FULL TIME FACULTY POSITION IN FASHION DESIGN – ART, SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN job with Fashion Institute of Technology

The School of Art & Design seeks a full-time faculty member in Fashion Design.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned fashion industry designer with design leadership and experience, primarily in the segments of the industry pertaining to concept formation and visual communication of fashion design development via both hand and digital applications.

The candidate must be versatile in combining professionally practiced, hands-on illustration techniques with execution of original design sketches and cohesive design collections. The ability to successfully teach core AAS fashion design foundational courses with a combination of traditional and innovative methods is vital.

A minimum of six years of industry experience as a fashion designer is required, although the ideal candidate will likely possess a professional background exceeding the minimum.

A thorough knowledge of current successful fashion practices across several methodologies, an understanding of market trends and utilization of emerging technology are requirements for this position. The successful candidate should possess exceptional skills to teach students fashion drawing, fabric rendering, flat sketching, and design collection presentation. The candidate will develop and implement a new curriculum in collaboration with their departmental colleagues.

It is expected that the selected candidate will establish and/or build upon their personal areas

of strength at the time of attaining tenure. Such areas might include, but are not limited to; relevant research, fashion show presentations or exhibitions, development of curriculum, grants, proposals, cultivation of industry support, or scholarly/creative work in fashion design as well as another area.

The successful candidate will contribute to the Department, School, College and beyond the classroom in curriculum development and with committee service.

Requirements:

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Successful candidates will excel in the following areas:

Globalism

Possess an ability to think globally and demonstrate an awareness of the impact of design education, industry and the profession.

Communicate and convey to students the ethical implications of design decisions affecting the global environment and people.

Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of design in the context of broader social, cultural, economic, scientific and technological forces.

Possess experience working with people from various cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and social groups that will support the education of a diverse student population.

Demonstrate appreciation for cultural diversity and a positive approach to cultural differences.

Engage in global cross-disciplinary discourse in the discipline of fashion design.

Instructional Design

Demonstrate ability to utilize technology and electronic information to deliver course materials to students.

Utilize instructional variety in order to accommodate students of different learning styles, abilities, demographics or diversity.

Demonstrate ability to cultivate and foster critical thinking, problem solving, information literacy and creativity.

Demonstrate implementation of instructional methodologies and practical applications that enrich students’ learning experience through innovative pedagogies, research, and/or creative scholarship.

Demonstrate execution of socially responsible and sustainable design projects that instruct and inspire a diverse student population.

Demonstrate experience in developing or teaching a curriculum that addresses diversity in design.

Learning Enrichment

Embrace the role of faculty as facilitators, mentors, and integrators of information and knowledge.

Possess a passion for learning with the ability to inspire interest, curiosity and creativity in students.

Demonstrate responsiveness to industry changes and/or practices, including technology, and the ability to incorporate evolving changes in a progressive curriculum.

Professionalism

Demonstrate a continued engagement in creative and/or scholarly work in the discipline of fashion design.

Understand established and emerging fashion design practices and convey their importance to students.

Possess the ability to organize and lead initiatives, for the department and the College.

Demonstrate professional projects that illustrate a varied and innovative design portfolio of evidence-based projects.

Demonstrate research ability, knowledge of, and engagement with industry competitions, exhibitions, publications and/or awards.

Technology

Demonstrate technological skills in visual art related software and emerging technologies specifically used in the fashion design profession.

Demonstrate the ability to communicate through technology and utilization of the College course management system and campus portal.

Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining currency in technological skills and knowledge.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree required with six (6) years of professional experience as a fashion designer. Candidates must present a strong fashion portfolio showcasing professional work inclusive of relevant press and/or industry recognition. Digital skills and specific related apparel software skills utilized by fashion design professionals required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree preferred.

Three (3) years or more of teaching experience in higher education preferred.

This position will be required to constantly read and comprehend, occasionally perform calculations, constantly verbally communicate, frequently analyze, and constantly write. The working conditions for this position will be any combination of the classroom, lab, and/or office space. Certain roles may be required to handle machinery and chemicals. The physical requirement for this position will require occasional sitting, constant standing, occasional bending, frequent walking, and occasionally lifting 10 lbs. or less.

Additional Information:

This faculty position will begin Fall 2023. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. The salary and appointment rank will be based on education level and cumulative experience. Please note a background check is required for appointment to this position.

Link to FIT Benefits for Full-Time Faculty

Salary Schedule (page 72)

Application Instructions:

For consideration, please provide:

Letter of interest indicating your qualifications for the position;

Professional resume/CV with a minimum of three professional references; include their names, titles, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail contact information;

Digital portfolio in PDF format (less than 20 MB) with examples of 3D work, videos, garment sketches/photo samples of current professional fashion design work or a URL to a professional portfolio website;

A PDF (less than 20 MB) of your press kit or look book.

Candidates whose applications are accepted will be contacted by the search committee and will be requested to then submit the following:

A PDF professional portfolio with five (5) additional samples of recent fashion design work (fashion sketches, 3D garment visuals and/or videos, and/or technical design packages).

The search committee may assign select candidates a skills assessment project/test.

A demonstration/teaching lesson is part of the interview/application process for finalists.

Please note that due to the anticipated volume of responses, we will not be able to contact individual applicants. Additional information about the Fashion Institute of Technology can be found at www.fitnyc.edu .

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Please note that due to the anticipated volume of applications, we are unable to contact each applicant about his or her application status.

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The College reserves the right to select one or more candidates after having been duly reviewed and presented to the President in conformance with the provisions of Article 15 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

About Fashion Institute of Technology:

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites nominations and applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Fashion Design Department, School of Art and Design.

The Fashion Institute of Technology, a part of the State University of New York, has been a leader in career education in art, design, business, and technology for more than 75 years. With a curriculum that provides a singular blend of hands-on, practical experience, classroom study, and a firm grounding in the liberal arts, FIT offers a wide range of outstanding programs that are relevant to today’s rapidly changing industries. Internationally renowned, FIT draws on its New York City location to provide a vibrant, creative community in which to learn. The college offers more than 45 majors and grants AAS, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, and MPS degrees, preparing students for professional success and leadership in the global marketplace.

With close ties to industry, FIT draws faculty from the city’s art, business, and design elite, and from the rich academic community of the region. The College continually seeks creative faculty members who are passionate about their field and demonstrate exceptional professional capability in the core competencies of instructional design, learning enrichment, globalism, and use of technology, as well as mastery of established and emerging industry practices.

The mission of FIT’s School of Art and Design is to educate the next generation of creative, socially responsible, and globally relevant professionals able to succeed in the broad spectrum of art and design fields. The school challenges students to create new and valuable ideas through innovation, collaboration, and experimentation.

The Fashion Design program provides the expertise and skill sets needed by students and alumni to qualify for professional, creative positions in the fashion industry and related fields. A rigorous, exciting AAS and BFA curriculum delivers assignments and proficiencies that promote conceptual design development and hands-on technical skills, coupled with digital acumen. Faculty members are well-connected industry design professionals who draw upon contacts and collaborations within the industry to provide students with the necessary associations and experiences for a successful FIT career and launch into the industry post-graduation.

For more information about FIT, visit www.fitnyc.edu .