Assistant Professor of Interaction Design

Assistant Professor of Interaction DesignDescription of Department:The SUNY Oswego Department of Art and Design aims to provide artstudents with the tools needed to create foundations for thefuture. The department seeks ambitious students who wish to gainknowledge through hands-on experiences, combining art and designhistory and contemporary developments within the field tounderstand the past and speculate upon the future. The StateUniversity of New York at Oswego is accredited by the Middle StatesCommission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and is an institutionalmember of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design(NASAD).By working with art and design history, studio art, graphic design,illustration, and interaction design, students are givenopportunities to expand their artistic horizons, define and usecurrent methodologies, and firmly grasp the importance of theirwork in multiple aspects of modern society. Students and facultyboldly explore the tangible and the rhetorical dimensions ofart.At Oswego, students can elect degree programs that include theBachelor of Arts (B.A.) and (B.F.A.) in Fine Arts with degree areasincluding Studio Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, and InteractionDesign. There is also the opportunity to earn a minor in variousart and design related areas. We offer a wide range of courses inmultimedia, illustration, art history, ceramics, painting,interaction design, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture,web design, 3D modeling, museum studies, graphic design, arttherapy, and motion graphics.Our studios place us firmly at the intersection of today's digitalevolution with the ability to dive into emerging media forms asthey appear on the horizon. The recently renovated studios in TylerHall are well-equipped to support all our disciplinary areas acrossthe fine and performing arts. In the final stages of extensiverenovation, Hewitt Hall will be a state-of-the-art facility withstudios designed to grow all digital and emerging media areas thatsupport our established programs in graphic and interaction design,illustration, broadcasting, and cinema and screen studies.The Department of Art & Design at the State University of NewYork at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time AssistantProfessor of Interaction Design.Posting Date: November 26, 2024Review Date: Review of applications will beginimmediately and will continue until the position is filled.Compensation: $60,000-$62,000 commensurate with experience plus fullNew York State benefits package.Benefit Information: The State University of NewYork provides an excellent benefit package. Click here formore information on benefits for full-time United UniversityProfessions (UUP) faculty.Date of Appointment: August 2025 (or date ofobligation)Description of Responsibilities:• Primary teaching responsibilities include teaching upper-levelcourses in motion and interaction design courses at the junior,senior, and graduate level.• Ability to teach in web and UX design highly desirable.• Additional teaching responsibility includes expanding knowledgeof diversity, historical, theoretical, critical and contemporaryglobal/multicultural practices in the visual arts.• Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of contemporary andcritical issues in visual art, the role of emerging media andtechnology in contemporary 2D, 3D and 4D art and design.• Candidates must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills,teaching and leadership ability, and a collaborative workingstyle.• Candidates must demonstrate innovative thinking in course andcurriculum development.• Departmental responsibilities include being involved withprogram planning, assessment, curriculum development, studentadvisement, and participation in department governance.• University responsibilities include staying current on healthand safety issues; participation in campus governance; commitmentto research/creative activity.SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environmentwhich respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging,civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goalsoutlined in SUNY Oswego's StrategicDiversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent will beexpected to contribute to these efforts and possess communicationand interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with anincreasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.Job Requirements:Required Qualifications:• Advanced degree in graphic/interaction design, or a closelyrelated field• Successful teaching at the college level• Experience in the field• Record of presentations, exhibitions/projects, and/orpublications in one's area of interest that demonstrates commitmentto a practice• Proficiency in Macintosh computer environment• Proficiency in Adobe Cloud Applications as well as otherleading software applications used in the fieldPreferred Qualifications:• MFA, MDes, or MA with five of more years of professionalexperience• University level teaching experience past graduate school• Professional experience in the field past graduate schoolAt SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of ourcampus community and strive to create a community where thatdiversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength ofdiversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects,embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse andactive engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant communityof scholars who act as transformational agents of change andresponsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNYOswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan.As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit aseparate statement specifically addressing how your commitment todiversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your careerexperience and professional activity, and/or community service(volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Pleasesee Application Instructions)Additional Information:Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is anAffirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is activelyengaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diversecommunity of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourageapplications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color,national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, genderidentity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status,pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status,domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction.Please click here to see our full non-discriminationpolicy.In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must belegally able to work in the United States per the ImmigrationReform and Control Act of 1986.Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during theapplication and/or interview process should be made to the HumanResources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.For Campus Safety information, please clickhere to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus.Click here for further policy details,including education and cessation resources.Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by theExecutive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, thatan applicant for employment provide his or her currentcompensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time asthe applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment withcompensation. If such information has been requested from youbefore such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relationsat (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.Search Chair:Cara Thompson, cara.thompson@oswego.eduVisa sponsorship is available for this positionTo apply, visit http://oswego.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=183454jeid-7c135b4b0263c944b6ea9de96922cdba