Full-Time UX/HMI/HRI Faculty - Mentorship & Industry

CCS Detroit; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CCS Detroit invites applications for a full-time faculty role teaching User Experience Design and Human-Robot Interaction across graduate and undergraduate programs. The appointee will review the Graduate UX Design curriculum for industry alignment, mentor graduate students, and expand industry partnerships while overseeing interaction design in the new BFA in Human-Centered Design and Robotics.

Based at CCS Detroit, the position emphasizes collaboration across informatics, human-machine

Qualifications

• Graduate degree (or Bachelor's with significant professional experience in User Experience Design and/or HMI/HRI).
• Extensive knowledge of new and emerging technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate classes in UX/HRI; MFA Thesis supervision.
• Develop and teach new HRI/HMI classes for the BFA in Human-Centered Design and Robotics.
• Review and audit the current graduate UX Design curriculum for industry alignment.
• Develop and maintain industry partnerships.
• Mentor students for professional development, portfolio refinement, and upskilling; conduct regular office hours.
• Integrate advanced UX topics into existing studio modules.
• Develop industry masterclasses and micro-credentials; workshops, hackathons, design sprints.
• Contribute to curricular evolution in the future of design practice and emerging technologies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Emerging technologies knowledge

Education

Graduate degree in UX/HMI/HRI or related field

Job description

CCS Detroit invites applications for a full-time faculty role teaching User Experience Design and Human-Robot Interaction across graduate and undergraduate programs. The appointee will review the Graduate UX Design curriculum for industry alignment, mentor graduate students, and expand industry partnerships while overseeing interaction design in the new BFA in Human-Centered Design and Robotics.

Based at CCS Detroit, the position emphasizes collaboration across informatics, human-machine