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Assistant Professor of Interaction Design
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Position Number: 5844951
Location: Oswego, NY
Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Graphic Design

Assistant Professor of Interaction Design
Description of Department:

The SUNY Oswego Department of Art and Design aims to provide art students with the tools needed to create foundations for the future. The department seeks ambitious students who wish to gain knowledge through hands-on experiences, combining art and design history and contemporary developments within the field to understand the past and speculate upon the future. The State University of New York at Oswego is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and is an institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

By working with art and design history, studio art, graphic design, illustration, and interaction design, students are given opportunities to expand their artistic horizons, define and use current methodologies, and firmly grasp the importance of their work in multiple aspects of modern society. Students and faculty boldly explore the tangible and the rhetorical dimensions of art.

At Oswego, students can elect degree programs that include the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and (B.F.A.) in Fine Arts with degree areas including Studio Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Interaction Design. There is also the opportunity to earn a minor in various art and design related areas. We offer a wide range of courses in multimedia, illustration, art history, ceramics, painting, interaction design, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, web design, 3D modeling, museum studies, graphic design, art therapy, and motion graphics.

Our studios place us firmly at the intersection of today's digital evolution with the ability to dive into emerging media forms as they appear on the horizon. The recently renovated studios in Tyler Hall are well-equipped to support all our disciplinary areas across the fine and performing arts. In the final stages of extensive renovation, Hewitt Hall will be a state-of-the-art facility with studios designed to grow all digital and emerging media areas that support our established programs in graphic and interaction design, illustration, broadcasting, and cinema and screen studies.

The Department of Art & Design at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time Assistant Professor of Interaction Design.

Posting Date: November 26, 2024

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: $60,000-$62,000 commensurate with experience plus full New York State benefits package.

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. Click here for more information on benefits for full-time United University Professions (UUP) faculty.

Date of Appointment: August 2025 (or date of obligation)

Description of Responsibilities:

Primary teaching responsibilities include teaching upper-level courses in motion and interaction design courses at the junior, senior, and graduate level.
Ability to teach in web and UX design highly desirable.
Additional teaching responsibility includes expanding knowledge of diversity, historical, theoretical, critical and contemporary global/multicultural practices in the visual arts.
Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of contemporary and critical issues in visual art, the role of emerging media and technology in contemporary 2D, 3D and 4D art and design.
Candidates must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, teaching and leadership ability, and a collaborative working style.
Candidates must demonstrate innovative thinking in course and curriculum development.
Departmental responsibilities include being involved with program planning, assessment, curriculum development, student advisement, and participation in department governance.
University responsibilities include staying current on health and safety issues; participation in campus governance; commitment to research/creative activity.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent will be expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

Advanced degree in graphic/interaction design, or a closely related field
Successful teaching at the college level
Experience in the field
Record of presentations, exhibitions/projects, and/or publications in one's area of interest that demonstrates commitment to a practice
Proficiency in Macintosh computer environment
Proficiency in Adobe Cloud Applications as well as other leading software applications used in the field

Preferred Qualifications:

MFA, MDes, or MA with five of more years of professional experience
University level teaching experience past graduate school
Professional experience in the field past graduate school

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)

Additional Information:
Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here to see our full non-discrimination policy.

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.

For Campus Safety information, please click here to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).

SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Click here for further policy details, including education and cessation resources.

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Search Chair:

Cara Thompson, cara.thompson@oswego.edu

Visa sponsorship is available for this position

To apply, visit http://oswego.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=183454