Assistant Professor - Interior Architecture and Design - 9 month

University of Arkansas
United States, Arkansas, Fayetteville
346 North West Avenue (Show on map)
Oct 29, 2024
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Closing Date: Type of Position:Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track Workstudy Position: No Job Type:Regular Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Sponsorship Available: Yes Institution Name: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation's top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance Arkansas and build a better world through education, research and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, promoting an inclusive and diverse culture and climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery and the spread of new ideas and innovations. The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation's strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life. As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary. Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions, you should review before applying for the opening. If you have a disability and need assistance with the hiring process, please submit a request via the Disability Accommodations \| OEOC \| University of Arkansas (uark.edu) : Request an Accommodation. Applicants are required to submit a request for each position of which they have applied. For general application assistance or if you have questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources at 479.575.5351. Department:Interior Design Department's Website: https://fayjones.uark.edu/ Summary of Job Duties:The Department of Interior Architecture and Design at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas, is seeking an Assistant Professor in a full-time, nine-month, tenure track faculty position. This individual will be interested in leading innovative and transdisciplinary approaches to teaching, scholarship, history and theory, emerging technologies, multimodal design strategies and/or social equity through design. The successful candidate will join a vibrant team of faculty in a department growing in stature and national recognition to forge a diverse culture of thinking and making within the existing professional undergraduate curriculum. In addition, resources are available to support the new faculty member's research, creative scholarship and/or creative practice. The position start date is August 2025. The Fay Jones School's emphasis on collaborative design education is aimed at preparing students to address contemporary challenges and issues of imperative value to the state, nation and world. The school has diverse resources available in its award-winning building and state-of-the-art fabrication facilities. The U of A Community Design Center, Garvan Woodland Gardens, and the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Material Innovation by the Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Grafton Architects, provide for a range of teaching and scholarship activities. There also are opportunities to take advantage of the School's external relationships with institutions and programs such as the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary, and the Walton Arts Center. Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, pursuing peer-reviewed scholarly and creative inquiry, and providing service to the department, school, university, and community are foundational expectations. The standard tenure-track faculty workload is 65% teaching, 25% research, scholarship or creative activity and 10% service. The typical tenure-track faculty teaching assignment is two courses per semester, one studio and one lecture/seminar or two studios, per semester. This Assistant Professor will lead studio and classroom instruction, create curriculum material, construct syllabi, assess student knowledge and skills, advise students, and provide other scholastic achievement guidance. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Terminal graduate degree in interior design / interior architecture, or design-related discipline conferred by the start of employment An active or developing research, scholarship or creative activity agenda Excellent body of creative design work Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skill Preferred Qualifications: At least one or more degrees in interior design / interior architecture Demonstrated ability to employ current best teaching practices leading studios and lectures/seminars Demonstrated ability to address issues of contemporary design-inquiry teaching studios and lectures/seminars Experience with emerging technologies, digital fabrication, BIM, VR, AI and/or visualization Record of peer-reviewed publications, creative scholarship, and/or critical practice Demonstrated ability to teach digitally integrated and comprehensive design studios NCIDQ certification (or the ability to complete the exam prior to tenure) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Strong evidence of the ability to be an active, involved, and collegial member of a collaborative faculty team Documentation of, the willingness and ability to engage in, pedagogical training related to undergraduate education Ability and willingness to work collaboratively Ability and willingness to be committed to the interior architecture and design profession and discipline and advocate for interior design education Ability to contribute to the School's post-professional degree concentrations Ability to work successfully in multidisciplinary teaching teams Additional Information: Note: Uniquely qualified candidates with strength in areas other than those listed as "preferred", and ABD candidates, will be considered. Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experience Required Documents to Apply: Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Curriculum Vitae, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Other (see special instructions for details) Optional Documents: Proof of Veteran Status Recruitment Contact Information: Kimberley Furlong, Associate Professor of Interior Architecture and Design, kfurlong@uark.edu All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Sitehttps://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS Please do not send to listed recruitment contact. Special Instructions to Applicants: Completed applications received by January 3, 2025 will be assured full consideration. Late applications will be reviewed be reviewed as necessary to fill the position. List of previous courses taught with roles, responsibilities, and work samples (if applicable) Portfolio (30 page maximum, 2.5GB maximum) in PDF format with select images of recent and relevant: -professional, scholarly, and creative work with associated project descriptions -student work completed under direction of applicant with associated project descriptions -abstracts for research papers/manuscripts (if appropriate) NOTE: Portfolios will be collected through uark.box.com. Once you complete your job application, you will receive an email in one to two business days with a link to upload your portfolio materials to uark.box.com. Pre-employment Screening Requirements:Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry The University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. The University of Arkansas seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds inclusion, opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all. The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Constant Physical Activity:Talking Frequent Physical Activity:N/A Occasional Physical Activity:N/A Benefits Eligible:Yes