"Assistant Professor of Practice: Graphic Design & Digital Media"

Assistant Professor of Practice: Graphic Design & Digital Media

Description of Department:

The SUNY Oswego Department of Art and Design aims to provide serious art students with the tools needed to create foundations for the future. The department seeks ambitious students who wish to gain knowledge through hands-on experience, combining art and design history with contemporary developments within the field to understand the past and speculate on the future. As part of the College of Communication, Media, and the Arts, we enjoy collegial relationships with Cinema and Screen Studies, Communication Studies, Theatre, and Music in state-of-the-art facilities in Hewitt and Tyler Halls, collectively known as the Arts Corridor.

By working with art and design history, studio art, graphic design, illustration, and interaction design, students are given opportunities to expand their artistic horizons, define and use current methodologies, and firmly grasp the importance of their work in multiple aspects of modern society. Students and faculty boldly explore the tangible and the rhetorical dimensions of art.

At Oswego, students can elect degree programs that include the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Fine Arts with degree areas including Studio Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Interaction Design. There is also the opportunity to earn a minor in various art and design-related areas. We offer a wide range of courses in multimedia, illustration, art history, ceramics, painting, interaction design, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, web design, 3D modeling, museum studies, graphic design, art therapy, and motion graphics.

Our studios place us firmly at the intersection of today's digital evolution, enabling us to dive into emerging media forms as they appear. Tyler Hall is well-equipped to support all our disciplinary areas across the fine and performing arts. The recently renovated Hewitt Hall houses state-of-the-art facilities designed to grow all digital and emerging media areas that support our established programs in graphic and interaction design, illustration, digital Media, and cinema and screen studies.

The State University of New York at Oswego is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

The Department of Art and Design at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time Assistant Professor of Practice: Graphic Design & Digital Media.

Posting Date: December 16, 2025

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: Minimum salary $60-$62K commensurate with experience plus full New York State benefits package.

Date of Appointment: Fall 2026 (or date of obligation)

Description of Responsibilities:

• Primary teaching responsibilities include teaching 3-4 classes per Fall and Spring semesters.
• Ability to teach in multiple areas is highly desirable. Course areas include foundation classes such as Intro to Digital Media, Typography, and Foundations of Motion and Interaction and Type and Image as well as User experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design, Motion graphics, 3-D Modeling and Animation, Illustration, Virtual Reality, Branding & Identity design, Product and packaging design, Marketing and advertising, Publication design and Capstone course for Seniors.
• Additional teaching responsibilities can include helping students understand diversity and the different historical and contemporary practices in the visual arts around the world.
• Candidates should show awareness of contemporary issues in digital media and an understanding of emerging technologies affecting the field.
• We are looking for a candidate with strong interpersonal skills, who excels at mentoring and leading others. The ability to foster a collaborative environment will be essential.
• Candidates should showcase their ability for innovative thinking in both design and visual communication.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's or graduate Degree in graphic design, or related field
• Professional experience in the field
• Proficiency in digital technology and leading software applications used in the field.
• Documentation of projects, presentations, or exhibitions that showcase commitment to a practice is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with teaching, mentoring, or supervising people 2+ years
• Professional experience in the field 3+ year