The Department of Art, Architecture and Design at Lehigh University invites applications for a
tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, effective August 2023.
Qualifications
Applicants should hold an MFA or equivalent terminal degree in Graphic Design, Interactivity Design or related field. They should have at least one year of teaching experience in the university setting, beyond the level of a teaching
assistantship.
Position responsibilities
The successful candidate will join a large and multidisciplinary department with undergraduate
major programs in art, architecture, graphic and product design, and art history. They will be
expected to teach introductory- through advanced-level courses in a broadly-based graphic
design curriculum including web design and development which assumes technical proficiency and in-depth knowledge of front-end development and coding as well as a commitment to evolve with current industry standards in the discipline. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach in a secondary area of specialization such as interactive design, motion graphics, design history, or design for user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) that will contribute
to and deepen the department’s course offerings. As researchers, they will be
expected to develop and maintain an active program of individual scholarship and creative
practice. In addition, they will contribute to departmental, college, and university service. The
standard teaching load for tenure-track faculty is two courses per semester.
The position offers the opportunity of affiliation with one of the university’s many interdisciplinary programs and centers, with possibilities for further research advancement and collaboration in scholarship and teaching, including cross-listing of courses. Relevant interdisciplinary centers, programs, and majors include the university’s Integrated Degree in Arts, Engineering and Sciences (IDEAS); dual-degree program in Arts and Engineering; Baker Institute for
Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation; Creative Inquiry; Environmental Studies; Health,
Medicine and Society; Africana Studies; Latin American and Latino Studies; Women, Gender
and Sexuality Studies.
About the Department of Art, Architecture and Design
This position is one of four concurrently advertised openings in the Department of Art,
Architecture and Design, one of Lehigh University’s largest enrolling undergraduate
departments. The department offers BA degrees in four majors—art, architecture, graphic and
product design, and art history—and minors in each area, as well as in museum studies and
apparel design.
We offer an undergraduate education in the arts that combines the depth of an art and design
school training with the breadth and flexibility of a liberal arts curriculum. We aim to enable
students to become makers and designers, builders and creators—backed by the resources of
a national research university that has for generations helped shape innovation, industry, and
design in the United States. We also aspire to excellence and distinction in experiential learning
by providing students with opportunities to harness the skills they learn in the classroom, both
for real-world application and as the basis for service in the community and the world at large.
We are part of the College of Arts and Sciences—the heart of Lehigh University—offering a
wide variety of academic majors, minors, and interdisciplinary programs at both the
undergraduate and graduate level.
The department is housed in a 40,000-square-foot research and teaching facility with studio and
classroom spaces serviced by extensive resources, encompassing a range of computer labs,
printing and digital fabrication technologies, shops, and finishing areas. This includes adjacent
resources of the university’s Design Labs, a network of fabrication facilities across campus; and
the collections and exhibitions of the Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG), with a permanent
collection of over 18,000 works of art.
The department is particularly interested in providing support to faculty who approach their work
as a means for dialogue, inclusion, remediation, and service in both the university setting and
within the community, and who are thinking in innovative ways about the future of their
discipline in contemporary and post-pandemic life. It is strongly committed to centering diverse
identities and experiences among its faculty and curriculum, and modeling for students of all
backgrounds, particularly those from historically underrepresented and structurally marginalized
groups, that there is a place and opportunity for them within the arts at both the academic level
and in professional life. These values are central to the department’s mission and purpose.
About Lehigh University
Founded in 1865, Lehigh University has combined outstanding academic and
learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. Recognized
among the nation's highly ranked research universities, Lehigh offers a rigorous
academic community for nearly 7,000 students. Lehigh University has some 5,000
undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, and about 550 full-time faculty members.
Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, PA., a vibrant and historic area. Over
820,000 people live in the Lehigh Valley, which is in close proximity to New York
City and Philadelphia.
Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not
discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic
information, marital or familial status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, or veteran status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of the campus
community. Lehigh University is committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse
academic community and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute,
through their research, teaching and/or service, to this mission. Lehigh University is the
recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation award for promoting the
careers of women in academic sciences and engineering http://www.lehigh.edu/luadvance
and is among institutions of higher education recognized for excellence in diversity with the
INSIGHT into Diversity HEED Award. Additional information about Lehigh’s commitment to
diversity and inclusion is available at ttps://diversityandinclusion.lehigh.edu. Lehigh
University provides competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including domestic
partner benefits. More information about Work/Life Balance for Faculty can be found at
https://provost.lehigh.edu/work-life-balance. Lehigh University supports dual career efforts
for following spouses/partners of newly hired faculty https://dualcareer.lehigh.edu/dualcareer. |