Clinical Assistant Professor in Communication Design

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor in Communication Design

Employee Classification: Clinical Assistant Professor

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

Sub Division-Department: UNT-Col of Vis Arts & Design

Department: UNT-Design-136310

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and University of North Texas Health Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.

We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities.

We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.

The BFA program in Communication Design offers both a graphic and user experience concentrations. Student work from the graphic design concentration is competitive at the national level and has received recognition from Communication Arts, Print, Creative Quarterly, Graphis New Talent, the National Student Show, and other prominent design organizations and competitions. The program graduates up to 60 students annually across graphic design and user experience design concentrations.

The curriculum prepares students for professional practice by developing conceptual, technical, and collaborative skills applicable across a range of design disciplines and professional settings.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

The College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, Clinical Assistant Professor in Communication Design. The position is a non-tenure track position and is a renewable term with an initial appointment of three years.

The successful candidate will bring substantial professional expertise informed by current and emerging practices in communication design. They will teach undergraduate students in the program’s graphic design concentration, connecting professional experience with practice-based learning.

The workload assignment covering teaching, scholarship and service will follow the college’s standard workload for a Clinical Assistant Professor position. In addition responsibilities include mentor students, and contribute service to the communication design program, college, university, and profession. Successful hires will maintain an active program of professional practice, professional development, and scholarship appropriate to a clinical position.

Review of applicants will begin in fall 2026 and will continue until the position posting is closed.

A relevant graduate degree (MS, MA, MDes, MFA, or PhD) or a minimum of ten years of professional practice in graphic design or closely related areas, with evidence of continued professional engagement.

• Evidence of university-level teaching experience in areas such as interaction design, web design, motion design, branding, art direction, publication design, typography, or illustration.
• Current, hands-on proficiency with industry-standard design software and…