[ecrea] JOB POSTING: Assistant Professor in Design Studies

Tenure-track assistant professor in Design Studies.

Candidates should have a record of excellent teaching and scholarly work 
in design studies with a critical and interdisciplinary approach to the 
history, theory, and practice of design, and with a focus on graphic 
design and typography. Additional areas of expertise might include: 
design literacies; design and technology studies; information design; 
design for social advocacy; social media; media and communication 
theory; cultural theory.

The preferred candidate will have academic or professional teaching 
experience in such courses as graphic design, digital publishing, and 
interactive media. In addition, professional experience in design is 
desirable. Candidates will be expected to contribute to curriculum 
development in our undergraduate and graduate programs. Ph.D. in hand by 
August 15, 2015 preferred but M.F.A. with potential for research and 
creative work will be seriously considered.

The department's graduate and undergraduate programs afford faculty 
unique opportunities to teach and engage in research that both shapes 
and benefits from a rich multi-disciplinary environment. The department 
offers undergraduate major degrees in English; Liberal Arts; 
Communication, Culture, and Media; and Scientific and Technical 
Communication, and doctoral and master degrees in Rhetoric, Theory, and 
Culture. The usual tenure-track teaching load is 2 courses (6 hrs.) per 
semester. Please see our website: http://www.hu.mtu.edu.

Application packages should be submitted electronically to: 
http://www.jobs.mtu.edu/postings/1986. Please include: a letter of 
application, current vitae, portfolio of creative work, and evidence of 
teaching effectiveness, and three letters of recommendation (including 
one that addresses teaching).

Review of applications begins on November 1 and will continue until 
position is filled.

For inquiries, contact:
Sue Collins, PhD
Chair, Media Search
Department of Humanities
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
(906) 487-3260
(scollins /at/ mtu.edu) <mailto:(scollins /at/ mtu.edu)>