Visiting Assistant/Associate Professor, Foundation Program
This position is no longer open.
School of Architecture and Design
Department: Foundation
Campus: Beirut & Byblos
Vacancy Date: Fall 2017
The Foundation Program in the School of Architecture & Design at the Lebanese American University is now accepting applications for a Visiting Professor at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, for the academic year 2017-18. This position requires expertise in teaching design studios in the formative year, the Foundation Program - a common platform to all entering students in Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design and Fashion Design.
Applicants to this position would be required to teach the following courses - Design Studio IA and Design Studio II:
Design Studio I-A
This studio emphasizes on visual perception through an initiation into the different modes of two-dimensional representation and formal analysis of the basic elements of visual language, such as: point, line, shape and figure/ground structure, color and the effects of light on forms. Exercises in this studio are intended to sharpen the student’s perception of shapes and forms, and to train the eye and the hand in the process of interpretation and representation of two-dimensional visuals. Supplemented by the analysis of major artworks, this studio introduces a variety of techniques, exploring their possibilities and application.
Design Studio II
This studio is a sequence to Studio I-A [2D] and I-B [3D] 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.
Candidates to this post must have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in any design discipline or in the visual arts, with teaching experience.
This position will be open in FALL 2017, and will be limited to one year, or one term, based on mutual agreement.
For more information on faculty personnel policies:
https://www.lau.edu.lb/about/policies/personnel_policy_faculty_section.pdf
HOW TO APPLY: Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent outlining their particular design pedagogy, a CV, a Portfolio of Student Work and a Portfolio of Personal Work, as well as examples of scholarly work, if applicable.
Applications should be sent by email to: sard.jobs@lau.edu.lb
Deadline: January 30, 2017
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by February 15, 2017. Final decisions will be made by April 1, 2017.
The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information visit www.lau.edu.lb and http://sard.lau.edu.lb