Open-rank Teaching Professor in Design (Oakland)

About the Opportunity

About the Opportunity

The Department of Art + Design in the College of Arts, Media, and Design invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track Teaching Professor in Design at the rank of Assistant, or Associate, or Full. All classes will be taught at the Oakland campus in Oakland, California. We seek an innovative colleague eager to contribute to the growth and creative evolution of the undergraduate Design program.

The full-time faculty member for the Oakland campus is expected to teach core design courses while integrating their professional practice, creative processes, and research into their pedagogy. This role provides opportunities to explore and contribute to the campus’s current thematic focus areas which include fabrication, sustainability, science communication, and the relationship between material culture and technology. Teaching topics may also reflect the candidate’s local and global experiences, as well as their expertise in areas such as graphic design, information design, interaction design, experience design, and typography.

Class formats will include a range of pedagogical approaches, from design studios and workshops to seminars and lectures, offering students diverse ways to engage with contemporary design challenges. A successful candidate will be an engaged maker with a strong record of professional practice and research, demonstrating an expansive and interdisciplinary view of the field of design.

Responsibilities

The full-time faculty member will be responsible for teaching core courses in design. In addition to teaching responsibilities, the faculty member will play a key role in shaping and coordinating curricular initiatives, fostering a vibrant and inclusive design community on the Oakland campus. They will collaborate closely with faculty and staff in Boston to align academic operations, contribute to shared departmental goals, and support the integration of themes and practices across campuses. A full course load with a 1.0 fte appointment will be three 4-credit courses per semester (6 in total). With a two-thirds time appointment, the course load is reduced to 2 courses per semester. The position's standard duties consist of 80% teaching, 10% service and 10% creative practice.

Qualifications

Candidates must have a terminal degree in the anticipated focus areas of teaching. Rank as an Assistant, Associate or Full teaching professor will be assessed in consideration of the candidate’s previous teaching experience and creative practice and/or research experience.  

Additional Information:

All applications must be submitted electronically through Northeastern’s career site, Workday at https://hr.northeastern.edu/careers/job-listings/. Applicants should submit 1) a letter of application describing relevant professional and teaching experience, and how they can support our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for faculty, staff and students, 2) a curriculum vitae and 3) evidence of teaching excellence. Candidates should also provide the contact information of three references.

Letters of recommendation, teaching and research statements, and/or portfolios of creative work should not be submitted, but they may be requested later during the search process. The start date for the position is Fall 2025. Inquiries may be directed to the search chair, Associate Teaching Professor Jamal Thorne, [email protected]. Review of applications will begin February 3 and continue until the position is filled.

About Northeastern

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Oakland, California; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) is a collaborative community within the university that acts as a catalyst for research, inspiration, and discovery. It brings together a unique combination of disciplines, including Architecture, Art+Design, Communication Studies, Journalism, Media and Screen Studies, Music, and Theatre. CAMD is also home to the Center for the Arts, the Center for Design, the Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change, and the CAMD Media Studios Organization (MSO).

The expected hiring ranges by rank are:

Assistant Teaching Professor: $64,200 - $77,775

Associate Teaching Professor: $72,945 - $90,625

Teaching Professor: $80,450 - $100,860

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.