Position Announcement

Chair, School of Industrial Design

College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
 
The College of Architecture of the Georgia Institute of Technology invites nominations and applications for the position of Chair and Professor of Industrial Design. Industrial Design has a long and distinguished history at Georgia Tech, offering ID courses since 1940. The College of Architecture offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Design in which 127 students are presently enrolled. The Program began a Master in Industrial Design degree program in Fall 2003 in which 37 students are currently enrolled.

The Chair will be a tenured or tenure-track faculty member who will head the School of Industrial Design and oversee the graduate program, as well as have other administrative, teaching, research, and outreach responsibilities. The successful candidate should have an advanced degree, academic experience and a demonstrated ability to lead. The Chair will have the opportunity to provide vision and leadership in furthering the linkages of Industrial Design to the new strategic directions of the College and the Institute.

The Chair will also have the opportunity in further expanding the multi-disciplinary relationships with sister programs in the College (Architecture, Building Construction, City and Regional Planning, Music, the Undergraduate and Graduate Divisions) and the College’s seven research centers, as well as with other units across campus, particularly the School of Mechanical Engineering, the College of Management, the College of Computing and its Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, the Ivan College of Liberal Arts, and the Manufacturing Research Center, its Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute.

Candidates must have a terminal degree in Industrial Design or related field, with a doctorate and/or extensive experience in industry preferred. Candidates should have an active, distinguished program of research and/or creative activities. The salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Appointment is anticipated on or before July 1, 2010. The College of Architecture anticipates transitioning to the school structure as of January 1, 2010.
 
Applications and/or nominations are due January 15, 2010, but will be accepted until the position is filled. Interested individuals are invited to submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of five references to: Sabir Khan, Chair of the Industrial Design Chair Search Committee, Office of the Dean, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0155. (Application materials may be submitted electronically to sabir.khan@coa.gatech.edu ) Information on Georgia Tech, the College of Architecture, and Industrial Design is best accessed from our website http://www.coa.gatech.edu .
 
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