Tenure-Track Faculty - Fashion Design

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is seeking candidates for two full-time, tenure-track faculty positions at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the Fashion Department beginning fall of 2020.
 
Massachusetts College of Art and Design - MassArt
MassArt is the oldest, and one of two public, state supported, independent colleges of art and design in the country. We are committed to serving the public, and the broad demographic of students from across the Commonwealth, the region, the nation, and beyond.  MassArt seeks to be a leader in increasing diversity within its curriculum and supports programs, faculty, staff, and student populations in reaching this goal. As we aim to promote an inclusive environment, we seek candidates who can actively participate in our shared goals.  We encourage applicants to identify their strengths in the area of diversity and inclusiveness. In this urgent time MassArt prioritizes the teaching of sustainability in art and design and defines it as addressing and solving the problems at the intersection of social justice, health and well-being, and the environment.
 
MassArt Fashion Design
Established in 1907, MassArt Fashion Design is one of the first public programs of its kind in the country.  Our Fashion Design program explores the relationship between the classic principles of apparel design and bold innovations that drive the process of creation.  Students learn the processes, techniques, and tools needed to develop design concepts across formats in 2D and 3D - digital and hand sketches, flat patterns and draped toiles, and fully researched and constructed designs.  Expanding on the fundamentals of fashion design, students learn entrepreneurship procedures in apparel marketing, manufacturing, and mass-production practices.  Our students develop the critical skills they need to evolve into versatile design professionals and innovative messengers in the fashion industry.  
 
MassArt Fashion Design has developed national and international partnerships along with the many local collaborators that offer opportunities to engage students and faculty.  Our long established travel courses, internship programs and scholarship projects have afforded students to engage and explore within the global community.  We continue to advance our curriculum in interdisciplinary areas, sustainability, bio-design, diversity and inclusiveness.

Summary of Duties:

• Teaching undergraduate courses according to current contract for full-time course load.
• Advise, mentor, instruct, evaluate and motivate students.
• Assess curriculum and develop syllabi through a process of evaluation and advancement
• Commit to engaging and supporting a diverse and inclusive community
• Cooperatively plan department and program initiatives, including
• Participate in department events and activities - including but not limited to fashion shows, exhibits, review panels
• Actively continue scholarship, research, creative and innovative practices
• Participate in interdisciplinary programming opportunities with other departments