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Dear fellow design professionals: Virginia Tech has an immediate opening for a design educator to oversea our student run, faculty lead, award-winning Design Studio. See details below. Please feel free to share wide and broad. Best- Troy POSITION DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities include directing the FourDesign Center within the School of Visual Arts; teaching within the undergraduate and graduate curricula; facilitating design studios, production management and creative direction; creative scholarship, participating in committees and outreach opportunities, and assigned administrative duties. The position typically has a 3/2 teaching load. One course per semester of this load covers the teaching component of the FourDesign internship process. A major duty and component of this position involves collaboration with other programs within the School of Visual Arts (SOVA): Studio Art, Art History, Creative Technologies and Material Culture and Public Humanities. SALARY: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. ANTICIPATED START: August, 2014. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: * a 2/3 teaching load of undergraduate and graduate courses from beginning to advanced levels * serving as Director of FourDesign (http://wearefourdesign.com), a student-run, faculty-led graphic design Center * maintain an up-to-date proficiency with tools and software packages as it relates to teaching and creative research in design (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.) * school, college and university level service and outreach * student advising and curriculum development in the VCD program REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * terminal professional degree (M.F.A. or equivalent) * previous experience or demonstrated potential in a leadership position * accomplishments in positions of responsibility in Visual Communication Design * the ability to address aesthetic, technical and theoretical issues * a record of significant graphic design work * a thorough understanding of the history and contemporary practice in design * awareness of new and emerging technologies * proficiency in Mac OS and Adobe Creative Cloud PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate will have additional experience in one or more of the following: * interactive design * packaging design * web design * advertising * 3D graphics and time-based mediums * computer experience with additional applications such as Final Cut / After Effects For additional questions about this position contact the VCD Search Committee chair, Ann-Marie Knoblauch ([log in to unmask]). All candidates must apply on-line at http://listings.jobs.vt.edu:80/postings/47525. As part of the online application process, please submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of commitment to teaching (course evaluations, syllabi, course materials, etc.), a copy of your college transcripts (unofficial), and the names and contact information of at least three references who can speak to your teaching abilities and/or creative research. Applicants must also submit a link to a website with an online portfolio documenting samples of your own work. Please include the link(s) in your cover letter. Application review will begin on May 9, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity, and in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities desiring accommoda- tions in the application process should notify the hiring department by the application deadline. Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Virginia Tech, founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution, is currently ranked as a Top 30 Public University by US News & World Report and a Top 30 Public Research University by the National Science Foundation. Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). As the Commonwealth's most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech serves a diverse popula- tion of 30,000+ students and 8000+ faculty and staff from over 100 countries, and is engaged in research around the world. Invent the Future at Virginia Tech. APPLY HERE: http://listings.- jobs.vt.edu:80/ postings/47525 -- *=========================================Do you need an appointment with me? Click Here <http://meetme.so/troyabel>* Dr. Troy D. Abel <<mfa>> <<phd>> <http://www.troyabel.com> Assistant Professor Chair, <http://www.sova.vt.edu/areas-of-study/visual-communication-design/>Visual Communication Design<http://www.sova.vt.edu/areas-of-study/visual-communication-design/> Director, Human Centered Design Ph.D., IGEP<http://interdisciplinary.graduateschool.vt.edu/?q=node/349> affiliated faculty: institute for creativity in arts & technology<http://www.icat.vt.edu> affiliated faculty: center for hci @ virginia tech <http://www.hci.vt.edu/> Office: Henderson 352 Mailing Address: School of Visual Arts (SOVA) [0103] <http://www.sova.vt.edu> Virginia Tech <http://www.vt.edu/> 203 Draper Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------