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Department: 2500|Dean of Liberal Arts...
Responsibilities:
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The Dean is the chief academic officer for the College and reports directly to the Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs. The Dean is responsible for providing a long-term vision for the College and its research centers and affiliated programs; implementing the university's strategic plan, including its focus on Louisiana culture and heritage and its commitment to global citizenship; advancing and supporting excellence in teaching, research, and service; leading the College's efforts to recruit competitive students; enhancing and sustaining the high quality of undergraduate and graduate programs. The Dean will lead a dynamic faculty and student body that is part of a university recently recognized for its productivity as a Carnegie R1 institution.
The College of Liberal Arts awards 16 bachelor's, seven master's, and three doctoral degrees. It consists of nine academic departments: Communication; Communicative Disorders; Criminal Justice; English; History, Geography and Philosophy; Modern Languages; Political Science; Psychology; and Sociology, Anthropology, and Human Development & Family Science. It also houses several research centers and affiliated programs, including the Center for Louisiana Studies, the University of Louisiana Press, the Cajun and Creole Archives, the Center for Moving Image Arts, the Blanco Center for Public Policy, the Ernest J. Gaines Center, the Early Childhood Lab, the Humanities Resource Center, the Writing Center, the Guilbeau Center for Public History, the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program, the Louisiana Public Archaeology Lab, the Speech and Hearing Clinic, and the Psychological Assessment Clinic. The College has an enrollment of approximately 2,300 majors, including over 270 graduate students. The college faculty comprises 160 full-time faculty and about 50 part-time faculty. Additional information about the College is available at http://liberalarts.louisiana.edu.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is the largest of nine publicly supported state institutions governed by the University of Louisiana System. It has over 15,200 students and approximately 620 permanent faculty. Located midway between New Orleans and Houston, Lafayette is the center of Louisiana's Acadian-Creole region. The city population is 121,000 located in one of Louisiana's fastest growing parishes and is the hub of numerous cultural festivals and celebrations. Additional information is available at the University's web site: https://louisiana.edu/.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have a terminal degree in Humanities or Social Sciences and have a strong record of scholarship, teaching and administrative experience, a flexible management style, a commitment to both undergraduate and graduate education, interdisciplinary activity and innovative program development, and a balanced appreciation for the humanities and the social sciences. They will be expected to build and maintain effective collaborative relationships both within and beyond the boundaries of the college and the university.
The candidate will have demonstrated success in administrative leadership, managing budgets, management, operation, accreditation, and continuous improvement of educational, performance, and research programs, as well as fundraising and advancement activities. The successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership capacity for fostering diversity, equity, respect, and inclusion. The Dean will work with faculty in establishing the vision, mission and values that promote the departments, centers, and clinics in the College.
Interested applicants should upload all the following materials with their application to be considered for this position: 1) letter of interest stating how the candidate's experiences and qualifications address expectations and priorities of the position; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) statement of leadership philosophy; and 4) list of five references. Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
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Department: 2110|School of Architecture/Design...
Responsibilities:
School: School of Architecture and Design
Department/Area: Industrial
Design Program within the Architecture
Position Description: The
School of Architecture and Design seeks to appoint a tenure-track faculty
member at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Industrial Design Program. We
are committed to cultivating an inclusive, equitable learning environment that
values multiple perspectives and promotes intercultural engagement. This includes
encouraging respectful exposure to a broad range of ways to understand and
engage with the world, identify challenges, explore, discover, design, and
deliver solutions. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive community in
which all members feel valued, respected and able to reach their full
potential. Applicants from historically under-represented backgrounds, emerging
scholars and practitioners, and experienced professionals are all encouraged to
apply. International applications are welcome.
Areas of Expertise: The
appointment is expected to begin on 01 August, 2023.
Teaching duties will include undergraduate level studios and supportive
courses.
Candidates should have
the ability to teach:
1. Industrial Design studio and support courses from foundational level to fourth-year capstone.
2. Research-driven design process informed by multisensory experiences at the interface of humans and technology
3. Physical and digital design methods
4. Ability to work with colleagues to assess and improve curricula
5. Ability to advance student Product Design research
6. Recognized record of accomplishment in creative activity and/or scholarship
About
the School of Architecture and Design's Industrial Design Program
Home
to Louisiana's only degree-granting industrial design program, UL Lafayette is
the only university where we teach how to generate concepts that optimize the
purpose, significance, and form of products for consumers and producers. Our
unique program emphasizes practical concern for design restrictions while
creating products that cater to human characteristics, requirements, and
interests. The four-year professional degree in industrial design encourages
collaborative, experiential learning with diverse disciplines, and a hands-on
learning environment that is conducive to creative exploration. We emphasize a
broad understanding and sensitivity to environmental and social concerns, while
working to help develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. We want
to advance the industrial design profession with the knowledge that user needs,
human-centered design, universal design, sustainability, and ergonomics all
play an integral role in unique and successful products.
We work to advance
industrial design knowledge, cultivate aesthetic sensibilities, and improve the
material conditions and the needs of people and their environments. Our program
teaches students to become proficient in sketching, visual communication, form
development, physical and digital model making, and graphic layout. The
Industrial Design Program is always seeking out new methodologies to
incorporate technology into the curriculum, such as advanced computer modeling,
photorealistic rendering, rapid prototyping, and CNC milling. We want students
to be well prepared for the professional design world and have the ability and
passion to make a positive contribution to the betterment of humankind through
teaching, research, practice, and service.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: Applicants must hold a terminal
degree from an accredited institution or show clear evidence of planned receipt
of the degree by the beginning of employment.
School of Architecture and Design
faculty are required to have peer-reviewed scholarly and/or creative work and a
clear research or practice trajectory related to their position. Faculty are
expected to contribute to service to the profession, community, school,
college, and university. Faculty are expected to have active involvement in the
functioning of the department including academic advising, curriculum
development, program assessment, and recruitment.
Preferred: We
particularly seek candidates with experience or the ability in:
1. Entrepreneurial knowledge
2. Integrate emerging technologies with studio and supportive course teaching
3. Teach collaboratively
4. Strong Visualization and Digital modeling techniques
5. Promote access and success; education, scholarship and professional development; climate and intergroup relations; and community engagement through
a. Retention and success of historically underrepresented students
b. Creation of course and co-curricular diversity and inclusion learning opportunities
c. Increasing multicultural competencies of students
d. Cultivation of an inclusive, supportive and respectful teaching and learning climate
e. Engagement in learning opportunities to explore concepts, principles, perspectives and research related to diversity, equity and inclusion
f. Cultivation of collaborative partnerships to create innovative solutions to inclusion challenges
g. Creation and sustaining of a teaching and learning environment that celebrates diversity and cultivates inclusion through intercultural engagement
Instructions: Review of submissions will begin March
30, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Please submit the following through
the university link:
1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching/mentoring statement - describe teaching philosophy and practices
4. Research statement
5. Statement describing efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated future contributions in these areas. This statement should also provide specific actions and steps you have taken or plan to take to further your knowledge of the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a higher education environment. 6. Names and contact information of 3 references 7. 10-page portfolio of professional, personal, and scholarly work highlighting teachable-skillsets
Contact Information: Associate Professor Adam Feld, School of Architecture and Design, 337-482-5700 adam.feld@louisiana.edu
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Department: 2320|Tchr Ed Curriculum & Instruc...
Responsibilities:
We are seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Professor, Early/Elementary Literacy & Diversity (Tenure Track). The applicant who fills this position will be responsible for teaching undergraduate & graduate courses related to early/elementary literacy content/methods and courses focused on social justice. The successful applicant will be an active educator in their field, engage in scholarly activities, seek external funding, work with colleagues to assess and improve curricula, and demonstrate active engagement at the department, college, university, community, and professional levels. Additional duties may include: advising students; supervising teacher residents; and other professional activities as deemed necessary by the department, college, and/or university.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have earned a terminal degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in Curriculum & Instruction, Early/Elementary Literacy, and/or
Diversity/Social Justice, or closely related fields (ABD in appropriate fields will be considered).
Candidates must have at least three years K-12 classroom experience as a certified teacher.
Successful candidates will be committed to working effectively with diverse student populations. Applicants are expected to demonstrate their commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment through their research, teaching, and/or service activities. Experience teaching pre-service teachers at the undergraduate level is desired. Candidates should have or show potential to engage in scholarly inquiry (publications, externally funded projects, etc.) and actively participate in premiere professional organizations. Preference will be given to candidates who have: 1) A strong background in Early/Elementary Literacy and/or Critical/Culturally Responsive Literacies and 2) A strong background in culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies, anti-oppressive/anti-racist pedagogies, linguistic, and gender equity.
APPLICATION MATERIALS: For initial consideration, please submit a single PDF or Word file to include:
Cover Letter describing the candidate's qualifications for the position
Curriculum Vitae
Contact information for three (3) professional references (references will be contacted for finalists)
Unofficial graduate transcripts
1-3 samples of academic work
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