Tenure Track Position in Packaging/Graphic Communications

at  Toronto Metropolitan University

THECREATIVESCHOOL-GCM

Posted:

November 14, 2024
Deadline to Apply:

Friday, January 31, 2025
Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada, and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, the School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM) in The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University [www.torontomu.ca] (formerly Ryerson University) invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor effective July 1, 2025 subject to final budgetary approval.
The successful candidate will engage in a combination of teaching, scholarly, research or creative (SRC) activity and service duties while maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and collegial work environment across all activities. Teaching duties will entail teaching at the undergraduate level, along with possible opportunities to teach and supervise graduate students across programs in The Creative School. The successful candidate will pursue a strong, innovative program of SRC activity that is externally funded and that produces cutting-edge, high quality results.
Candidates must hold a Masters degree related to packaging, graphic communications, or another subject area closely related to the field. A PhD is preferred. Industry or post-doc experience is also valued at the School of Graphic Communications Management.

The successful candidate must present evidence of expertise and a track record of research in emerging fields, including but not limited to the following areas:

• packaging sustainability, design, development, and prototyping
• consumer research related to graphic communications and/or packaging and branding
• premedia workflows and automation for graphic communications and/or packaging

• emerging technologies and their applications in graphic communications and/or packagingeducation, pedagogy, and educational leadership as they relate to the above areas

In addition, the successful candidate must present evidence of:

• a demonstrated enthusiasm and passion for teaching excellence at the university level;
• strong emerging SRC activity that is current, innovative, and impactful;
• commitment to our values of equity, diversity, and inclusion as it pertains to service, teaching, and scholarly research or creative activities, including a demonstrated ability to make learning accessible and inclusive for a diverse student population; and
• ability and willingness to contribute to the life of the School of Graphic Communications Management and the University through collegial service.

Our committee recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that career interruptions can be part of an excellent academic record. Candidates are encouraged to provide any relevant information about their experience and/or career interruptions.
This position falls under the jurisdiction of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (TFA) [www.tfanet.ca]. Visit us at www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs to view the TFA collective agreement and a summary of TFA benefits.

Please refer the Job description for details