Assistant/Associate Professor – Interior Design

• Teach undergraduate and graduate studio and lecture courses, in at least two of the following areas: design foundations/fundamentals; interior materials (e.g., properties, selection, specification, installation); residential design; commercial design; hospitality design; and healthcare/health design
• Work with program coordinator and faculty team to maintain CIDA-accredited status
• Productively engage in a program of research and/or creative scholarship with output in publications and/or exhibitions of work
• Participate in curriculum development, accreditation, and marketing of undergraduate and graduate programs
• Direct and serve on graduate advising committees
• Seek internal/external grant opportunities
• Provide service to the department, college, and university
• Be actively involved with industry and/or relevant professional associations

Undergraduate Program: The nationally ranked, CIDA-accredited program has approximately 100 pre-majors at freshman level and 140 majors competitively selected for the sophomore to senior sequenced, studio-based program that includes a 10-week professional internship. Students pay an extra professional fee to support specialized program needs and updates, field trips, approved certifications, and the IDFX exam. An industry Advisory Board has provided strong support for 30 years. The INDS Curriculum is also NASAD credited.
Department and University: The Department of Consumer and Design Sciences has 20 faculty positions (16 full-time, tenured/tenure track and 4 lecturers), 630 undergraduates and 30 graduate students. Bachelor of Science programs are Interior Design; Apparel Merchandising, Design and Production Management; and Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies. The graduate program offers master’s and doctoral degrees in Consumer and Design Sciences. Auburn University, a R1 land-grant institution with 31,000 students, is located in the east Alabama city of Auburn, and has consistently been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top 50 public universities in the United States. For more information see http://humsci.auburn.edu/cads/ and http://www.auburn.edu/ . Auburn University is understanding of and sensitive to family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/facultyjobs/ .

• Terminal degree (i.e. PhD or MFA) in Interior Design or related field required; will consider ABD candidates, with appointment at the Instructor level until completion of the doctoral degree within one year of initial hire date.
• Must be able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of the appointment.
• Must be fluent in English and must possess excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.