The Design Cultures & Creativity (DCC) Program in the Honors College at the University of Maryland, College Park, seeks to hire an instructional Postdoctoral Associate to be the Associate Director of DCC during the 2017-2018 academic year. This is a 12-month appointment that begins on July 1, 2017.Responsibilities:
- teach four courses per year, including two sections of HDCC 106 and two sections of HDCC 208. The topics of these courses can be tailored to fit the postdoctoral associate’s areas of interest and expertise.
- Administrative, advising, and program management duties are an important component of this position.
- Candidates should be extremely comfortable with a range of new technologies and approaches to project development. Candidates must be able link emerging technologies with social implications relating to identity such as gender, race, class, sexual orientation etc.
Minimum Qualifications:
- PhD or equivalent terminal degree in relevant field
- Degree conferral date no later than July 1, 2017
- At least 1 year teaching experience at college/university level
- Administrative skills that prepare you to assist with daily program operations such as: event planning, budget and finance management, scheduling, recruitment, and student advising.
- Hands-on skills in digital media. Areas of particular interest include: 3D printing or other forms of digital fabrication, video/film, generative practices, human-computer interaction, basic electronics, gaming, virtual reality, and mobile development/app design.
- We are seeking a candidate who will be an integral part of our program, a person with vision and skill as an administrator, a gifted teacher with a passion for undergraduate education, and an interdisciplinary scholar that can bridge creative practice with research.
To Apply: submit an online application including the following:
- cover letter
- CV
- Statement of teaching philosophy that addresses how you bridge hands-on creative practices with your areas of research
- Creative sample (can be a URL to an online portfolio)
- Names and contact information for three references
Deadline: March 15. Open until filled.
Questions about this position may be sent to: Director, Dr. Jason Farman (jfarman@umd.edu) or Associate Director, Krista Caballero (klc@umd.edu)