Faculty and Chair, BDes in Interior Design

Full-Time Faculty & Chair

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Interior Design. MICA is recognized for the quality of its fine art and design programs at national and international levels, its dedication to student learning and teaching excellence, a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, and for preparing students for successful creative careers. We invite applications from working designers who have a demonstrated commitment to education to join our faculty with a preferred start date of August 1, 2026.

As a small, private art and design school with a rich legacy of experimentation and avant-garde practice, MICA is reimagining design education. We are building a curricular "Design Core" that serves as a central nexus for design thinking and practice, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among students from graphic design, product design, architectural design, bio design, and social design. As a larger area of study, it supports a wide variety of design practices and professional pathways for students from across the globe.

Our facilities include comprehensive dedicated studio spaces, computer labs, classrooms and an array of supporting equipment.

The Bachelor of Design in Interior Design is a 120-credit undergraduate professional degree that prepares students to become skilled, ethical, and forward-thinking interior designers capable of addressing the complex demands of contemporary practice. The program emphasizes integrated design thinking, technical proficiency, professional practice, and human-centered solutions that support health, safety, welfare, and social responsibility within the built environment. The curriculum is intentionally structured to support future application for CIDA (Council for Interior Design Accreditation) accreditation and to prepare graduates to pursue NCIDQ certification through appropriate professional experience and examination pathways.

The curriculum aligns foundational liberal arts and design studies with a progressively complex sequence of interior design studios and technical courses. Students develop essential competencies in visual thinking, design research, history and theory, spatial analysis, materials and textiles, lighting, building systems, codes, and construction documentation, culminating in a capstone sequence and portfolio development that demonstrate readiness for professional practice.

After the requisite two cohorts graduate, MICA will seek CIDA (Council for Interior Design) Certification for the program and will ensure that essential program learning outcomes and curriculum across the four-year program will adequately prepare students to take and pass the NCIDQ Eligibility exam after completing compulsory hours during the program and post-graduation.

MICA seeks to fill the role of Full-Time faculty and Department Chair for the fully in-person program immediately to assist in planning for the program launch and to teach at least two courses per semester in fall of 2026 and spring of 2027.

Full-time faculty teach 2 courses per semester, ranging from introductory First Year courses to senior thesis-level coursework. In addition, full-time faculty members at MICA participate in departmental service, undertake committee membership, and are expected to maintain an ongoing professional practice.

This role is pivotal in shaping the future of design education at MICA and demands a balance between specialized knowledge and a willingness to engage broadly with concepts and methodologies that challenge traditional boundaries. We are seeking a versatile educator committed to this multidisciplinary, critical approach, with deep expertise in rapid prototyping — from low-fidelity to high-fidelity — across both physical and digital outputs.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to our new, Bachelors of Design program situated adjacent to our new transdisciplinary Design & Innovation (D&I) major.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in recruiting incoming cohorts, including meeting with prospective students and their families to address any questions about the program
• Advise BDes students…