The Department of Art and Design at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) invites applications for a full-time, temporary faculty position for Spring 2023 in the Interior Design program.

Duties

• Successful candidates must be able to teach a variety of courses in interior design and have the following competencies:
  • Knowledge of color and lighting systems, and knowledge of building systems, as well as building and fire codes for interior spaces.
  • Professional network of industry professionals for course supplementation.
  • Practical experience space planning residential as well as kitchen and bath interior environments AND/OR practical experience space planning commercial interior design spaces.
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit and SketchUp Pro.
  • Ability to guide the creation of a professional portfolio in preparation for a career search in interior design; tactile and digital.
• The successful candidate(s) may be assigned to perform work at off-campus sites and/or provide instruction through distance education.

Required:

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  A Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design and/or a Master’s degree in Interior Architecture.
• Professional experience in the field of interior design.

Academic faculty must have, and maintain the physical and mental abilities, communicative skills, and stamina necessary to carry out the essential functions of their positions in teaching, research, scholarship, and service. Work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve standing to a significant degree, walking for brief periods of time and may include driving requirements.

Faculty must be able to:

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  Teach courses assigned by the departmental chair on a schedule made of a combination of standard class-meeting times as determined to meet instructional needs and adhere to the requirements of the department's curriculum.
• Teach courses for a mandated number of contact hours per week over a full semester and meet university expectations for final exams.
• Present course material in a clear and organized manner using methodologies appropriate to the discipline.
• Evaluate student work fairly and promptly.
• Perform the physical requirements of laboratory, field work, studio work, or other activities outside typical classroom instruction if applicable.
• Maintain current knowledge of the discipline through continued scholarly activity and research.
• Participate actively in assignments necessary to advance the service and/or outreach of the department, college, and university.

This posting is only for consideration by PASSHE faculty with rights under Article 29 of the PASSHE-APSCUF Collective Bargaining Agreement. No other applications will be considered.

If you were retrenched from a State System University other than IUP and are applying for consideration under Article 29 of the Agreement between APSCUF and the PASSHE, please send a letter of application and curriculum vitae to:

Dr. Michael Driscoll
President
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sutton Hall, Room 201
1011 South Drive
Indiana, PA 15705

Or at president-office@iup.edu
FAXED DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Applications under Article 29 must be received no later than February 2, 2023.

Committed to excellence through diversity, IUP is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V and is a proud member of the State System of Higher Education.

All offers of employment are contingent upon verification of earned degrees through the receipt of official transcripts, confirmation of work eligibility, and satisfactory completion of background checks.