Assistant/Associate Professor of Graphic Design

Description

Winthrop University, a highly ranked, public, comprehensive university, announces a search for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Graphic Design. This is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track appointment in the Department of Design within the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Winthrop University enrolls a diverse student body, which closely mirrors the racial and ethnic diversity in the state. Our campus is in Rock Hill, South Carolina, just twenty minutes from Charlotte North Carolina’s thriving design and art market and international airport. 

 

This position requires daily contact with students, faculty, and staff on campus. Candidates should demonstrate commitment to an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to design studies, especially at the foundation level. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in design practices including drawing, layout, poster and super-graphic creation, and print production, including some traditional printmaking practices. 

 

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Teaching 15-18 contact hours a semester (3 classes)
• Teach all levels in the undergraduate Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design degree program
• Teach 1–2 printmaking classes annually to Graphic Design, Illustration and Fine Art Students
• Participate in curriculum development, accreditation, assessment, and course planning
• Advise and mentor undergraduate Graphic Design majors
• Engage in creative and scholarly activity
• Fully support and participate in the department's recruitment efforts
• Engage in professional service to the department, college, university, discipline, and community
• Seek and maintain relationships with community and industry partners to support student internships, applied design projects, and our programs
• Assume other responsibilities according to departmental needs and candidate's qualifications

About The College of Visual and Performing Arts and its Department of Design

The Department of Design is one of four academic units alongside the Departments of Fine Arts, Music, and Theatre and Dance within the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The Department of Design serves undergraduate majors pursuing a professional degree in design (Bachelor of Design) in Graphic Design, Game Design, Interior Design, and Illustration. Our dedicated faculty are practicing professionals who work nationally and internationally. The College of Visual and Performing Arts has all five of its undergraduate and graduate arts programs nationally accredited (NASAD, NAST, NASD, NASM, and CIDA). In addition, Winthrop’s arts education programs in art, music, theatre, and dance are accredited through CAEP.

About Winthrop University

Founded in 1886, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, offers its 6,000-plus undergraduate and graduate students an educational experience that blends liberal arts, professional programs, global awareness, and civic engagement. In its colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business and Technology;Education, Sport, and Human Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts, Winthrop embraces only those programs and activities that can be delivered at an exemplary level. Winthrop is well known for its inclusive and supportive campus environment, with University College supporting programs in both academic and student affairs. Winthrop University is achieving national stature as a competitive and distinctive co-educational, public, residential, comprehensive, values-oriented institution. The values of service, excellence, diversity, community, and leadership provide the foundation for Winthrop’s continuing development and shape Winthrop’s continuing success. Numerous national accolades reflect the sustained high quality and value of the Winthrop Experience, including the most recent U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Winthrop as one of the top-10 public comprehensive universities in the South. Winthrop is an active member of the Rock Hill community and recognized as a key component of the region’s economic resurgence. Approximately 20 minutes from Charlotte, North Carolina, Winthrop has direct access to and is engaged in a broad and expansive regional business community. Winthrop’s beautiful campus encompasses a rich architectural blend of neo-Georgian buildings and is included in the National Register of Historic Places. The attractive recreational and research complex area that surrounds Winthrop Lake is home to Winthrop’s 18 Division I men’s and women’s sports.

Winthrop University is committed to providing a safe campus community. Winthrop conducts background investigations for applicants being considered