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DIRECTOR OF THE DESIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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The Peck School of the Arts is seeking a Director for its new Design Research Institute.  This is a 100% position.  The successful candidate will hold a 50% tenured or tenure-track faculty position (at the rank of full, associate, or assistant professor) in the Department of Art & Design and a 50% appointment as an academic program director beginning August 22, 2011.  The Director of the Design Research Institute will be expected to establish an extramurally funded research program to build on outstanding design research and to lead the activities of the Design Research Institute. The new Design Research Institute will foster innovative, creative research through collaborative, multi-disciplinary projects with university departments, corporations, and industry in areas such as industrial design, engineering, architecture, business, fresh water sciences, education, human experience, interactivity, and informatics.  In the Department of Art & Design, the faculty member will teach design at the graduate or undergraduate level in areas of expertise. Faculty members are expected to contribute to the department, school, and university through committee service and faculty shared-governance responsibilities.

Candidate must have a master’s degree or doctorate in design or related discipline as well as experience in intellectual leadership and program development. Preferred qualifications include: evidence of outstanding design research; a history of funded federal grants and/or other funded grants and contracts; a history of collaborative/interdisciplinary research projects; a record of publication and presentation at the national/international level; teaching experience in a higher education environment; and a record of scholarly distinction commensurate with faculty appointment rank.

The Department of Art & Design has 23 full-time faculty members and 11 full-time academic staff members and offers BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees in the areas of Ceramics, Digital Studio Practice, Fibers, Graphic Design, Jewelry/Metalsmithing, Painting/Drawing, Photography, Print/Narrative Forms, and Sculpture, and BFA and MS degrees in Art Education. The UWM Peck School of the Arts is one of the largest and most comprehensive arts schools in the region. It has over 2,000 majors and offers degree programs in art, dance, film, inter-arts, music, and theatre. More information about the Peck School of the Arts can be found at: http://www4.uwm.edu/psoa/learnmore/. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is one of two public doctoral research universities in Wisconsin, offering more than 30,000 students a comprehensive liberal arts and professional education through 159 degree programs.  For the UWM Campus Security Report, go to www.cleryact.uwm.edu, or contact the Office of Student Life, Mellencamp Hall 118, at 414-229-4632 for a paper copy.

APPOINTMENT:         Teaching load, summer appointment, and salary to be negotiated.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Academic program director appointments are limited and renewal is subject to yearly approval by the Dean.

Persons interested in being considered for this position must apply through the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment Site located at http://jobs.uwm.edu/. The direct link to the posting is http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/5257. Completed online applications must include a letter of application describing interest in and qualifications for the position; a curriculum vitae which includes applicant’s email address; a brief research plan; a teaching statement; and a separate document listing the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three references. Do not include letters of reference with application. In addition, to complete the application, a PDF document with further written and visual documentation of previous and/or current design research must be emailed to dri-search@uwm.edu. Applicants should include their full name in the body of the email.  Additional materials may be requested later by the Search Committee. The names of those nominees and applicants who have not requested that their identities be withheld and the names of all finalists will be released upon request. All finalists for this position will require a criminal background check. Screening begins January 3, 2011, and continues until qualified candidate is hired.

UWM is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer.

See above job description for more information.  Must apply through university website. Direct link to posting: http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/5257

Internal Job Code: 1251

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