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Hello, We would like to post this position to the PHD-Design Listserv. Thank you. Sincerely, Marilyn Read Oregon State University School of Design and Human Environment College of Business Tenure-track Instructor Design Foundations Posting Number #0009628 Position/Job Title: Tenure-track Instructor Appointment Type: Academic Teaching/Research Faculty Job Location: Corvallis Department: School of Design and Human Environment Position Summary The School of Design and Human Environment at Oregon State University invites applications for a full time (1.0 FTE), nine month tenure-track Instructor in Design Foundations to begin September 2013. Successful candidates will join a faculty team to develop and teach foundation courses in design to both majors and non-majors. Successful candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to contemporary pedagogy for Design Foundation education with teaching and research/scholarship interests in one or more of the following areas: design pedagogy, design thinking, or design foundation education. Salary is competitive and commensurate with education, credentials, and experience. Employee benefits are excellent. School: The School of Design and Human Environment offers undergraduate programs in Interior Design, Apparel Design, Graphic Design, and Merchandising Management and graduate degrees (MA, MS, PhD) in Design and Human Environment. The School is the only professional program in the western US to offer BS through PhD degrees in these specializations. The School has approximately 700 undergraduate majors and 39 graduate students. The School’s research/scholarship signature research areas include: 1) design in apparel, interiors, graphics, and housing and 2) consumer/user behavior related to the designed environments. The School works with an Advisory Board whose members include representatives from companies in the interior design, graphic design, housing, apparel design, and retailing industries. School resources include apparel, graphic, and interior design studios, computer lab, textile labs, and ethnic/historic textiles and apparel collection. Additional information about the School and its programs is available at: http://business.oregonstate.edu/sdhe The School of Design and Human Environment is administered by the College of Business within the Division of Business and Engineering. University and Community: OSU is classified as “very high research activity” according to the Carnegie Foundation and is one of only two US universities to hold the Land Grant, Sea Grant, Sun Grant, and Space Grant designation. OSU is located in Corvallis, a community of 54,000 people situated in the Willamette Valley between Portland and Eugene. Ocean beaches, lakes, rivers, forests, high desert, the rugged Cascade and Coast Ranges, and the urban amenities of the Portland metropolitan area are all within a 100 mile drive of Corvallis. The university has an institution-wide commitment to diversity, multiculturalism, and community. We actively engage in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and student body that include members of historically underrepresented groups. We strive to build and sustain a welcoming and supportive campus environment. OSU provides outstanding leadership opportunities for people interested in promoting and enhancing diversity, nurturing creativity, and building community. Position Duties: 75% Teaching/Advising: Provide leadership for and oversight of the core Design Foundations courses required of all undergraduate majors in the SDHE; develop core design/visual literacy courses for the Baccalaureate Core (general education); teach 2-3 courses per quarter. 15% Research/Creative Activity: development/expansion of a nationally recognized scholarly program. Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and other publication forms and/or exhibit creative scholarship in juried exhibitions and disseminate scholarly work at professional meetings. 10% Service: participate actively as a member of the university community and one’s professional community including administrative committees, search committees, and university governance activities. Service may include duties related to the Design Foundations program. Qualifications: Required * Earned terminal degree (PhD or MFA) in Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Merchandising Management, Architecture or related field by date of employment * Record of achievement or evidence of potential in teaching and research/scholarly work * Demonstrated ability to contribute to team endeavors * Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in oral and written formats * Demonstrated ability to utilize professional subject-related technology for teaching and/or scholarly work * Demonstrated commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity Preferred * Record of publication/creative activity and/or external funding support * Industry experience or professional practice * Demonstrated ability to establish effective university and/or industry relationships. * Record of active participation in professional and/or academic organizations Scholarly Outcomes for Position 15% Research-scholarly performance will be demonstrated publishing research in peer-reviewed journals and other publication forms and/or exhibit creative scholarship in juried exhibitions and disseminating scholarly work at professional meetings. Application Process Apply online at: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs/ Job posting number: For Full Consideration: November 15, 2012 Closing Date: May 1, 2012 Recommended Full-Time Pay Range: Salary is commensurate with education, credentials, and experience. A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity is: A required qualification Special Instructions to Applicants To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by November 15, 2012. Applications will continue to be accepted after the “for-full consideration” date, until the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants. When applying, please attach the following documents: 1) Cover letter describing experience, qualifications, and interest in the position 2) Curriculum Vita 3) Portfolio - visual documentation of approximately 20 works of his/her own and up to 20 examples of recent student work. Works will be viewed via applicant's websites. Please include a website address on your cover letter and on your CV. This is the only method the committee will be assessing visual documentation. 4) Statement of Research/Creative Activity Program and Goals 5) Statement of Teaching Philosophy 6) Graduate transcripts (if you received your graduate degree within the past two years) 7) Names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three professional references (may be included in curriculum vita) Upload these as “Other documents” if not included with your resume/vitae or cover letter. For additional information for this position, please contact Dr. Marilyn Read, Search Committee Chair at [log in to unmask] OSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Sincerely, Marilyn Read Marilyn A. Read, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Coordinator Interior Design Program School of Design and Human Environment College of Business Oregon State University 329 Milam Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Telephone: 541.737.0982 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------