Rhode Island School of Design is currently seeking an Assistant or Associate Professor for the Spatial Dynamics division in the Division of Experimental and Foundation Studies. The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree or relevant professional experience in the field of Spatial Dynamics. They should demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and be capable of creating inclusive and equitable learning environments. The candidate should also possess a deep understanding of various spatial disciplines and be able to integrate new technologies into their courses. Additionally, the ability to approach Spatial Dynamics from multiple perspectives and engage with issues of sustainability, accessibility, and technology within an art and design context is highly valued. The Division of Experimental and Foundation Studies is particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to the institution’s goals of diversity and social equity, including underrepresented communities.
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Job Description
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is seeking a Assistant or Associate Professor in Spatial Dynamics for the Division of Experimental and Foundation Studies. This is a full-time faculty appointment that will commence in fall 2024. The rank of the position will be dependent on experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching Spatial Dynamics to first-year students who will go on to major in one of the sixteen design, architecture, and fine arts programs at RISD. The ideal candidate will have a distinctive vision and pedagogical approach and be prepared to teach Spatial Dynamics as a vital experience for a range of disciplines and a diverse student body. They should also have knowledge, creative practice, and teaching that may center on sustainability, accessibility, physics, mathematics, biomaterials, computation and technology, including artificial intelligence, within an art and design cultural context. The faculty member will be expected to integrate new technologies into their courses and contribute to the collective work of institutional transformation in terms of social equity, inclusion, and diversity.
Required Qualifications
To qualify for the position, candidates must have a Master’s degree in a field relevant to teaching Spatial Dynamics, or commensurate professional experience. They should have prior experience teaching at the college level as an instructor of record and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching. The candidate must have the ability to teach a diverse student body and employ inclusive pedagogies. Knowledge and understanding of the safe operation of woodworking equipment and digital and analog technologies relevant to Spatial Dynamics teaching are required. Additionally, candidates should have a strong record of innovation in their professional or creative practice and dissemination of their work through exhibitions or commissions.
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Preferred Qualifications
Preferred qualifications for the position include experience in the fields of design, architecture, or the built environment. Candidates with professional work, creative practice, and/or research within an art and design cultural context addressing sustainability, accessibility, physics, mathematics, biomaterials, computation, and technology, including artificial intelligence, are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience teaching first-year students or working with beginning students in a similar capacity is also preferred.
Department Description
The Division of Experimental and Foundation Studies at RISD is responsible for teaching Spatial Dynamics, Drawing, and Design to all first-year undergraduate students. Spatial Dynamics studio courses allow students to investigate spatial phenomena by exploring relationships between space, time, and objects. Faculty in the division do not follow a fixed curriculum but rather engage in a collective inquiry of Spatial Dynamics from individual perspectives. The division is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in its courses and offers initiatives such as the project Thrive and the EFS Faculty Studio Advisor to mentor and support students.
Faculty Responsibilities
The full-time faculty teaching load for the position is six teaching units per year, which in the Division of Experimental and Foundation Studies is configured as four courses. In addition to teaching, faculty members are expected to maintain a dynamic professional practice, serve on college committees, advise students, participate in curriculum development and other departmental and divisional activities and projects, and contribute to the intellectual life of the college.
Union and Salary Information
RISD is a unionized institution, and salary information for this position can be found in the Faculty Association Collective Bargaining Contract 2022-2025. The contract specifies the minimum base salary for each rank.
Pre-employment Requirement
The successful candidate will be required to meet pre-employment background screening requirements.
Application Process
Applications for the position are currently being accepted, and review of applications will begin immediately. Candidates who submit their materials by January 5, 2024, are assured full consideration.
Equal Opportunity Employer
RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
About Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is an undergraduate and graduate college of art and design with approximately 2,500 graduate and undergraduate students. RISD supports faculty professional practice and offers sabbaticals, pre-critical review leave, conference funds, and professional development grants. The school is committed to principles of social equity, inclusion, and diversity and strives to create equitable teaching and learning environments. RISD values applicants whose experiences align with these principles and who can help advance the institution’s social equity, inclusion, and diversity goals.
