Department of Human Centered
Design, Cornell University
Tenure-Track, Assistant
Professor
The Department of Human Centered
Design (HCD) brings multi-disciplinary perspectives together to improve health
and well-being through design. Through transdisciplinary thinking
and expertise, we bring arts and design, material and social sciences,
to innovate, investigate, and address real-world challenges by using analog and
digital knowledge, tools, rigorous research methods, and creative processes. Our
faculty includes scientists, artists, anthropologists, architects, engineers,
psychologists, and experts in apparel, interiors, material sciences, and
technology. We work together and collaborate externally with colleagues from
across the university, as well as industry and non-profit community partners,
to conduct research and enhance students’
learning. Using state-of-the-art lab and studio
spaces, we conceptualize,
prototype, and evaluate products and processes that enhance human potential, health
equity, social justice, sustainability, and community flourishing (https://www.human.cornell.edu/hcd). HCD is a partner in the Cornell
Institute for Healthy Futures.
We are seeking an exceptional scholar
to join our faculty in the area of Health Equity. We welcome scholars who
approach their respective area of expertise from a multi-disciplinary range of perspectives to develop evidence-based
critical solutions to improve lives and address current critical topics with
specific attention to bridging the disparities regarding human health. This
position may be supported in part by Cornell University’s FIRST program
(Cornell FIRST), a grant from the NIH’s Common Fund’s Faculty Institutional
Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program, to recruit
early-career faculty who have a demonstrated commitment to inclusive
excellence. The successful candidate will join our current
faculty in linking theoretical research in science, technology, architecture,
engineering, mathematics, and design to applied research innovation and
outreach. Research, teaching,
and engagement/outreach interests may include, but are not limited to: - Generating and translating novel solutions across a spectrum of products, practices,
and policies to enhance the lived experience and improve daily life.
- Exploring and critiquing the role of design and/or materials in producing, expressing, and shaping human health and well-being
of individuals and communities.
- Developing and refining new materials, technologies, and embodied environments to produce novel innovations where physical and digital
components interact with humans across scales, from on-the-body to the
inhabited world.
- Developing environmentally and socially responsible design and management practices that have a beneficial impact on individuals,
communities, and the environment.
The successful candidate will demonstrate potential to develop a world-class, externally funded research
and design program that engages with current issues in one or more of the above areas. Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in teaching and advising at both
undergraduate and graduate levels. Responsibilities include creating a
successful research program; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses;
advising undergraduate and graduate students; and providing service to the
department and university community. A Ph.D. is required.
HCD has strong connections to
several other units on campus. These relationships support the department’s aim to address
real-world challenges and opportunities through
critical, creative, and collaborative engagement with design.
We seek a colleague who is committed to social and environmental justice and
will advance scholarly and real-world understandings of how design shapes
environments, humans, and the interaction between the two. Cornell has an ongoing commitment
to its founding principle of educating “any person…in any study,” and the
university offers a collegial and supportive campus atmosphere and high quality
of life. Beyond campus, Ithaca is in the heart of the Finger Lakes region which
boasts a vibrant cultural life amidst breathtaking natural beauty. A wide range
of outdoor activities is close at hand in all seasons. Cornell also seeks
to meet the needs of dual-career couples,
with both its own Dual Career
program and membership in the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment
Consortium to assist in dual career searches. To Apply: Please submit,
via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23888:
In the case where any of these
materials are posted on the Internet, please submit a Word document describing each electronic posting
and include a link (a URL) to it. The starting date for
the new hire may be as early as the Fall semester of 2023, but applications
will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled.
As part of the university's comprehensive vaccination program, all Cornell employees are required to have and provide proof of an FDA-or WHO-authorized or approved COVID-19 primary vaccination or have obtained a university-approved disability/medical or religious exemption, regardless of their role and work location.
New hires are required to provide documentation showing primary vaccination status (that is, completion of two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or one shot of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson) before their first day of work. If a new hire's vaccination is not complete or information is not received by their start date, the first day of work will be delayed. It is possible in some cases that an offer of employment may be withdrawn.
Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations. Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose, and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement. |
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