Assistant​/Associate Professor - Industrial Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design

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About the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning

The College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a tenure-track/tenure Industrial Design faculty position in the top-ranked Myron

E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor (rank/title commensurate with credentials).

The primary mission of the College of DAAP is the creation of a better cultural and design environment. The School of Design's role in advancing that mission is to prepare undergraduate and graduate students to be responsible professionals and citizens in a complex and evolving world. We achieve this through a distinctive, rigorous, carefully sequenced curriculum that includes a substantial cooperative education program component dating back more than 100 years.

This curricular model, expressed in classrooms, research labs, and professional offices all over the world, integrates practice and theory. It inspires interdisciplinary projects, builds solid corporate partnerships, and contributes to our strength as a leading design institution.

Job Overview

The Myron

E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design aims to prepare students to be skilled professionals who can ably work in local and global markets while respecting the breadth of the human community. School of Design is innovative in teaching and in transforming design disciplines by infusing learning with the newest design methods and technologies. Through inspired interdisciplinary projects and solid corporate partnerships, the School of Design is devoted to furthering its role as a leading design institution.

Our undergraduate and graduate programs empower students with core knowledge that provides a solid educational base. Students are prepared for careers in fashion design, communication design, and industrial design by passionate faculty, rigorous academic endeavors, and a world-class professional practice (co-op) program.

The Industrial Design program is continually ranked among the highest in the world and is part of a tier-one research university. This academic tradition continually produces exceptionally talented/motivated undergraduate and graduate students. Our students' unique perspectives and advanced skill levels enable typical studios to be converted into laboratories of innovation. Applicants will find that our university's centers of excellence, including the recently established 1819 Innovation Hub and Digital Futures Center, have many opportunities for multi-disciplinary collaboration.

Essential Functions

• Primary responsibilities:
  
  teaching, maintaining an active research agenda/creative practice, and service to committees at various levels.
• Teaching will primarily occur at the undergraduate level but may include teaching opportunities in the Master of Design program.
• The typical Industrial Design teaching load is 15 credit hours per academic year, which entails developing and…