Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor: Illustration, Faculty of Design

at  OCAD University

OCAD University acknowledges the ancestral territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabeg and the Huron-Wendat, who are the original owners and custodians of the land on which we work, stand and create.
OCAD University, Canada’s largest and oldest art and design university, is a vibrant community of bold, curious and compassionate artists, designers and scholars who are imagining and creating a joyful, equitable and sustainable world. The University is an internationally renowned hub for art, design, digital media, research, innovation and creativity, and arts administration. It embraces collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to change-making through art, design-thinking curriculum and research, making OCAD U a local, regional, national and global leader in art and design.
It is an exciting time to join the OCAD U community as the University is at a key stage in its institutional transformation, with the implementation of its Academic and Strategic Plan and guiding principles — driving positive impact; decolonization, indigenization and equity; environmental sustainability; emerging as a vibrant hub; student centered approaches; innovation in learning teaching and research; and financial stewardship.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least thirteen years (without academic degrees) to four years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of peer recognized career achievement in contemporary illustrative practices. A Master’s degree, or PhD will be considered an asset;
• Three to four years demonstrated ability to help students find their own creative expression and visual paths and the potential to teach and develop innovative curriculum on illustration at the post-secondary level. Previous experience teaching in the post-secondary sector, interdisciplinary programs, and/or experience teaching and supervising graduate students will be considered assets;
• A proven record of professional practice, and/or research relevant to qualifications and experience in illustration;
• Experience in curriculum design focused on developing student opportunities for interdisciplinary and experiential learning.
• Experience proactively advancing decolonization and equity in teaching and post-secondary curriculum development, creative/professional/community activities will be considered an asset;
• Experience proactively advancing sustainability in teaching and post-secondary curriculum development, creative/professional/community activities will be considered an asset;
• Demonstrated understanding of the ways in which diversity, equity, inclusion, sustainability, and decolonization are fundamental to the quality of the student experience, to innovative knowledge sharing, and to illustrative production;
• A proven record of promoting a respectful and inclusive work environment across diverse ages and positions. Record of promotion within learning environments for students, staff, and faculty will be considered an asset;

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINE

Applications should include:

• A letter of intent stating the candidate’s interests in:
• (a) The areas of teaching related to OCAD U’s undergraduate illustration and optionally graduate studies programs,
• (b) Community activism/research/professional practice related to one or more of the three listed areas of need, and;
• (c) Service to Faculty- and University-wide governance;
• A detailed resume or curriculum vitae;
• A statement of teaching philosophy that responds to the profile of the position;
• A statement of approach to an intersectional decolonizing design praxis
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as sample assignments, youth feedback on knowledge transfers, or any form of teaching evaluation)
• A digital portfolio of recent work/publications; and
• The names and contact information of three referees.

Please upload all documents in PDF format, using the naming convention: FirstNameLastNameDocument-3119 (e.g. JonSmithTeachingPhilosophy-3119)
Interested applicants are invited to submit their application in confidence, addressed to Chair, Illustration Tenure-Track Search Committee, Faculty of Design online by clicking “Apply Now”.

THE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024, AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED.

As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and related scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to,and enrich the institution’s core mission and vision as an art and design university with a local and global scope.
As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

The successful candidate will:

• Teach across multiple year levels in the Illustration undergraduate program, with potential opportunity to teach across other undergraduate and graduate programs;
• Demonstrate outreach with local and regional Indigenous and/or racialized communities and the mentorship of Indigenous and/or racialized students and youth;
• Assume a key role in contributing to student success at OCAD U through the ongoing development, decolonization, and bringing of diverse knowledges into the undergraduate/graduate curriculum, policies and promotion through participation in Faculty and Program meetings and initiatives;
• Perform course outline development, studio preparation, and course delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews, including responsibility for health & safety and meeting academic and curricular requirements and deadlines;
• Maintain an active creative research program, professional practice and/or scholarship with a focus on illustrative interdisciplinary research-creation.
• Maintain an interdisciplinary practice demonstrating theoretical and technical expertise in a broad range of illustrative practices.
• Provide service to the faculty and University-wide governance system, as well as participate in building the University community and promoting the quality of student life and University culture.