"Assistant Teaching Professor"

Assistant Teaching Professor

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location: Raleigh, NC

Category: Art

Type: Full-Time

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Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties: The successful candidate will teach courses related to design research, criticism, methodologies, design thinking, writing, and history, as well as theory-based topical seminars. Familiarity with Design Studies pedagogy, discourse, and scholarship is required, and prior experience teaching undergraduate design studies courses is preferred. This position involves teaching up to 12 credits (3-4 courses) per semester, including existing courses and developing a new course based on the candidate's area of expertise. Responsibilities include:

• Delivering lectures, tutorials, and other teaching formats for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Assessing and evaluating coursework and exams, providing constructive feedback to students.
• Revising and updating existing courses, including design, content, structure, delivery methods, and assessment strategies.
• Developing new teaching materials, methods, and course proposals.
• Ensuring course design and delivery comply with University and department quality standards.
• Providing supervision and mentorship to students, offering guidance on study skills, and addressing learning needs.
• Supervising student projects, field trips and placements.
• Advising Design Studies students individually and in groups.

Other Work/Responsibilities: This position will start in August 16, 2026 and will be a 9-month teaching position with a 3-year contract with the possibility of renewal. Candidates will carry a teaching-heavy load, teaching 21-24 credit hours a year, advising undergraduate and/or graduate students, and providing some service obligations including participation in Departmental and College committees, open house and other departmental events. Additional administrative responsibilities related to the graduate and/or undergraduate responsibilities are also open to possibility.

Minimum Experience/Education: Terminal Master's degree in a field relevant to the specific area of instruction (i.e. Design, Design Studies, Design Theory or another design-related focus), OR relevant master's degree with professional practice in that related field.

Required Qualifications: Demonstrated ability or aptitude in the areas specific to design studies courses. Demonstrated potential for directing activities specific to the courses to be taught. Willingness to engage in departmental and University affairs. Demonstrated professional or scholarly competency with a mix of traditional and leading-edge technologies and methods. Demonstrated engagement in the professional field and community.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in teaching at the college level is preferred.

Required License or Certification: N/A