The Communication Design program in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) located in San Marcos, Texas, is offering an exciting opportunity for a tenure-track faculty position in Communication Design beginning August 2023. We seek a forward-thinking colleague whose teaching and research interests include Interaction Design and Design Foundations as they pertain to the future of the design discipline, with a focus on teaching conceptual thinking and technical proficiency at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the School of Art and Design. With the understanding that the field of design has a history and ongoing legacy of unequal access and opportunity, we seek to ensure that design serves and can be practiced by everyone. We welcome applicants belonging to groups historically underrepresented in design and higher education, and individuals whose research and/or professional practices contribute to issues of equity and diversity.

The Communication Design program emphasizes the integration of critical thinking with a thorough understanding of design principles and processes relevant to the professional practice of design. The program also embraces social, cultural, historical, economic, and global contexts to prepare students to advance knowledge within the discipline and for successful entry into the profession and/or graduate education. Students experience deep immersion in the discipline via a distinguished faculty broadly recognized for their expertise in both the classroom and the profession. Through an agile and dynamic curriculum, the program prepares students to meet the evolving challenges of professional design practice, as evidenced by a strong record of student recognition in national and international venues.

The School of Art and Design

The School of Art and Design is one of five academic units within the College of Fine Arts and Communication which also includes the Department of Communication Studies, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the School of Music, and the Department of Theatre and Dance. The School of Art and Design offers degree programs in Studio Art, Photography, Art Education, Art History, and Communication Design. These programs cross-pollinate, compelling students to search for deeper connections between disciplines. The school supports more than 80 diverse faculty members dedicated to fostering the conceptual and technical abilities of its more than 900 declared School of Art and Design majors.

Founded in 1899 as a teaching college, Texas State University is now home to more than 38,000 students. The University holds a Carnegie classification of Doctoral University-High Research Activity and is engaged in a strategic plan to attain eligibility for the State of Texas’ National Research University Fund. Nationally, Texas State is the 39th largest public university. It is among the top 10 universities in the nation to receive federal financial aid, and 37% of undergraduates are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, 47% of undergraduates are first-generation college students. Texas State University, located along the beautiful San Marcos River, is in the center of Texas’s innovation corridor, 40 miles south of Austin and 60 miles north of San Antonio. San Marcos is rich in vibrant and eclectic communities, with a public school district that is attended by more than 50% Latinx students and implements diverse bilingual education programs.

Texas State University believes that freedom of thought, innovation and creativity are fundamental characteristics of a community of scholars. To promote such a learning environment, the university has a special responsibility to seek diversity, to promote inclusion, to instill a global perspective in its students, and to nurture sensitivity, dialogue and mutual respect. The diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the excellence of the School of Art & Design’s research and academic programs and student success. We are especially eager to welcome a colleague who supports our institutional commitment to ensuring Texas State is inclusive, equitable, diverse, and a place where all community members can thrive.

We are looking for a colleague who will lead the revision of our undergraduate Design Foundations curriculum that integrates contemporary Interaction Design practices and reflects current skills, methodologies, and knowledge necessary for students to succeed in their course of study. The successful candidate will also serve as an integral part of the graduate Design Foundations faculty within the MFA program in Communication Design. While the initial focus of the position will be in Design Foundations, teaching assignments may change according to program needs and the candidate’s teaching and research interests. All positions are subject to the availability of funds.

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Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated experience and/or expertise in the following:

Only applications submitted for this specific posting through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered, https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/40341.

Candidates who submit their materials by January 13, 2023 are assured full consideration.

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree-granting universities.

Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.

Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.