Position Announcement: Communication Design Faculty
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Position
Tenure-track appointment, open rank
Rank/Salary
Full-time position
Salary commensurate with experience.
Start Date
August, 2017
Program Identification
The BFA program in Communication Design at the College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD) is guided by a highly challenging curriculum that emphasizes the development of conceptual thinking as a means to address real-world problems. Our students create work that is competitive on a national level, having recently garnered recognition from CMYK Magazine, how Magazine, Creative Quarterly, Graphis, the Addys, the Society of Publication Designers, the Adobe Design Achievement Awards, and the Art Directors Club. The BFA program in Communication Design graduates approximately 40 students per year.
Communication Design faculty receive support for their research, professional practice, and scholarship through a variety of institutional research grants and travel funding. Support for the program is also demonstrated through UNT’s launch of a new ma degree in Interaction Design, to be based out of the UNT New College campus in Frisco, Texas starting in Fall 2017. Additionally, CVAD will break ground on a new art building in January 2017.
Qualifications
An MFA, MDES, or its equivalent in Communication Design, Graphic Design or Interaction Design is required; college-level teaching experience and/or three years or more of professional design is preferred. Expertise in interface design and/or user experience design is desirable.
Responsibilities
We are seeking a scholar and/or designer with areas of expertise to complement the current strengths of our program. Depending on the candidate’s experience, teaching assignments may include undergraduate courses in interaction design, user experience design, typography, image-making, graphic design, cause-based design, and/or special topics. The standard annual teaching load
is a 2/3. Faculty are expected to maintain an active and recognized professional practice or scholarly research agenda. Additional service responsibilities as needed by the department and CVAD are required.
Application
Submit the following materials via online at https://facultyjobs.unt.edu/applicants/ jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css. jsp?postingId=173411
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement of research interests or professional agenda
- Statement of teaching philosophy
- Include contact information for three professional references—name, address, email, and phone number—for each.
- Submit the following materials via email to cdes.facultyposition@unt.edu. Please include your last name and UNT position number (10872) in the subject line. Multiple emails may be sent as necessary. Attachments must not exceed 8mb per email.
20 examples of professional and/or scholarly work (URL listing or PDF).
20 examples of student work (if available).
Deadline
Review of applications will begin on December 15th, 2016 and continue until the posting is closed.
The Setting
As one of the nation’s largest public universities and the most comprehensive in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, UNT is dedicated to providing an excellent educational experience to its 38,000 students while powering the North Texas region, state and nation through innovative education and research. A student-focused public research university, UNT graduates 8,500 students each year from its 12 colleges and schools and offers 100 bachelor’s, 83 master’s and 37 doctoral degree programs, many nationally and internationally recognized.
UNT is an AA/ADA/EOE
Communication Design Alumni
The Communication Design program at the University of North Texas has produced many noteworthy alumni, including:
Dana Tanamachi
tanamachistudio.com
Chad Michael
chadmichaelstudio.com
Brian Flynn and Dora Drimales
hybrid-design.com
Simon Walker
simonwalkertype.com
Brandon Murphy
calibercreative.com
Ben Barry
benbarry.com
Chris King
christopherbrianking.com
Kyle Poff
krop.com/kylepoff
Student Job Placement
Graduates from the Communication Design program earn jobs at prestigious design firms, ad agencies, and in-house design studios around the country. Companies that have hired our students in recent years include:
Pentagram Design
IDEO
Nike Design
Starbucks Global Creative
RBMM
Richards Group
BBDO New York
McGarrah Jesse
GSD&M Austin
Fossil
Turnstyle Studio
Louise Fili
Turner Duckworth
TWBA\Chiat\Day
Crispen Porter
Moxie Sozo
VSA Partners
Faculty
The UNT Communication Design faculty is comprised of scholars and practitioners who represent a broad spectrum of design philosophies. Their work has been awarded and/or published by venues such as AIGA, Print, Communication Arts, Graphis, Icograda, the Art Directors Club, the Type Directors Club, LogoLounge, how Magazine, Visible Language, The Information Design Journal, and Design Education in Progress.
Clinton Carlson
Assistant Professor
Karen Dorff
Principal Lecturer
Alex Egner
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator
Michael Gibson
Professor
Jude Landry
Assistant Professor
Eric Ligon
Professor and Associate Dean
Keith Owens
Associate Professor
Denton, Texas
Located approximately 35 miles from both Dallas and Fort Worth, Denton offers a small-town vibe with easy access to two major cities. As home to over 113,000 residents and two universities, Denton has become a burgeoning cultural hub in its own right. The town boasts an eclectic array of restaurants, bars, shops, music venues, and festivals that have drawn praise from national publications. The Huffington Post listed Denton as the “number one emerging cultural hotspot in Texas.” The New York Times noted that “the town manages to combine the bohemian charm of Berkeley with the rural folksiness of the South” and has given birth to “musicians as notable and diverse as Sly Stone, Don Henley, Meat Loaf, Pat Boone, Norah Jones, and Roy Orbison.” Visit the links below to learn more about Denton, Texas and a few of its noteworthy cultural events:
Discover Denton
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We Denton Do It
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35 Denton
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Oaktopia
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Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
dentonjazzfest.com
Thin Line Festival
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