Clinical Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design – The Design School

Job description:

The Visual Communication Design program in The Design School at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for multiple full-time non-tenure-track appointments at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor beginning Spring 2023 or Fall 2023. These appointments are for the ASU Tempe Campus.

Successful candidates will help further the mission of ASU and The Design School and are expected to actively participate in the Bachelor of Science in Design in Graphic Design, the Master of Visual Communication Design, and other research and interdisciplinary programs in The Design School. Appointees will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and mentor students, and should be prepared to teach through in person, online, and hybrid formats. Appointees are also expected to pursue a research/creative activity agenda in an area of interest related to visual communication design, such as visual sensemaking, experience design, ar/vr design, service design, speculative design, online design education, participatory design, design history, design ethics, design of artificial intelligence, design for behavior change, inclusive design, design justice, design for sustainability, design for health, and design management. Successful candidates will also participate in service to the program, The Design School, the Herberger Institute and the University, and to student organizations such as AIGA. Candidates should be dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, in their teaching, service and/or research activities.

About ASU:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

About the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts:

ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the country, built on a combination of disciplines unlike any other program nationally and located within a dynamic research university focused on transformative change. The Herberger Institute comprises the schools of Art; Arts, Media and Engineering; Music, Dance and Theatre; The Design School; The New American Film School, and the ASU Art Museum. The Herberger Institute is committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school through developing and scaling ideas to strengthen the role of designers and artists across all areas of society and culture and to increase the capacity of artists to make a difference in their communities. For more information on the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, visit herbergerinstitute.asu.edu.

About The Design School

The Design School is committed to creating inclusive spaces that welcome and celebrate cultural diversity and decolonizing design education. In the next several years, we are conducting faculty searches to help us achieve this goal. We seek colleagues who can contribute, within their design field, to justice, health, and sustainability, and work across our school’s disciplines to support ASU’s design aspirations and mission of inclusion. The Design School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University is the largest and most comprehensive school for design education, with programs ranked top 20 in the nation. From programs in architecture, landscape architecture and industrial design to interior design, urban design and visual communication design, our students master the skills and research techniques needed for their future design professions through innovative, transdisciplinary methods. Our mission is to educate future designers to shape collaborations, synthesize complexity and catalyze transformation for public good. By engaging in dynamic and ongoing discourse about the future of design education, we aim to create a school that is more relevant, collaborative and equitable. Join us at Arizona State University and be part of creating the next generation of design. For more information on The Design School, visit design.asu.edu.

The Design School is committed to creating inclusive spaces that welcome and celebrate cultural diversity and decolonizing design education. In the next several years, we are conducting faculty searches to help us achieve this goal. We seek colleagues that can contribute, within their design field, to justice, health, and sustainability, and work across our school’s disciplines to support ASU’s design aspirations and mission of inclusion.

https://newamericanuniversity.asu.edu/about/asu-charter-mission-and-goals

The Design School offers two Visual Communication Design programs: The Bachelor of Science in Design: Graphic Design (BSD:GD), and the Master of Visual Communication Design (MVCD). The BSD:GD and the MVCD are accredited by the National Association of the Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The BSD:GD program educates well-rounded designers with a balance of form-making and critical thinking skills. Students analyze problems, conduct research, and apply their design expertise using all relevant analogue, digital, and emerging media. The aim of the MVCD program is to equip designers with knowledge of contemporary design issues and emergent practices to become leaders in areas of visual communication, human interaction with technologies, service design, community-engaged practices, and speculative futures. The BSD:GD program launched its popular online program in 2020. Visual Communication Design faculty are also active in the Master of Science in Design, the PhD in Design, Environment, and the Arts, and other interdisciplinary programs including Extended Realities (XR), Innovation and Venture Development, and Futures and Design. The Design School seeks candidates capable of growing dynamic and innovative degree programs, who can help attract new students, teach courses that support enrollment goals, increase research expenditures through grants and/or other research funding, enhance the diversity of the Institute, and connect and collaborate with scholars in multiple fields across campus and in the community.

Required qualifications:

The successful candidate must possess:

• A minimum of 5 years teaching in-person lower and upper-division undergraduate visual communication design (graphic design) studio courses at the university level;
• Experience teaching online and in-person graphic design studio courses at the university level;
• Experience recruiting instructors for in-person and online graphic design studio courses at the university level;
• Experience teaching a graphic design-specific writing course at the university level;
• Evidence of a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in creative activity and/or teaching.

Desired qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the methodologies, practices and processes of sustainability; and the profession;
• Demonstrated ability to instruct in multiple modalities, including online, in-person and hybrid to both an undergraduate and graduate audience; 
• Commitment to exploring the current and future roles of visual communication design in environmentally and socially responsible design practices.

Application deadline:

The application deadline is December 26, 2022. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool.  Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled.

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions, which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses and certifications.

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. (See https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/.)

In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources.  ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf  You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.

COVID-19 Vaccination - Arizona State University is a federal contractor and subject to federal regulations which may require you to produce a record of a COVID-19 vaccination. For questions about medical or religious accommodations, please visit the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s webpage.

Instruction to apply:

Please submit:

1. A C.V.
2. A letter of interest outlining qualifications for the position, research interests, and teaching experience.
3. A diversity statement
4. List of three references with contact information

1. A portfolio of no more than five samples of creative work
2. Two examples of syllabi or course assignments

All applications must be submitted electronically via http://apply.interfolio.com/115807