Assistant/Associate Professor - Undergraduate and Graduate Communications Design Department

Pratt Institute invites applications for two full-time tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to begin in August 2023. We seek applicants with a broad vision of the future of design and the ability to articulate that vision in the context of higher education.

Both positions will operate across two distinct departments: the Undergraduate Communications Design Department and the Graduate Communications Design Department. Successful candidates will work within and across both departments as well as collaborate with other disciplines within the institute. Both departments are recognized leaders in the field and currently offer BFA in Communications Design, MFA in Communications Design, and MS in Packaging Identities and Systems Design degrees.

We seek applicants with demonstrated ability to teach across a wide range of courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, while engaging current and emerging platforms, skills and literacies in communication design practice. Candidates’ pedagogy and research must engage in historical and critical perspectives on communications design including issues surrounding sustainability, technological advancement, and equity and inclusion. Professional or scholarly focus may include a broad set of interests and applications outside traditional graphic design, illustration, packaging design, and related disciplinary practices, including but not limited to: design and accessibility; service design; community-based participatory research; design for social impact; policy and organizational change; bio design; interaction design; creative coding; and digital storytelling.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate a commitment to curricular development and pedagogical innovation as well as a passion for fostering institutional change through service and interdisciplinary collaboration. A strong record of achievement that includes professional practice, research, scholarship and creative activity is required. We are committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in our curriculum as well as in the ranks of our faculty, students and staff and seek applicants who can contribute to the furtherance of these goals.

Requirements

Qualifications
Education

• MFA or MDes or degree equivalent in communications design, visual communication, graphic design, interaction design, or related discipline.

Experience

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching with a minimum of 3 years’ experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. 3-5 years of recognized creative scholarship and/or current professional practice in the field of communication design or related discipline.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent collaborator with management and leadership skills: ability to meet deadlines and communicate effectively.
• Expertise in a broad range of methodologies, concepts, techniques and technology related to communications design practice.
• Demonstrated ability to work with other faculty and students on interdisciplinary/collaborative projects.

Recommended

• Experience in curricular design, accreditation, assessment, and coordination.
• Experience in building a community of scholars/educators.
• Successful funding procurement and grant activity as well as, scholarship development.
• Experience in the creation or management of a makerspace or production lab.