Design, Graphic Design Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Job Location:

Edmond, OK 73034, Position Type:
Faculty, Job Category: OTRS Classified,

Position Overview:

Teaches students, evaluates student performance, and maintains department and student records in accordance with university policies. Adheres to the educational philosophy of the university. Works in a collaborative manner with colleagues and professional peers. Participates in university meetings that relate specifically to faculty. Prepares departmental reports as requested.

The College of Fine Arts and Design is a center of excellence for the arts and design, as well as a locus of innovation for improving and promoting arts education. Founded in 2001, the college combines the traditional excellence inherent in Oklahoma's oldest public educational institution with groundbreaking thinking about the role of the arts in the 21st century. The College of Fine Arts and Design nurtures leadership qualities in students, thus expanding the scope and qualities of their career opportunities.

The institution's educational emphasis is on faculty mentorship in student-centered education. This commitment to excellence provides students with the opportunity to interact and work closely with our more than 100 outstanding full and part-time faculty members who are dedicated to holistically developing the artist, scholar, creative professional, educator, citizen and leader. With more than 200 performing and visual arts events every year, the college encourages students from a variety of academic disciplines and programs to view exhibits, attend special events, experience performances, partake in masterclasses, discuss their work, and ultimately find their unique artistic voice while learning to think from a global perspective.

The College of Fine Arts and Design currently has six academic units, the Department of Art, Department of Dance, School of Design, Department of Theatre Arts, School of Music and the Academy of Contemporary Music and specialized accreditations from National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), and National Association of schools of Theatre (NAST), and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).

For further information see our website http://www.uco.edu/cfad

The University of Central Oklahoma School of Design invites applications for a Full-time, Non-Tenure Track, Assistant Professor in Graphic Design.

This position will include academic responsibilities at a School of Design offering B.F.A. degrees in Graphic and Interior Design.

UCO Design seeks dynamic and motivated candidates with a high level of creative industry, social engagement, and commitment to department participation.

Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate expertise in drawing/illustration and graphic design, with knowledge and experience in several of the following areas:

• Foundational hand and digital skills
• Drawing and illustration techniques
• Industry-standard software (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Procreate)
• Print and digital production techniques, technologies, and file management
• Typography
• Brand design
• Video and/or motion graphics
• Interaction design (UI/UX)

Teaching responsibilities may include undergraduate courses in Design Foundations, Computer Graphics, Typography, Branding, UI/UX, Illustration, and other graphic design courses as needed.

Teaching at the undergraduate level is expected. An earned terminal degree awarded by a regionally accredited or internationally recognized institution in the field specified in the position announcement (exceptions require Academic Affairs…