Massachusetts College of Art & Design

Job Description

We are a highly collaborative and forward-thinking department actively committed to the decolonization of design. Over the pastseveral years, we have been interrogating every aspect of our curricula, critique and assessment practices to hold each otheraccountable in creating an anti-racist environment. To create an equitable student experience and support new faculty, we enableopportunities for team teaching, combined lectures, and developing shared curricula, critique and assessment practices. Weseek a candidate who is committed to making education accessible to all students, who will join us in mentorship, developingnew programs, and expanding the boundaries of our discipline. We have a culture of mutual support. Candidates can expect that support to last throughout their careers, from the first semester through tenure and beyond. Requirements: Eligible candidates will have at least one of the following qualifications: A) A degree in Communication Design, Graphic Design or related field. A terminal degree is required for promotion and tenure. B) Demonstrated professional working experience in the field of communication design or a related area C) At least 1 year of teaching experience, which may include course assistantships, teaching assistantships, youth programs, or other hands-on teaching at the college or university level in the area of communication design or a related field KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Preferred Qualifications We're excited to consider candidates who possess any of the following qualifications: -Demonstrated record of promoting a respectful work and learning environment for students, faculty, staff, and the wider community; -Demonstrate the ability or potential to teach at the college level and an aptitude for innovative curriculum development and delivery; previous experience teaching in interdisciplinary programs and supervising graduate students will be considered assets; -Proactively advance decolonization, diversity, equity and sustainability in curriculum, teaching, scholarship, and creative/professional activities; -Challenge our preconceptions about design; -Contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research/creative activities, teaching, and service; -Believe in the mission of a public university or college; -Have an interest in collaboration; -Speak or write in more than one language; -Are willing to teach courses at all levels of communication design: sophomore, junior, and senior; -Are proficient in the current technologies used in the professional practice of communication design; -Are experienced with emerging design and communication technologies Applicants should be eligible to work in the U.S.at the time of employment. Please note that the Massachusetts College of Art and Design is not an e-verified institution (www.e-verify.gov/about-e-verify).