The position is 40% teaching, 40% research, 20% service. The selected candidate will teach required and elective courses for the major in Design, Innovation, and Society (DIS). Studio courses are the curricular core of this program, where students engage in design practices informed by STS theory and research, with an emphasis on social justice and sustainability. The successful candidate will teach both studio courses and undergraduate seminars such as such as “Politics of Design” and “Design, Culture, and Society.” Additionally, the selected candidate will teach courses and mentor students in the PhD program in Science and Technology Studies, a program that emphasizes scholarly inquiry about the mutual shaping of science, technology, and society. 

We seek a scholar who will contribute to the STS Department’s broader commitments to socially engaged STS and design of alternative futures. Applicants should have a record of creative research and/or design practice and show promise of advancing the STS Department’s mission of synthesizing design practice with the social sciences and humanities. 

Join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's dynamic global community of changemakers including some of the world’s leading researchers, students, alumni, and faculty who ask the important questions and devise the scientific and technological innovations that make the world a better place for all of humanity.

Nestled on a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, Rensselaer is home to five schools, 32 research centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and an IBM Quantum One computer - the first university-based quantum computer in the U.S. 

Applicants must have a terminal degree in design (such as an MFA, DDes., or PhD), a PhD or foreign equivalent in Science and Technology Studies, or PhD or foreign equivalent in a closely related field in the humanities or social sciences. 

Candidates must demonstrate, through accomplishment, promise of academic, scholarly and/or research achievement in their discipline. Candidates must be able to present evidence of effective teaching. We seek a versatile educator who can teach in studio, introductory, and seminar classroom.

Preferred candidates will have design skills and knowledge, such as digitally assisted design, prototyping, design processes, and visualization skills, among others. Priority will be placed on scholarship that considers perspectives from marginalized communities, as well as pedagogical practices that value diversity and inclusivity. 

Expected hiring range: $80,000 - $90,000 per 9-month academic year

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