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Assistant/Associate Professors: Interaction, Graphic Design

    Assistant/Associate Professors: Interaction, Graphic Design

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    • Washington University in St.Louis

    • SAM FOX SCHOOL
      The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis is a unique collaboration in architecture, art, and design education within the context of an internationally recognized research university. Comprising the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, the College of Art and Graduate School of Art, and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, the Sam Fox School offers a depth of professional education in conjunction with one of the premier university art museums. Our unique tripartite structure affords opportunities in advanced history and theory scholarship, curatorial opportunities, and collaborative art and design practices advancing work in visualization, media and technology. A new 10-year strategic plan outlines the School’s commitments to leadership in sustainable practices; digital transformation in art, architecture, and design; local and global engagement; and core commitments to sustain excellence across our academic programs. The School and its state-of-the-art facilities are home to a vibrant community of makers and scholars. 

      COLLEGE OF ART
      One of the founding members of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the College of Art offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Communication Design, Fashion Design, and Studio Art; Bachelor of Art degrees in Studio Art and Design (with concentrations in Communication Design or Fashion Design); and second majors in Studio Art or Design. The Graduate School of Art offers the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration & Visual Culture, which combines studio practice in illustration and writing with the study of visual and material culture. The Graduate School also offers the Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art through an academically rigorous, individualized course of study that encourages creative activity and collaboration across disciplines and media. Together, the College and Graduate School of Art enroll approximately 300 undergraduate and 45 graduate students.

      COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

      One of the founding members of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, the College of Architecture enrolls approximately 200 students and offers a four-year undergraduate degree leading to a Bachelor of Science in Architecture or a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. This flexibility allows students to pursue other academic interests within the University. The nationally ranked Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design enrolls approximately 200 students and offers design-centered programs of critical inquiry and professional preparation, including international venues. The School offers professional degrees in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, along with post-professional degrees in Urban Design. Additional post-professional degrees include: Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design and Master of Science in Architectural Studies. Along with dual degree options between the three programs, there are joint degree options with Business, Computer Science & Engineering, Construction Management, Public Health, and Social Work.

        

      ENVIRONMENT
      The Sam Fox School is housed in a six-building complex that includes the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, home to one of the finest university collections of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper by 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century American and European artists. In 2019 the School opened Weil Hall, a LEED Platinum center for graduate art and architecture education and an innovative digital maker space for the entire School. 

      The Sam Fox School hosts a lively series of lectures, symposia, and exhibitions and enjoys strong collaborations with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Laumeier Sculpture Park, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Art Museum. The Sam Fox School has a strong commitment to social justice, environmental justice, and community-based work housed in the Office for Socially Engaged Practice.

      UNIVERSITY
      Washington University is an independent research university dedicated to challenging its faculty and students to seek new knowledge and greater understanding of an ever-changing, multicultural world. The University is counted among the world’s leaders in teaching and research and draws students and faculty from all 50 states and more than 80 nations. The University is highly regarded for its commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service to society.

      RELEVANT LINKS
      Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts   https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/

      10 Year Strategic Plan    https://issuu.com/samfoxschool/docs/sfs-stratplan2022_booklet_web_final

      Facilities  https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/places/facilities

      College of Art  https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/places/facilities

      College of Architecture  https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/academics/college-of-architecture

      Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

      Events

      Office of Socially Engaged Practice

      Washington University in St Louis

    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • 10 Nov 2023
    • 09 Nov 2024

    • How to apply
      Applications should include a letter of intent describing your interest in our program and the nature of your research/creative practice, a CV, approximately 15 samples of your visual work, a brief summary of your teaching philosophy including your approach to diversity and, if available, samples of student work.  (Note: we will ask for references further into the process). These materials can be submitted on our website https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/the-school/employment and through Interfolio.     For full consideration, materials should be received by January 15, 2024. However, applications will be reviewed until the search is concluded. Questions may be directed to Heather Corcoran, chair of the search committee, at hcorcoran@wustl.edu.

    • Job
    • Academic
    • https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/the-school/employment

    The College of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts invites applications for two new tenured or tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate professor in Design. We are looking for two accomplished designers who seek to develop their own creative practice within a collaborative school of design and art, all within the context of a Research 1 university.  Our faculty work deeply with undergraduate and graduate students in interaction design, graphic design and typography, illustration and design for social impact. There are many opportunities ahead to build new curricula and reshape some of what exists.

    For these two positions, we are particularly interested in candidates who create user experiences via web, mobile, and emerging technologies, as well as those who engage graphic design and typography as a primary activity. Projects across these two areas could include websites, apps, games, wearables, brand systems, or book or publication designs. Candidates for these positions may identify themselves in one of these two areas, in both, or somewhere in-between. Creative practices might be organized in other ways as well—for example, around sustainability, identity, health, or biodiversity. We embrace many forms of research, including scholarly, collaborative, client-driven, or self-generated. Overall, we seek people who build critical inquiry and a strong sense of form and methodology into their studio practice. Teaching experience is preferred for these positions but not required.

    Our new colleagues will conduct research, teach five courses per academic year, advise students, and provide service to the School, University, and profession. An MFA, MDes, or MS in design or a related field is required. Rank and salary for the position is commensurate with experience. The appointment begins August 2024. For fullest consideration, apply by January 15, 2024.

    The Sam Fox School strives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our community. Communication Design embeds social impact, particularly in St. Louis, in many of its design courses and programs.

    Communication Design at Washington University
    These positions are part of the Sam Fox School’s Communication Design program. Our faculty are energetic, accomplished, and community-centric. We are a group of designers, illustrators, and historians who prioritize visual making; write in scholarly, critical, and expressive forms; design socially engaged processes; design human-computer interaction; and study the history and culture of design. Areas of particular expertise include user experience and interface design, typography, data visualization, socially-engaged design, brand identity, motion graphics, design research and image-making including children’s books and editorial illustration. We are moving further into areas such as extended reality, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things.

    We currently offer BA and BFA degrees inside the Sam Fox School and have several majors and minors offered with campus partners. Undergraduate majors mix gateway courses like Typography, Interaction Foundations, and Word and Image with specialized electives and concluding capstones in order to construct their specialties and portfolios. Our undergraduate minor in Creative Practice for Social Change builds on a partnership with the Brown School of Social Work. Our minor in Human Computer Interaction, focused on UX/UI design, systems thinking, programming, and front-end development, is a partnership with the McKelvey School of Engineering, and is projected to grow into a major. We will soon launch a Masters of Design program focusing on the integration of technology and social impact in areas such as public health and community infrastructure. The University’s new School of Public Health will be a significant partner. Across all our programs, Communication Design faculty teach in team and individual settings, simultaneously reinforcing their research and seeding collaboration.

    Communication design faculty draw on deep resources across the University to conduct their work including the Kranzberg Studio for the Illustrated Book (with letterpress and risograph), University Library Special Collections, and the Dowd Illustration Research Archive (DIRA), that features illustration holdings, rare books, and print history collections. The School and University also provide forums and funding opportunities for faculty in a variety of collaborative formats.
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