What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of Graphic Design position at The University of Texas at El Paso?
Location: El Paso, TX Category: Liberal Arts Posted On: Thu Sep 19 2024 Job Description:
The Department of Art at The University of Texas at El Paso invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of graphic design with focused teaching and research responsibilities in interactive (UX,UI) graphic design. The Department seeks an accomplished designer who pursues a professional scholarship and research practice and excels at teaching.
The successful candidate will develop and teach undergraduate studio-based graphic design courses with an emphasis on interactive design, animation, app design and web-based media and a focus on emerging trends in digital media art. The candidate will help cultivate and shape the interactive component of the graphic design program; advise and mentor undergraduate students; engage in service at the concentration, department, college, university and professional levels; disseminate his/her/their creative scholarship and/or research in peer-reviewed venues; and will foster collegial and professional connections and collaborations within the department, across the university, at the local and national levels to benefit his/her/their teaching and research.
Job Requirements
An MFA in graphic and interactive design, as well as at least two years professional experience in graphic design, interactive/web, and/or motion design is required. Candidates should be design practitioners with a record of recognition in the fields of graphic and interactive design, motion design and/or animation. Additionally, candidates should preferably have two or more years of college-level teaching experience, particularly in the fields of graphic and interactive design, app design, motion design, and animation.
Additional Information
Hiring decisions are subject to final budget approval.
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
The Department of Art at The University of Texas at El Paso invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of graphic design with focused teaching and research responsibilities in interactive (UX,UI) graphic design. The Department seeks an accomplished designer who pursues a professional scholarship and research practice and excels at teaching.
The successful candidate will develop and teach undergraduate studio-based graphic design courses with an emphasis on interactive design, animation, app design and web-based media and a focus on emerging trends in digital media art. The candidate will help cultivate and shape the interactive component of the graphic design program; advise and mentor undergraduate students; engage in service at the concentration, department, college, university and professional levels; disseminate his/her/their creative scholarship and/or research in peer-reviewed venues; and will foster collegial and professional connections and collaborations within the department, across the university, at the local and national levels to benefit his/her/their teaching and research.
Job Requirements
An MFA in graphic and interactive design, as well as at least two years professional experience in graphic design, interactive/web, and/or motion design is required. Candidates should be design practitioners with a record of recognition in the fields of graphic and interactive design, motion design and/or animation. Additionally, candidates should preferably have two or more years of college-level teaching experience, particularly in the fields of graphic and interactive design, app design, motion design, and animation.
Additional Information
Hiring decisions are subject to final budget approval.
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
