Career Opportunities

Adjunct Faculty, Design Foundation

This position is no longer open.

The Foundation Program in the School of Architecture & Design at the Lebanese American University is now accepting applications for Adjunct Faculty for the academic year 2014-15 for its Byblos Campus.

The Foundation Program is a program common to all entering students in Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design and Fashion Design. The program is seeking Adjunct faculty to teach three-dimensional design studios, which are directed towards the development of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to design, emphasizing visual perception, analytical interpretation and plastic studies.

Applicants to this position should have prior experience in teaching foundation, specifically 3D studios, and would be required to teach the following studio:

Design Studio II
This studio is a sequence to Studio I-A [intro to 2D design] and I-B [intro to 3D design] and constitutes a master studio in foundation, where the techniques and methods acquired in the previous studios are taken to a higher level in a project that emphasizes process thinking in design, effectively synthesizing between two-and three- dimensions. Projects should allow each student to develop mature works that combine analytical thinking, interpretation, and experimentation in design. Formal exercises involve structural analysis, dissection, assembly and transformation, with the objective of creating elaborate objects that move beyond simple repetition of acquired types or ‘models’, and reflect articulate thought, intuitive understanding of phenomena and deductive reasoning. Students are expected to develop their faculties of creative interpretation, using a multiplicity of design tools simultaneously, from manual crafts / model making to technical sketching and precision drafting. Rather than developing independent objects, the aim of this studio is to emphasize on process in design and the generation of multiple variations on a single theme.

Minimum Requirements: a Masters in any Design field with teaching experience in Foundation Studies.

Duration of position: This position will be open in FALL 2014, which starts in September 20, 2014 and is renewed on a yearly basis according to university policies.

For more information on faculty personnel policies:
http://www.lau.edu.lb/administration/policies/personnel_policy_faculty_200809.pdf

Application Process: Candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of intent outlining their particular design pedagogy, a CV with names of 3 references, and the following:

  1. Professional Portfolio with examples of design projects, etc. [PDF format, max. 15 pages]
  2. Teaching portfolio with examples of syllabi, students work [PDF format, max. 15 pages]

The application should be sent to: sard.jobs@lau.edu.lb.

Applications deadline: May 20, 2014
Notifications will be sent by: June 20, 2014

The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found at http://www.lau.edu.lb