The Department of Art and Design at Binghamton University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Graphic Design. We seek a designer who is engaged in the intellectual domain of graphic design, demonstrated by research, practice, and teaching. The candidate would hold a critical position in shaping and nurturing our design foundations courses with creative curricular solutions that bridge both analog and digital making. The candidate will also contribute to the larger curriculum development. The Department is particularly interested in candidates whose pedagogy promotes student engagement, and who would welcome the opportunity to work collaboratively with their colleagues in Art and Design as well as faculty in other departments in the arts.
We invite applications from colleagues who share in our commitment to a more inclusive discipline through their work.
The Department of Art and Design is a robust program offering BA and BFA degrees, currently with more than 160 majors. The successful candidate will be inclined to work collaboratively with colleagues in support of new and ongoing initiatives within and beyond the department, as appropriate. This position is part of Binghamton’s multiyear cluster hire initiative in Arts Practice, Performance and Research in the 21st Century; for more information, see: https://binghamton.edu/harpur/faculty/cluster-hire.html
Requirements:
Applicants should hold an MFA or equivalent terminal degree by the start of this appointment, along with experience teaching at the university level.
Application Instructions:
Please submit application materials as described below. Priority will be given to applications received by December 2, 2022.
All applicants must apply for the position via Interview Exchange http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=154573
1. Letter of Application;
2. CV;
3. PDF with 20 concisely captioned samples of personal work (each slide can include a link to a specific web page in a short URL; that is particularly desirable if the sample comes from media or web-based work);
4. PDF with 10–15 concisely captioned samples of student work (see above re: links)
5. Artist Statement;
6. Teaching Statement, which addresses the candidate’s commitment to inclusive pedagogy;
7. Contact information for three references, who will only be contacted upon a candidate advancing to the finalists round in the selection process.
Additional materials may be sought at subsequent rounds in the hiring process.
About Binghamton University:
Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character — shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life — promotes extraordinary student success.
Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.
Additional Information:
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