Dear Colleagues,
ID KAIST (Industrial Design at KAIST, Korea) invites applications for
tenure-track faculty positions. We continually seek suitable candidates to
join one of the best design programmes in the world. The annual salaries are
USD 70,000 - 80,000 for associate professor and USD 60,000 - 70,000 for
assistant professor, according to experience. Benefits include a settlement
research fund of USD 100,000 (including USD 10,000 relocation expenses) and
a rented apartment.
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is a dynamic
university with high aspirations to standing with top ten universities of
science and technology in the world within ten years. Aggressive measures
are being taken at the university level to drive this vision forward. It is
certainly among the very best in Korea with top 2% student intake. These
bright and committed students are our greatest assets.
The Department of Industrial Design ranks among the top 30 design schools in
the world, selected by Business Week in 2009 and the top 60 design schools
in 2006 and 2007 in a row. Our strengths lie in the interdisciplinary
approach to design and research, which have gained and continue to gain
international recognition in major academic journals and conferences as well
as prestigious design awards, including the IDEA, IF, Red Dot and Japan Good
Design. Each faculty member runs his/her own lab for research and industrial
projects. The research areas of the labs are diverse, including:
Product/Environment, Design Management, Human-centered Interaction,
Co-design/Interaction, Design Media, Creative Product Design, Design
Integration and Strategy, Colour and Emotional Design and Design Technology.
Home Page - http://id.kaist.ac.kr/
We are looking for candidates with a Ph.D. or equivalent qualification in a
relevant discipline. The position requires outstanding research and teaching
skills, excellent command of verbal and written English (courses are run in
English). The ID KAIST is a strong team thriving on co-operation, mutual
respect and cross-fertilization. Therefore, an aptitude for teamwork and
multi-disciplinary approach as well as strong interpersonal skills are very
important. Other qualities we week in the candidate include: organizational
and administrative skills; motivation for hard work and harmony with other
members of the faculty and staff.
The successful candidates will be responsible for teaching a minimum of 6
credits a year at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, setting up their
own research lab, securing funded research and industrial projects,
conducting their own research which will be disseminated through
international journals, conferences, design competitions, etc. They will
also be responsible for taking both educational and pastoral care of the
students (including tutorials and thesis supervision), participating in
committees, assessment/interview sessions, various administrative and
organizational work for educational, departmental and university affairs.
Please send your enquiries and/or completed application form (downloadable
at: http://www.kaist.ac.kr/) with C.V. to the contact below. Three
references should be sent in directly from the referees.
Professor LEE, Kun-pyo
Head, Department of Industrial Design, KAIST
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+82 (0)42 350 4514
LEE, Kun-Pyo Ph.D DRS Fellow
Professor & Head, Department of Industrial Design, KAIST
Director, Human Centered Interaction Design Lab
Secretary General. International Association of Societies of Design Research
373-1, Gusong-dong, Yusung-gu, Daejon-shi
305-701 South Korea
Tel: (office) +82-(0)42-350-4514 (Mobile) +82-(0)10-3460-7849
Fax: +82-(0)42-350-4510
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