Assistant/Associate Professor of Industrial Design (Tenure-Track)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks applicants for tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Industrial Design within the School of Art & Design. The ideal candidate demonstrates leadership in design research, education, and creative practice addressing human-centered challenges with technology and making.

Successful candidates will build a sustained program of research, contribute to undergraduate and graduate education, mentor students, and engage in

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in Industrial Design or closely related field
• Evidence of emerging research, scholarly, and/or creative agenda
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and student mentorship

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Industrial Design
• Mentor and advise students
• Contribute to curriculum development and program advancement
• Participate in service activities within the program, School, College, University, and profession
• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations across campus and beyond
• Maintain active research, scholarly, and/or creative practice agenda
• Develop externally recognized contributions to the discipline
• Pursue externally funded research opportunities where appropriate
• Supervise graduate student research and creative activity

Skills

Industrial Design

Teaching

Research

Education

MFA in Industrial Design

PhD in Design/Industrial Design

Job description

Job description

The School of School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Industrial Design faculty ranks, depending on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and record of achievement. These positions offer exciting opportunities to contribute to and expand one of the nation's leading Industrial Design programs through design research, creative practice, teaching, and professional engagement. We seek accomplished designer-educators whose work advances industrial design as a discipline that integrates human-centered inquiry, creativity, technology, making, and innovation to address contemporary human, social, environmental, and technological challenges. For tenure-track appointments, we seek candidates who possess ID core skills with a demonstrated design research agenda that contributes new knowledge, methods, and perspectives to the discipline of industrial design. Successful candidates will be expected to build a sustained program of research, scholarship, and/or creative activity while contributing to undergraduate and graduate education. Industrial Design at Illinois is grounded in the core competencies of industrial design, including human-centered design, design visualization, prototyping, materials and manufacturing, systems thinking, critical inquiry, and innovation.

About the Position

The School of Art & Design invites applications for full-time tenure-track faculty positions in Industrial Design at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Industrial Design at Illinois embraces a broad understanding of design as a human- centered, interdisciplinary, and future-oriented discipline. Faculty on the tenure track contribute to undergraduate and graduate education, student mentorship, curriculum development, and service, while emphasizing design research, scholarship, and creative activity.

Areas of Research and Creative Practice

We seek candidates whose research and creative practice are grounded in the core competencies of industrial design and who demonstrate the potential to advance knowledge, methods, and innovation in the discipline. Candidates should combine excellence in industrial design core skills with a clear design research agenda that addresses contemporary human, technological, environmental, and societal challenges.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Industrial and product design
• Product development and Strategic foresight
• Color, Material, Finishing (CMF) Research
• Human-centered design and experience design
• Design methods and innovation processes
• Emerging technologies / artificial intelligence
• Physical-digital products and interactive experiences
• Manufacturing, and advanced production systems

Candidates should demonstrate the ability to develop a sustained program of research and/or creative scholarship, contribute to graduate education, and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

Faculty members will:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Industrial Design
• Mentor and advise students
• Contribute to curriculum development and program advancement
• Participate in service activities within the program, School, College, University, and profession
• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations across campus and beyond
• Maintain active research, scholarly, and/or creative practice agenda
• Develop externally recognized contributions to the discipline
• Pursue externally funded research opportunities where appropriate
• Supervise graduate student research and creative activity

Qualifications

Qualifications Required Qualifications Terminal degree in Industrial Design (MFA in Industrial Design, Doctor of Design in industrial design, PhD in Design/ industrial design or product design focused ) or a closely related field Evidence of emerging research, scholarly, and/or creative agenda Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and student mentorship Ability to contribute to undergraduate and graduate education Evidence of research, creative practice, or professional achievement relevant to industrial design To be considered Associate Profess

• Terminal degree in Industrial Design (MFA in Industrial Design, Doctor of Design in industrial design, PhD in Design/ industrial design or product design focused ) or a closely related field
• Evidence of emerging research, scholarly, and/or creative agenda
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and student mentorship
• Ability to contribute to undergraduate and graduate education
• Evidence of research, creative practice, or professional achievement relevant to industrial design
• To be considered Associate Profess