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Date Listed: February 20, 2025

Employer Name: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Job Title: Assistant Professor of Costume and Make Up Design

Job Description: UW-Stevens Point's Department of Theatre and Dance is seeking an outstanding individual to join our dynamic faculty. The Assistant Professor of Costume and Make-Up Design is a full-time, tenure-track appointment beginning August 25, 2025. Responsibilities include teaching two courses per semester plus mentoring undergraduate student designers. Course offerings include costume design, make-up design, costume construction techniques, costume crafts, and theatre appreciation. This position is also responsible for designing one-two productions per year. The department fully produces a season of two plays, two musicals, and two dance concerts each year. Required Qualifications: MFA in Theatrical Design, Technology, or Production with emphasis in Costume Design, or related field, demonstrated professional or university experience in Costume and Make-Up Design, and proven ability to work in a collaborative environment. Additional desirable qualifications include experience teaching at the undergraduate level, experience with costume design for dance, the ability to supervise students in costume practicum duties and all production and performance spaces, and membership in appropriate union or professional associations.

Job Qualifications: Required: MFA in Theatrical Design, Technology, or Production with emphasis in Costume Design, or related field. Demonstrated professional or university experience in Costume and Make-Up Design. Proven ability to work in a collaborative environment. Preferred: Experience teaching at the university undergraduate level with students in various stages of skill development. Experience with Costume Design for Dance. Ability to work with and supervise students in practicum duties in the costume shop and all production and performance spaces. Interest in developing/updating curriculum in theatrical design with new emerging technologies and approaches. Membership in appropriate union or professional association.

Compensation: $52,249.00 annually, minimum, based on qualifications and experience 

Contact Information for Applicants: Apply online: https://www3.uwsp.edu/hr/jobs/Pages/AcademicJobView.aspx?UWSPJobsCode=21614. More information: https://www.uwsp.edu/join-uw-stevens-point

Deadline: Completed applications received by March 17, 2025, will be given full consideration. Screening will continue until the needs of the recruitment are met

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Date Listed: January 2, 2025

Employer Name: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Job Title: Teaching Faculty in Fashion Design and Entrepreneurship

Job Description: The School of Human Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a full time, Teaching Faculty (on a rolling 9-month contract) to join the faculty of the Design Studies Department. The department seeks candidates with a strong commitment to offering students "real world" educational experiences, by building upon existing industry and community partnerships to encourage creative problem-solving in design. The programs seek to reimagine how the next generation of designers might reinvent the fashion and textile industry's systems to combat its unsustainable practices. The successful candidate will be an imaginative design practitioner with experience in industry and/or entrepreneurship. The position will support our forward-thinking program aimed at preparing students to shape a sustainable future in textiles, fashion, and related design fields. This candidate will leverage their industry and/or small business experience to help students apply their designs to achieve these career goals. This role is dedicated to teaching, including areas such as sewn construction; patternmaking; the design of apparel; fashion illustration; design entrepreneurship; community-based design, as well as contributing to training in career development, professional practice, and internship and career development cultivation. 

Job Qualifications: Required Qualifications: - MFA, MS, or equivalent, in Fashion Design, Fashion Studies, Textile/Fibers with an emphasis on sewn construction, Product Development with an emphasis on soft furnishings. - Commitment to responsible, resourceful, and research-driven design in practice and teaching - Creative and technical fashion design, including draping, pattern drafting, garment construction, and fitting - Knowledge of appropriate equipment and technologies used for the design, production, and promotion of garments, accessories, and other sewn and knit products, including but not limited to Adobe Suite applications - Presentation skills in the fashion industry, including fashion figure drawing and illustration - Professional practice in fashion, including portfolio development and other forms of creative storytelling around design - Understanding of entrepreneurship, industry processes, and/or community-based design - Innovative teaching strategies for the topics above - Strong written, oral, and online communication skills - Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive work environment - Promote respect and the practice of civility in the workplace

Compensation: $53,000.00 to $60,000.00 Annually 

Contact Information for Applicants: Michelle Hamilton - mehamilton4@wisc.edu. For more information and to start the application process, pleasae visit https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/teaching-faculty-in-fashion-design-and-entrepreneurship-madison-wisconsin-united-states.

Deadline: January 18, 2025

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Date Listed: December 29, 2024

Employer Name: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Job Title: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Sustainable Design: Textile & Fashion

Job Description: The School of Human Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a full-time (9-month) faculty position at an open rank (assistant, associate or full) with an expertise in sustainability in fashion and design to join the faculty of the Design Studies Department. The department seeks a colleague who is an imaginative design practitioner and scholar who can build a forward-thinking program to prepare students to shape a sustainable future of textiles, fashion, other soft goods, and related design. Textiles and fashion span the trajectory from global concerns about the environment and those who work to sustain it; local initiatives to strengthen community economies, cultures, and well-being; and individual viewpoints about the relationships between bodies, identities, and creative expression. The successful candidate will join conversations around questions of adaptation, resilience, uses of technology, and humanity in support of sustainable environments at all scales. This position is a part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/. Faculty hired under this initiative will engage in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research or creative scholarship. More specifically, the position is expected to provide experience and expertise in sustainable design, ideally with an emphasis on textiles, fashion, and/or other soft goods.

Job Qualifications: Education: Terminal Degree (PhD or MFA) in relevant field is required by the start date. Qualifications: Years of experience and professional accomplishments will be commensurate with the rank sought. All candidates must have proven success in conducting research and teaching appropriate for their stage of career. Associate or Full professor candidates must possess experience and scholarly credentials that meet the tenure standards of the School of Human Ecology and the relevant UW-Madison Divisional Committee. We expect this position to undergo a review process established by either Arts and Humanities or Social Science Division. Minimum Required Qualifications: - The ability to lead a research program that produces high-impact scholarship, attracts external funding individually and/or through active collaboration, and engages graduate students across a range of academic programs. - The ability to teach studio, seminar, and lecture courses at a range of levels to support academic programs in Textiles and Fashion Design, and Design, Innovation, and Society. - Demonstrated experience in sustainable design solutions in textiles, fashion, soft goods, or related forms of design, and ability to communicate these solutions in teaching, scholarship, and outreach. - The ability to work effectively within a diverse community, and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment.

Compensation: $57,428.00 to $125,000.00 Annually 

Contact Information for Applicants: For more information and to start the application process, please visit https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant-associate-or-full-professor-in-sustainable-design-textile-fashion-madison-wisconsin-united-states.The deadline for assuring full consideration is January 20, 2025; however, the position will remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.

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