Though Dec. 1st is posted as our preference date, we are still reviewing candidates. Thank you. Eva

Position Announcement
 
 
Position:                	        	Tenure Track Faculty Visual Communication Design
Rank:                      	        	Assistant Professor
Salary:                    	        	Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Appointment:                   	Beginning August 2015
Application deadline:      	Preference given to applications received by December 1, 2014
 
 
Herron School of Art and Design, on the urban campus of Indiana University, is seeking applications for a tenure track position in the Department of Visual Communication Design at the rank of Assistant professor to begin Fall 2015. Herron School of Art and Design offers degrees in Fine Arts, Art Therapy, Art History, Art Education and in Visual Communication Design. Within a School of approximately 845 students, VCD has 100 undergraduate students and six MFA candidates. Our graduate program is less than a decade old and continues to grow. Currently six full-time faculty and six adjunct faculty teach VCD classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Tenure track faculty are responsible for a teaching schedule of five classes per academic year and are eligible for significant university support in areas of research. Research and Service are expected of successful applicants.
 
We are seeking applicants with a terminal degree to join us in continuing to build and develop our highly successful VCD Department. Ours is an evolving and responsive curriculum grounded in concepts that include Transformation Design, Service Design, User Experience Design and Design for Understanding. In VCD we are seeking to provide students with educational experiences that cross boundaries, encourage collaboration, and enable students to bring a human-centered perspective to their design process.
 
Especially sought are applicants who demonstrate fluency in interaction design from a broad perspective that encompasses strategic thinking, design research, user interface design, information architecture and ubiquitous computing.

Responsibilities:
●	Teach undergraduate and/or graduate level courses in the Visual Communication Design Department. Tenure track faculty are assigned a course load equivalent to five courses per academic year.
●	Advise and support undergraduate and graduate students concerning academic and professional development opportunities.
●	Collaborate with area colleagues in advancing curriculum within the Visual Communication Design Department.
●	Contribute to the values of the department as a place that is open, creative and academically rigorous.
●	Conduct scholarly Research in design, design education and/or creative practice in the area of expertise.
●	Service on department, school and university committees.
●	External service to advance the discipline of design.
 
Qualifications:
●	Candidate must hold a terminal degree in his or her field of expertise related to Visual Communication Design or a design related field.
●	Demonstrate theoretical and/or practical knowledge of the utilization of visual language as a means to clarify, energize and humanize communication.
●	Experience teaching in a university setting beyond Teaching Assistant is preferred.
●	Demonstrate a commitment to a collaborative design approach for finding and solving meaningful problems.
●	Demonstrated experience in visual communication design relative to one or more of the following: design thinking/theory, research, strategy, service design, design and business, design and health care, information design, innovation in social and/or community based initiatives, sustainability, interaction design, emerging media and technologies. 
 
Applicants should submit:
●	Letter of application
●	Current curriculum vitae
●	Portfolio demonstrating excellence in personal research and creative activity
●	Statement of teaching philosophy
●	Digital portfolio of student work (if available)
●	Three (3) current letters of reference 
In order to apply please create a guest account at https://ams.iu.edu/guests/GuestHome.aspx then e-mail your login name (full e-mail address used) to Kim Gibson [log in to unmask]
in Human Resources.  Please indicate "Visual Communication Design Tenure Track search" in your message. You will then be added to an IUPUI Oncourse site where you will receive permission to upload portfolios and documents. No physical mail required.
 
Please direct questions to:
Kim Gibson, Human Resources
Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI
Eskenazi Hall HR 224F
735 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-278-9478
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About the Department
The Department of Visual Communication Design has an established reputation for research that advances designing as a collaborative process for identifying root problems and facilitating meaningful solutions to complex issues. Student attainment of essential competencies is achieved through the recognition that ‘students will enter the field expected to address multiple design functions and responsibilities, from strategy to form making. The department includes six full time faculty and six adjunct faculty members who teach full-time students in a “residential” studio context. 
 
About the School          	
Indiana University Herron School of Art and Design, originally established as a museum school in 1902, enrolls 845 students in BFA and MFA professional degree programs. The school occupies two state-of-the-art facilities including a 170,000 square foot building opened in 2005. The 2011 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, a publication of U.S. News and World Report, ranks Herron School of Art and Design among the top 50 Master of Fine Art degree programs in the United States. For more information about Herron, visit:
http://www.herron.iupui.edu
 
 
About the Campus       	
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is located in the heart of a metropolitan area of more than 2 million people, the state’s capitol and a vibrant business, arts museum and cultural community. With 30,000 students from 49 states and 122 countries, and more than 200 academic programs, the campus is among the Top 10 “up and coming” universities in U.S. World and News Report’s rankings, earning national recognition as a model for urban higher education for the 21st century. IUPUI is committed to serving the needs of both non-traditional and traditional students. For more information about IUPUI, visit:
http://www.iupui.edu
 
 
Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Institution. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application process must notify Kim Gibson (see above) a reasonable time in advance.
 


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