Position Information
Position Title
Assistant Teaching Professor of Graphic Design
About this Opportunity
The School of Art invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor position in Graphic Design beginning in August 2023
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Appointment Type
Non-Tenure-track/Contract
Length of Appointment
FT Academic Year
Description
The School of Art invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor position in Graphic Design beginning in August 2023.
Our dynamic faculty function as collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive members of the College of Fine Arts community, both within and beyond the home unit, serving as quality teachers, productive in creative and/or scholarly work, engaged in public service activities, and contributing to the Ball State and Muncie communities and beyond. Additionally, lifelong learning at Ball State University extends educational engagement beyond the classroom and includes learning for professional development, personal enrichment, or other goals throughout one’s lifetime. Faculty will be expected to participate in the department’s, college’s, and university’s lifelong learning opportunities when available and may be assigned teaching responsibility in this area as part of their overall responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications
- MFA degree from an accredited instituion in graphic design, visual communication or related area, with an interactive design emphasis OR: Equivalent professional experience of a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience working in the design industry.
- Apple platform expertise as evidenced by portfolio samples of professional work.
- Evidence of appropriate professional and/or creative activity in design as demonstrated by portfolio samples of professional work.
- Understanding of design history and methodology, conceptual approaches as evidenced in teaching philosophy and artist’s statement.
Authorization to work in the US
Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Documented teaching experience at the college or university level beyond graduate assistantship.
- Broad knowledge of contemporary issues in visual culture with the capacity for forward thinking about the role of graphic design in the 21st century.
- Expertise with current Adobe Creative Suite, strong skills in typography, brand/identity,web design, UI/UX/Interactive, and Motion Graphics.
- Web design skills and familiarity with various relevant web languages.
- Evidence of working successfully in a collaborative team approach to teaching.
- A strong research practice that engages new schools of thought that intersect with traditional graphic design.
Required Certifications/Licensures
None
Pre-Employment Screening
Requires successful completion of a background check and education verification.
Position Title(s) Supervised
None.
EEO Statement
Ball State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
Department
School of Art:600020
College/Department Information
The College of Fine Arts empowers our community to be creative thinkers, citizens, and problem solvers. Students experience a distinctive education with nationally recognized faculty members and staff, high-profile alumni, and curricula and programming that focuses on collaboration, empathy, inclusion and hard work. We prepare them for many futures and multiple career paths in, around, and beyond the arts.
The School of Art at Ball State includes exceptional facilities and faculty. Our art-making facilities are competitive with the best in the country, and our faculty and staff are active nationally and internationally as artists, creators, scholars and designers.
Salary and benefit packages for this position are competitive, with salaries for this opportunity beginning at $50,000 annually.
Department Email or Phone Number
765-285-5838
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
202301041F
Number of Vacancies
1
Desired Start Date
08/18/2023
Position End Date
Posting Date
02/16/2023
Applications Accepted Through Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Consideration Date: to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by the date indicated here. (Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.)
03/15/2023
Information regarding transcripts
The option to upload transcripts is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earned is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted.
Special Instructions Summary
Required Applicant documents:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Portfolio of 20 images of applicant’s work (saved as a single .pdf with links to time-based work samples), 20 images of student design projects (saved as a single .pdf). If document size exceeds 10 MB, a link to portfolio may be provided
- URL of Applicant’s portfolio website under the “Other” document in the Applicant Documents section
- List of courses taught
- Artist’s statement
- Teaching Philosophy Statement
- Diversity and Inclusion Statement
- Contact information with email addresses for three professional references is required in the application.
Search Committee Chair Name and Contact Information
Shantanu Suman
765-285-2510
ssuman@bsu.edu
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Portfolio
- Other
- Teaching Statement/Portfolio
- List of Courses Taught
- Artist’s Statement
- Inclusive Excellence Statement
Optional Documents
- Undergraduate Transcripts
- Master’s Transcripts