Teaching Specialist or Lecturer - UMN College of Design
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)Highlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- Undergraduate degree in experience design, graphic design, industrial design, product design, computer science, or a related field for Teaching Specialist.
- Graduate Degree in industrial/product design, experience design, or a related field for Lecturer.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
- Experience teaching or mentoring students in academic or professional settings.
- Proven capacity for empathy, patience, and support in guiding beginning designers.
- Technologically innovative approach to teaching.
- Proficiency in coding and programming languages.
- Experience working with AI software.
- Experience in program and/or curricular development.
- Experience working collaboratively with academic departments and/or in the community.
- Evidence of diversity and inclusion in teaching and/or scholarship.
- Experience in teaching smaller studios and larger lectures.
- Physical Model Making.
- Portfolio Development & Communication.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
- Competitive retirement options.
- Professional development allowance.
Founded in 1965, the nonprofit Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is one of the oldest and largest membership associations for industrial design professionals. IDSA has thousands of members in dozens of Professional Chapters, Student Chapters, and Special Interest Sections in the United States and internationally. Since 1980, IDSA has produced the annual International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA), which remains the world’s most rigorous, prestigious, and influential design awards program. Learn more at IDSA.org/IDEA. The Society leads National Industrial Design Day initiatives annually on March 5 and hosts annual events such as the International Design Conference and Deep Dives, bringing together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in industrial design and related fields. Additional programming includes the annual IDSA Student Merit Awards (SMA), IDSA Awards, and Education Symposium. In 2001, IDSA established the Design Foundation: a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to raising awareness of the industrial design profession and providing educational opportunities for students of all ages. Recently the Foundation has repositioned to more strongly focus on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in design. Learn more and donate at IDSA.org/DesignFoundation. Global outreach includes IDSA's designUpdate e-newsletter and INNOVATION, IDSA’s flagship publication. A highly regarded journal within the ID profession, the quarterly print and digital INNOVATION includes the annual Yearbook of Design Excellence, which features IDEA and IDSA Award winners. Learn more at IDSA.org/INNOVATION. For the latest news from IDSA, visit IDSA.org and follow @IDSAdesign on Instagram.