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School of the Art Institute of Chicago -
Full-time Tenure Track Faculty in Designed Objects Location: Illinois, United States Institution Type: College/University Position Type: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor Submitted: Monday, September 28th, 2009
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FULL-TIME FACULTY IN DESIGNED OBJECTS The Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago announces a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty position in Designed Objects, starting Fall 2010. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience, teaching, and current professional status. The Designed Objects program focuses on the critical and creative re-thinking of the tools, furnishings, networks, and products that constitute everyday life. Borrowing from industrial design and disciplines such as systems design, furniture design, experience design and interaction design, Designed Objects envisions and seeks to produce designers as social citizens and cultural agents who choose "the contextualized object" as their primary means of reflecting and affecting our world. While concerned with professional competency within the realm of product design, the program also maintains a more critical and expansive understanding of the production and consumption of objects and products. Qualifications: The School seeks a visionary practitioner with a minimum of 5 years experience within the field of product and/or interaction design. The program is particularly interested in designers with a strong background in one or more of the following emerging practice areas: systems design; social ecologies; experience design; advanced materials and technologies applications. The successful applicant’s research interests might include: human habitation, future wellbeing, critical design, biosciences, socio-cultural use-contexts, human computer interface, instantiated design thinking, material science, emerging technologies, and design activism/advocacy. Candidates should have the ability to integrate theoretical, material, practical, and social issues into design studio pedagogy. Previous teaching, lecturing or workshop experience is especially advantageous. Responsibilities include teaching graduate- and undergraduate-level studio courses where design ideas are realized as tangible 3D outcomes. As such, we invite applicants with a working familiarity with a wide range of current materials and technology. Other teaching may include graduate design seminars and studios /seminars /labs in the candidate's field of expertise alongside the opportunity to take a leading role in the Design Objects curriculum. In addition to teaching, all faculty members at the School must perform research related to professional practice, service for the department and the School, and other duties as designated by the department Chair. The Designed Objects program is within the department of AIADO, which is one of twenty studio departments at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The department is directed by a full-time faculty member with three full-time faculty who serve as directors, one of whom directs the Designed Objects program. Designed Objects offers 80 courses each year, with 60 undergraduate courses and 20 graduate courses for the Master of Design students. The department has 20-25 graduate students as well as MFA students from across the school that work independently with faculty through Graduate Projects—individual tutorial sessions—including DesOb faculty. There are currently 3 to 4 full-time faculty, in addition to 3 full-time art historians who provide historical overview of design and designart, and 20-25 part-time faculty. Application Procedure: By Monday, January 11, 2010 send résumé, statement of design experience and research interests, a teaching/educational philosophy, portfolio documenting professional practice, contact information for three references, and a self-addressed, stamped postcard to confirm receipt of materials to: Designed Objects Search/hnet SAIC, Deans Office 37 South Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603 If you would like your application materials to be returned, please include an appropriately sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope at the time of application. Materials will be returned at the conclusion of the selection process in Spring 2010. Questions regarding the School and its open positions, application procedures, or the search process may be directed to Shanna Linn, Director of Academic Administration in the Office of Deans, at slinn@saic.edu, or (312) 899-7472. Consult www.said.edu for information on the School and its programs, or www.saic.edu/about/jobs/faculty for postings of open positions and application procedures. About SAIC: A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to 3,000 students from across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, the School is one of the largest private schools of art and design in the country with programs reflecting current practices in art. SAIC's educational philosophy is built upon a transdisciplinary approach to art and design that provides unparalleled opportunities for students to develop their creative and critical abilities. Renowned faculty are leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern Wing. Numerous special collections and programming venues provide students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances. The School currently enrolls 3,000 students in 15 studio departments and 8 academic departments. There are150 full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty and visiting artists, and 500 adjunct and part-time faculty suppported by 300 staff. Degree tracks include the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio; BFA with Emphasis in Art Education, Art History, or Writing; BA and MA in Visual and Critical Studies; BIA (Interior Architecture); Master of Architecture; Master of Design in Designed Objects or Fashion, Body and Garment; Master of Fine Arts in Studio or Writing; Master of Art degrees in Arts Administration; Art Education; Art History, Theory, and Criticism; Art Therapy; New Arts Journalism; Teaching; and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation. EOE: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is committed to creating a diverse community of faculty and students, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered on the basis of their qualifications for the position without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or veteran status. |
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Contact Info: Designed Objects Search/hnet SAIC Deans Office 37 South Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603 Phone: (312) 899-7472 email: slinn@saic.edu |
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