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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job ID: 21367 Position Title: Assistant Professor of Graphic Design TTC Title and Code: Assistant Professor (FA040) FTE: 100% Principal Work Location: UW-Stevens Point Main Campus Supervisor: Assistant Dean, School of Design and Communication Position Summary: Graphic Design Tenure Track Professor The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point invites applications for one full-time tenure-track position in Graphic Design at the assistant professor level, with position beginning in August 2025. UWSPs Graphic Design (GD) program is part of an established NASAD accredited program in a School of Design and Communication (SDC) within a College of Fine Arts & Communication (COFAC). The SDC combines Graphic Design, Integrated Studio Arts, Interior Architecture, Media Studies, and Professional Communication. We are seeking designers with an MFA or equivalent degree who have interest in teaching GD curriculum throughout the School of Design and Communication. We are eager to create learning opportunities in design education that prepare students for the complex and emerging challenges in the 21st century. A successful candidate will approach communication design broadly and be able to teach some aspects of design thinking, experience and user-centered design, systems and strategies, design research, understanding audience and user experience, utilizing image and text, and storytelling narratives. Effective written and verbal communication skills are required. Technical expertise with industry software is expected. A successful candidate will approach communication design broadly and be able to teach a rigorous design process which includes, but is not limited to, conducting design research, developing design systems and strategies, understanding the audience and user experience, and defining project goals to create successful designs that utilize image and text to engage the viewer. The candidate should be able teach at all levels of the Graphic Design program with an ability to integrate areas of practice into our curriculum in some of the following: design foundations, typography, branding, environmental graphic design (including wayfinding), information design, publication, package design, user experience and user interface, augmented reality, 3D modeling and printing, , current and emerging digital platforms and entrepreneurial approaches, marketing, promotions, public relations, copywriting, social media practice, illustration, book arts, time-based work, current and emerging digital platforms and entrepreneurial approaches. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources. Anticipated Appointment Date: August 2025 TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION: Applications received by 12/01/2024 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration. Position Contact: For additional information regarding the position, please call or email: Matt Groshek, Chair, Search and Screen Committee Email: mgroshek@uwsp.edu Human Resources Contact: If you have any questions regarding the application process, need special arrangements, or if you submitted your application with missing materials, please call or email: Human Resources Email: human.resources@uwsp.edu Phone: 715-346-2606 For additional details and to apply, visit the following website and search for Job ID 21367: www.careers.wisconsin.edu ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Required Qualifications: MFA or equivalent degree required Technical expertis with industry software is expected Capacity to work with image and text, content relationships Effective written and verbal communications skills Must have the capacity to teach at all levels of an undergraduate Graphic Design program Preferred Qualifications: Ability to utilize current and emerging digital platforms. A demonstrated ability to teach communication with an awareness of identity and cultural dialogue and its relevance to graphic design Ability to integrate areas of practice into our curriculum in some of the following: design foundations, typography, branding, environmental graphic design (including wayfinding), information design, publication, package design, user experience and user interface, augmented reality, 3D modeling and printing, current and emerging digital platforms and entrepreneurial approaches, marketing, promotions, public relations, copywriting, social media practice, illustration, book arts, time-based work, current and emerging digital platforms and entrepreneurial approaches. Demonstrated capability developing and writing curriculum ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: www.careers.wisconsin.edu