regards

M P Ranjan
from my Imac at home on the NID campus
15 June 2008 at 6.50 pm IST

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Prof M P Ranjan
Faculty of Design
Head, Centre for Bamboo Initiatives at NID (CFBI-NID)
Chairman, GeoVisualisation Task Group (DST, Govt. of India) (2006-2008)
National Institute of Design
Paldi
Ahmedabad 380 007 India

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