Instructor Graphic Design and Illustration

Instructor Graphic Design and Illustration

Applications must be submitted online via USC Jobs: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Review of applications will begin immediately and the position will be open until filled. Inquiries about this position may be directed to the Chair of the search committee, Prof. Stephanie Nace, nace.edu.

Completed applications will include:

• A letter of application
• CV that includes URLs to relevant design artwork and/or design publication, and list of college level courses taught (if applicable).
• At least five samples of student design work (PDF format or URL link), unless the applicant is seeking to transition from an industry career into academia.
• Sample syllabi developed and taught by the candidate, unless the applicant is seeking to transition from an industry career into academia.
• A statement describing the candidate’s commitment to teaching and mentoring.
• Names and contact information for three references; the search committee will request letters from referees of candidates who are selected as finalists. Reference letters must be signed and on letterhead.

• Posting Number: FAC
  00006PO26
• Campus:
  Columbia
• College/Division:
  College of Arts and Sciences
• Department: CAS School of Visual Art and Design
• Position Category:
  Full‑time Equivalent (FTE)
• Basis: 9 months
• Tenure Information:
  Professional Track
• Job Search Category:
  Faculty
• Start Date:
  
  08/16/2026
• Open Until Filled:
  Yes

The faculty of the School of Visual Art and Design at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a full‑time, professional‑track position at the rank of Instructor to begin August 16, 2026. The Position is a 9‑month appointment with a teaching load of 8 courses for an academic year. An additional administrative appointment opportunity with this position may extend the appointment to an 11‑month appointment with a 3/3/1 load with responsibilities to manage the Digital Print Lab.

The instructor position and the administrative appointment are annual appointments that may be renewed contingent upon Dean’s approval, satisfactory performance, department needs, and availability of funding.

The successful candidate will lead and support the expansion of the award‑winning Graphic Design and Illustration (GD+I) BFA program through teaching, mentorship, and service. The position requires teaching courses across the design curriculum, mentoring students, and maintaining and managing the Digital Print Lab. Courses taught by this position include introductory courses in design technology foundation and typographic design. New courses in entrepreneurship and business strategies for creatives could also be developed.

The Graphic Design + Illustration (GD+I) program is a concentration of the Studio Art BFA in the School of Visual Art and Design. Students undergo a portfolio review before admission into the program, pursue internships, and have a capstone experience before graduation. Students in the program regularly win awards and recognition with the American Advertising Federation, AIGA , Creative Quarterly, and more.

The GD+I program has an engaged student body and five full‑time faculty who teach courses in motion, interaction, interface and experience design, augmented reality, design with AI and machine learning, product and packaging design, typography, branding, systems, traditional illustration, drawing, and digital illustration. Designers and illustrators in our program understand that the objects and interactions we create are part of larger systems and that we have responsibilities as…