Assistant Professor

Description:

Essential Job Duties

The Industrial Design Program in the College of Design at North Carolina State University is seeking applicants for two full-time, tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor of Industrial Design who have a passion for blending design technology and product development. The positions aim to contribute to the department’s research and education program pertaining to design methods, emerging technologies, and/or sustainable practices.
 

The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong interest in collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams at NCSU, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and embracing the principles of industrial design to tackle emerging challenges. The ideal candidate will establish a research and education program that explores product design and development with emerging technologies, new materials or processes, and/or sustainable practices.

The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a research agenda, actively pursuing interdisciplinary and industry collaborations, generating scholarly work, and demonstrating potential in securing funding for graduate students. The successful candidate will teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students in the Industrial Design Program, encompassing both lecture and studio-based courses. Additional responsibilities include curriculum development, active participation in recruitment efforts, and engagement in service to the program, college, university, community, and profession. This individual is expected to serve on the Ph.D. in Design and/or the Doctor of Design faculty.

Essential duties for the position include:

• Teach 18 credits per year (6-credit studios and 3-credit courses) in the Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID) and/or Master of Industrial Design (MID) programs
• Develop and maintain an active and significant research record
• Participate in the BID and MID admissions
• Advise BID students
• Advise MID students as chair or member on final project committees
• Participate in MID reviews
• Develop curriculum with program faculty

  Qualifications

  Minimum Education and Experience

  Terminal degree or equivalent experience (MID/MDes/MFA or Ph.D./DDes) in industrial design or terminal degree in an equivalent field of study (such as experience design, user interaction, human-computer interaction, product design engineering) from an accredited university completed by August 15, 2024.

  Other Required Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of emerging technologies. Current with trends, advancements, and best practices in design technology, and show enthusiasm for integrating them into teaching, research, and creative endeavors.
• Expert skills in product design and development, including concept generation, prototyping, manufacturing processes, and human-centered design.
• Able to contribute to the excellence of the academic community through research, creative, and scholarly activities, teaching, advising and service.