Assistant Professor of Graphic Design – Tenure Track

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design – Tenure Track

The Graphic Design unit at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Graphic Design, beginning in January 2027. The position offers the opportunity to teach in and help shape a vibrant program at a student-centered teaching institution. The successful candidate should be an innovative graphic designer who is invested in preparing students for the complex, emerging challenges of the 21st century.

This position focuses heavily on undergraduate teaching in a program that integrates comprehensive technical training with a rigorous critical approach. The department, housed in the School of Design and Communication in the College of Fine Arts and Communication, is a strong, devoted community of practicing artists and designers committed to its students and collegiality. The ability to interface with faculty and students in Media Studies, Professional Communication, and Graphic Design is a significant aspect of the position.

The new faculty member will collaborate in defining the trajectories of both the program and department, particularly at the intersection of visual communication and media studies.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Teach a 4/4 (1 hour 50 minute meeting times twice a week) undergraduate course load (typically 12 credits or 4 courses per semester). Classes include B.F.A. students, as well as non-majors, and are typically 3 credits each. Candidates are expected to be able to teach introductory, intermediate, and advanced Graphic Design courses.
• Work collaboratively and serve as an active instructor and advisor.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and academic advising to undergraduate students.
• Maintain an active design or studio practice that meets tenure expectations for creative research and scholarships at a comprehensive teaching institution.
• Participate in service activities at the department, college, university, and community levels. Seek opportunities to integrate undergraduate students into creative research or community-based design projects.

Compensation:

The Assistant Professor of Graphic Design is a full-time, academic year (9 month), salaried, position. UWSP has recently reassessed salaries across campus; this position (9-month) salary now has a ceiling of $70,000, commensurate with qualifications and teaching experience. In addition to this, the position offers a comprehensive benefits package, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund.

To learn more about the benefits package, review the FASLI Benefit Quick Guide. Use the Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator to calculate the estimated value of your compensation and benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree or equivalent terminal degree in Graphic Design or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated technical expertise with industry standard software.
• Demonstrated capacity to work with image and text, context and content relationships.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to teach at all levels of an undergraduate Graphic Design program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to utilize current and emerging digital platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to teach visual communication with an awareness of identity and cultural dialogue and its relevance to graphic design.
• Demonstrated ability to teach any of the following: design foundations, typography, branding, marketing, promotions, public relations, copywriting, social media practice, illustration, book arts, time-based work, environmental graphic design, way finding, information design, publication, package design, user experience, and entrepreneurial approaches.
• Professional industry experience.
• Capacity to develop and write curriculum collaboratively.

How to Apply:

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION:
Applications received by November 30 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search…