Employment: Faculty Vacancies
Assistant Professor
Department of Interior Design
Position #F04160
Faculty Position:
One full-time tenure track nine-month position of Assistant Professor of Interior Design.
Salary and rank commensurate with education and experience.
Start Date:
August 15, 2008
Preferred Qualifications:
Doctorate or terminal degree in Interior Design / Architecture or related field (MA,
MS, MFA, M. Arch or equivalent). The preferred candidate will have at least one
degree in interior design or architecture; professional and or academic
experience required. NCIDQ preferred.
Responsibilities:
The candidate must:
• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching both studio and lecture classes at the undergraduate and graduate studio level.
• Demonstrate an emphasis in the following areas: AutoCad, computer graphics, and lighting.
• Integrate appropriate interior design practice aspects into the classroom.
• Integrate technological design approaches in the studio.
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students and participate in department, school, and university committees. Candidate will be responsible for overseeingthe computer lab and working with technology support .
• Produce appropriate scholarly and creative research and/or practice for advancement to tenure.
• Take active involvement in professional organizations such as ASID, IIDA, EDRA, ACSA, or IDEC.
Application Review: Review of applications will begin January 16, 2008 and continue until the position is filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Send letter of application with curriculum vitae; official academic transcripts; portfolio of a minimum of 15 images of recent professional and student work from previous courses taught on readable CD as a single PowerPoint® or PDF file. Include a brief explanation for images submitted portfolio of research/professional work, minimum 15 examples; SASE; statement of design philosophy; statement of teaching philosophy; and names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses of four current references to: Kevin Wyllie, Assistant Professor and Search Committee Chair, Department of Interior Design, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 325 N. Harrison Street, P.O. Box 843086, Richmond, VA 23284.
Virginia Commonwealth University - Located in Richmond, the capital of Virginia, VCU is an urban university composed of two campuses. The 75-acre Monroe Park Campus is situated in Richmond’s historic Fan District. The 51-acre Medical College of Virginia Campus is located two miles east in the financial, commercial and governmental district of downtown Richmond. More than 27,000 students attend VCU; each year the university awards approximately 4,000 degrees. Virginia Commonwealth University receives more than $136 million in annual research funding and is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive institution. It is one of the nation’s top research universities, and is one of only three such universities in Virginia. VCU’s teaching, research, public service and patient care mission supports full-time and part-time students and faculty of diverse backgrounds. There are approximately 150 graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of Interior Design and approximately 3000 students in the School of the Arts. Interior Design students are admitted through a selective admissions process. For more information about the Department of Interior Design visit http://www.vcu.edu/arts/interiordesign/dept.
Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information about the position and VCU School of the Arts contact our website at www.vcu.edu/arts.
