Associate Professor of Fashion Design & Society - New York, NY
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#10070361
# of Positions :
1
Experience Required :
none
Duration :
Full Time Regular
Shift :
First Shift (Day)
Hours per week :
40
Job Description
Associate Professor of Fashion Design & Society
Faculty/School of Fashion
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design, a division of The New School, seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor within the School of Fashion at Parsons.
Applicants should demonstrate expertise in fashion practice within the studio learning environment coupled with strong interests in the history and theory of fashion culture. Candidates must be innovative in their pedagogical approaches to activating students' interest in the relationship between theory to practice, and be forward-thinking about what skills/literacies are now required to adeptly respond to complex 21st century global conditions. While they will primarily focus on students in the MFA in Fashion Design program, the Associate Professor should expect to teach both graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines across Parsons as well as within the School of Fashion. The successful candidate will have an earned master's degree in Fashion Design, will demonstrate strength in teaching, research, and scholarship, and will have an established record of professional accomplishments.
The locus of this teaching position will be in the School of Fashion, whose full and part time faculty are engaged academically while remaining active in their professional fields of practice. The School of Fashion currently offers the following degrees and programs (*and is developing new graduate programs):
- The BFA in Fashion Design enrolls nearly 680 students in the program
- The two-year AAS in Fashion Design, which enrolls over 300 students
- The two-year AAS in Fashion Marketing, which enrolls over 350 students
- The two-year MFA program in Fashion Design and Society enrolls 15 students
The MFA in Fashion Design & Society is an intensive two-year practice-based MFA program, scheduled to launch in Fall 2010. It is envisioned as an advanced academy for the study of fashion design that will provide a more sophisticated critical education for designers who already demonstrate exceptional talent in the field. The program will integrate knowledge of the global economy, international business, the social sciences, a concern for ecology and social values, new technologies, and design history, all built around a core of advanced design work and the cultivation of a personal point of view. The MFA program will make a substantive professional and intellectual contribution to the field of fashion design within this increasingly interdisciplinary context.
Please see www.parsons.edu for a full description of the School of Fashion and its current programs.
This position is dependent on budget approval from the Office of the Provost.
Teaching Responsibilities:
The Associate Professor is expected to teach both graduate and undergraduate students, hold regular office hours for students and colleagues, and participate in other classroom and extracurricular activities on a regular basis (e.g., critiques, juries, review panels, thesis supervision, independent study, internship supervision, program citizenship, Parsons/New School committees, etc.).
Creative Practice and Research:
Faculty are expected to continue to participate actively and with distinction in professional, creative or scholarly work.
Requirments:
• A terminal graduate degree or demonstrated equivalence in Fashion Design
• Active/current professional practice or experimental creative/critical scholarship
• The qualifications and experience to teach within a program of international reputation with knowledge from all aspects of the world of fashion design
• An interest in developing serious critical, historical, and theoretical discussions in the classroom/studio as they relate to Fashion and Society
• Teaching experience at university level with an acute understanding of competitive masters programs internationally coupled with a proven track record of working well with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
• An understanding of the implications of global design and fine arts practice in relationship to broader social, cultural, economic, scientific and technological forces (an engagement with the contemporary art/design of Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America and/or African Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans is highly desirable)
• Ability to develop and nurture individual student's design abilities and a strong commitment to progressive design education
• Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills
• Good management skills, including the ability to meet deadlines, communicate and motivate effectively
• An interest in working collaboratively within Parsons, the University, and with external partners towards the development of shared projects and initiatives
• Engagement with the contemporary art/design of Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America and/or African Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans is highly desirable
Review of applications begins November 1, 2009.
A cover letter and curriculum vita must be submitted online at http://careers.newschool.edu. Only applications submitted online will be accepted. Applicants may be contacted at the discretion of the search committee for additional materials, such as digital portfolio/work samples.
Parsons The New School for Design
Degrees awarded: AAS, BFA, BBA, MFA, MA, MArch; dual bachelor’s/master’s degrees with Lang College
One of the most prestigious and comprehensive colleges of art and design in the nation, Parsons The New School for Design has been a pioneer in the field of art and design since its founding in 1896. Today, Parsons focuses on creating engaged citizens and exceptional artists, designers, scholars, and business leaders through a design-based education. Parsons students learn to rise to the challenges of living, working, and creative decision-making in a world where human experience is increasingly designed. Embracing the principles of innovation and social responsibility, the Parsons curriculum encourages students to design with critical awareness of complex social issues like sustainability and globalization.
Interested candidates must apply directly online at:
https://careers.newschool.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51991
Faculty/School of Fashion
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design, a division of The New School, seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor within the School of Fashion at Parsons.
Applicants should demonstrate expertise in fashion practice within the studio learning environment coupled with strong interests in the history and theory of fashion culture. Candidates must be innovative in their pedagogical approaches to activating students' interest in the relationship between theory to practice, and be forward-thinking about what skills/literacies are now required to adeptly respond to complex 21st century global conditions. While they will primarily focus on students in the MFA in Fashion Design program, the Associate Professor should expect to teach both graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines across Parsons as well as within the School of Fashion. The successful candidate will have an earned master's degree in Fashion Design, will demonstrate strength in teaching, research, and scholarship, and will have an established record of professional accomplishments.
The locus of this teaching position will be in the School of Fashion, whose full and part time faculty are engaged academically while remaining active in their professional fields of practice. The School of Fashion currently offers the following degrees and programs (*and is developing new graduate programs):
- The BFA in Fashion Design enrolls nearly 680 students in the program
- The two-year AAS in Fashion Design, which enrolls over 300 students
- The two-year AAS in Fashion Marketing, which enrolls over 350 students
- The two-year MFA program in Fashion Design and Society enrolls 15 students
The MFA in Fashion Design & Society is an intensive two-year practice-based MFA program, scheduled to launch in Fall 2010. It is envisioned as an advanced academy for the study of fashion design that will provide a more sophisticated critical education for designers who already demonstrate exceptional talent in the field. The program will integrate knowledge of the global economy, international business, the social sciences, a concern for ecology and social values, new technologies, and design history, all built around a core of advanced design work and the cultivation of a personal point of view. The MFA program will make a substantive professional and intellectual contribution to the field of fashion design within this increasingly interdisciplinary context.
Please see www.parsons.edu for a full description of the School of Fashion and its current programs.
This position is dependent on budget approval from the Office of the Provost.
Teaching Responsibilities:
The Associate Professor is expected to teach both graduate and undergraduate students, hold regular office hours for students and colleagues, and participate in other classroom and extracurricular activities on a regular basis (e.g., critiques, juries, review panels, thesis supervision, independent study, internship supervision, program citizenship, Parsons/New School committees, etc.).
Creative Practice and Research:
Faculty are expected to continue to participate actively and with distinction in professional, creative or scholarly work.
Requirments:
• A terminal graduate degree or demonstrated equivalence in Fashion Design
• Active/current professional practice or experimental creative/critical scholarship
• The qualifications and experience to teach within a program of international reputation with knowledge from all aspects of the world of fashion design
• An interest in developing serious critical, historical, and theoretical discussions in the classroom/studio as they relate to Fashion and Society
• Teaching experience at university level with an acute understanding of competitive masters programs internationally coupled with a proven track record of working well with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
• An understanding of the implications of global design and fine arts practice in relationship to broader social, cultural, economic, scientific and technological forces (an engagement with the contemporary art/design of Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America and/or African Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans is highly desirable)
• Ability to develop and nurture individual student's design abilities and a strong commitment to progressive design education
• Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills
• Good management skills, including the ability to meet deadlines, communicate and motivate effectively
• An interest in working collaboratively within Parsons, the University, and with external partners towards the development of shared projects and initiatives
• Engagement with the contemporary art/design of Asia, Africa, Europe or Latin America and/or African Americans, Latinos, or Native Americans is highly desirable
Review of applications begins November 1, 2009.
A cover letter and curriculum vita must be submitted online at http://careers.newschool.edu. Only applications submitted online will be accepted. Applicants may be contacted at the discretion of the search committee for additional materials, such as digital portfolio/work samples.
Parsons The New School for Design
Degrees awarded: AAS, BFA, BBA, MFA, MA, MArch; dual bachelor’s/master’s degrees with Lang College
One of the most prestigious and comprehensive colleges of art and design in the nation, Parsons The New School for Design has been a pioneer in the field of art and design since its founding in 1896. Today, Parsons focuses on creating engaged citizens and exceptional artists, designers, scholars, and business leaders through a design-based education. Parsons students learn to rise to the challenges of living, working, and creative decision-making in a world where human experience is increasingly designed. Embracing the principles of innovation and social responsibility, the Parsons curriculum encourages students to design with critical awareness of complex social issues like sustainability and globalization.
Interested candidates must apply directly online at:
https://careers.newschool.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51991
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The New School is a legendary, progressive university comprising eight schools bound by a common, unusual intent: to prepare and inspire its 9,400 undergraduate and graduate students to bring actual, positive change to the world. In addition to its 70 graduate and undergraduate degree-granting programs, the university offers certificate programs and more than 1,000 continuing education courses to 13,000 adult learners every year.
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