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Design Observer · 20 hours ago

Assistant/Associate Professor in User Experience and User Interface Design (Tenure-Track)

Champaign, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $95K/yr

Design Observer is looking for candidates for two full-time tenure-track faculty positions in User Experience and User Interface Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The successful candidates will contribute to the BS in Computer Science + Design degree and teach courses that position computation as an artistic and critical design medium.

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Responsibilities

Teach courses that position computation as an artistic and critical design medium, ranging from introductory coding for creative practice to advanced, research-driven practice and method-based seminars

Contribute to both undergraduate and graduate curricula

Mentor students across disciplines

Help shape the evolving identity of computational art and critical design within the School of Art and Design

Qualification

Terminal degreeCreative practiceCritical researchTeaching excellenceCurriculum developmentInclusive environmentInterdisciplinary teachingPublic engagementDesign areasLiberatory pedagogical approachesSocial biases perspectiveExperience in design-tech integrationMentoring

Required

Terminal degree (MFA, PhD, or equivalent) in a relevant discipline

Evidence of an active creative practice with a strong record of public engagement through exhibition, installation, and/or performance

Evidence of critical research through writing, publishing, or equivalent scholarly contributions that engage computational media, design, and the arts

Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, mentoring, and curriculum development at both undergraduate and graduate levels

Commitment to fostering an inclusive academic environment and contributing to the diversity of the School and University

Preferred

PhD in relevant discipline

Familiarity with and a critical perspective on historical approaches to experience design

Practice, teaching, and/or research that connect to one or more of the following areas of design: Gender and Design, Equity and Design, Indigenous Design Knowledges, and Design Futures

Familiarity with liberatory pedagogical approaches

A critical perspective on social biases embedded in technological systems

Experience teaching in a program that integrates Design, Technology, and Science